I think the presence of combo in modern would do as much if not more than bloodbraid elf to keep jace in check personally. Everytime Modern is played by pros it seems like the same list of cards are called to be unbanned in order to make control more viable, Jace usually being at the head of the list.

*them being Wizards >.<

One of the problems with Modern before this year was a perceived barrier to entry that was much higher than the real one from semi competitive players who assumed every deck had 10-12 shock lands which combined with $30 steam vent was very intimidating. Expecting them to create similar situations after all the work they’ve done making the format feel accessible is ludicrous.

Modern Mastery (and is $7 msrp) itself is evidence of wizards taking price/ the secondary market into account in my opinion.

This article is a warning about a costly play I’m seeing evidence of in the market but don’t agree with. I provided said evidence and gave my opinion and the reasoning behind it, I’m sorry if this is unsatisfactory.

since the forums aren’t directly linking from here, look for sure bets (long term) under General Magic Discussion.

use the link i provided. also, something can be worth talking about here and on the forums 🙂

QED does a really good job in the link of articulating an approach to mtg investment. his approach could actually serve the reader with a way to invest.

this article links some card prices and talks about what if Jace gets un-banned and previous prices. there is not much actionable content unless i am missing it. also, wizards isn’t going to make card choices considering price. they are going to want healthy formats to sell into and that’s it imo.

Miracles is the only one with consistent sustained success I believe, the others are fairly fringe.

link:

http://www.quietspeculation.com/forum/index.php/t…