Comments on: Insider: Which Format Is Most Affordable?

By: John Cleaver

John Cleaver — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 04:04:48 +0000

I actually think that your modern and legacy calculations are flawed. Even given your assumptions, decks in those formats do not stagnant. BGx has picked up Siege Rhino and Tasigur. Even if you did not switch to Junk after the pod banning, you still probably picked up tasigurs and possibly outpost sieges. Each of these formats have ongoing costs.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:30:25 +0000

I recommend that your friend try borrowing cards from people. I don’t think a 2-2 record would keep me in the game and I don’t imagine it will him.

By: Matthew Horne

Matthew Horne — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:38:05 +0000

to get an idea about the “true cost” of legacy, i put the deck i’m currently playing — miracles — into trader tools.

http://www.quietspeculation.com/tt3/?action=list&list_id=20289&set_default_list=1&rarityFilter=&max_spread_pct=&max_spread_usd=&min_spread_pct=&min_spread_usd=&min_buy=&min_sell=

so a retail price of $2,946.79 and a buylist of $ 1,978.09. the retail price is a little high, and the buylist is a little low, given the nature of the cards. however, a “true cost” of about $1000 sounds about right.

By: TJ Atwell

TJ Atwell — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:17:57 +0000

Pucatrading draft rares can boost your returns and gain you entry into other formats as you build points.

By: Jeffrey Stone

Jeffrey Stone — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:16:18 +0000

After a hiatus from magic I always start back at draft. I love draft and sealed. They are my favorite formats. I’m a solid player and soon enough I am winning packs and building a solid standard collection. This leads to eventually building a standard deck and going from there. I’m lucky though. My store has a $10 draft that awards a pack per win and 4 packs if you go 3-0. The cheap entry and the fact that I expect to end the swiss pod with 2 wins makes the draft feel free. Thanks for the article!

By: pi

pi — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:47:18 +0000

You’re getting 70% of retail on any card you open when drafting a new set? I think that’d be very optimistic. I can usually only get that much on format staples. I think 50% would still be fairly optimistic, but perhaps reasonable if you figure in shipping costs.