Comments on: Insider: The Bee’s Knees

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:27:51 +0000

In reply to marten. Don't forget there is always drown in sorrow as a pyroclasm effect. And a pretty good one at that but I agree if still may end up seeing play

By: Nicholas Sabin

Nicholas Sabin — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:34:22 +0000

“I have expressed my disdain for foils before. I hate them. They warp, can get you disqualified from tournaments, and don’t serve any real purpose.” (Emphasis mine)

Playing with foils doesn’t get you disqualified from tournaments. If you’re using your foils such that you’re deliberately trying to gain an advantage — if they’re bent enough that you can cut to them easily, and you’re exploiting that — then your tournament may end sooner than you’d like. If you’re playing with them just because you think they’re cool, you aren’t going to get disqualified.

WotC wants players to feel comfortable playing with foil cards. If a player uses cards (or sleeves) that are marked in such a way that you could gain an advantage with them, then the worst-case scenario is that you’ll receive a game loss (Tournament Error — Marked Cards, upgraded from warning).

By: marten

marten — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:27:40 +0000

In reply to snmtgalters. I think you're missing the bigger picture on the queen. It's casual gold, so it's going to go up. It's powerful, and if the right conditions exist in standard, it will go up *faster.* Anger kills it, but if anger ends up being the only really good sweeper being played, its not that much of a problem

By: phyrexian trader

phyrexian trader — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:13:03 +0000

I’m afraid that hornet queen will we an eternal craprare. Supply is now much higher and casual demand will never be high enough to make prices go up again, at least not for the first two years.

By: snmtgalters

snmtgalters — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:16:57 +0000

You mention how the printing of a card such as pyroclasm would disrupt the Queen’s efficacy, but what about Anger of the Gods? I think Nykthos would have been a more reliable spec target than the Hornet Queen’s you picked up.