Comments on: Insider: Five Cheap Top-Tier Modern Pickups https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sheridan Lardner https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/#comment-1729809 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 03:38:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=73549#comment-1729809 In reply to Benjamin Roome.

Yes: those cards are the real deal and see play across at least three formats. Smasher in particular is a multi-format all star who will only go up from its $4-$5 price point. Reshaper is a little more metagame dependent (unlike Smasher who is always good in any and all Eldrazi decks), but it’s undervalued at the $2 range.

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By: Benjamin Roome https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/#comment-1729778 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:14:33 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=73549#comment-1729778 Are you as bullish as DeMars on Eldrazi: specifically Matter Reshaper and Reality Smasher?

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By: Sheridan Lardner https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/#comment-1729610 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:45:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=73549#comment-1729610 In reply to Chris.

GW Tokens had a nice run at the recent GP, but I doubt it’s a lasting force in Modern. It seems worse than BW Tokens in the vast majority of metagames, and hasn’t even caught on in the weeks following the GPs. Dromoka’s isn’t a bad card (and it’s great in Standard with GW Tokens there), but it isn’t where you want to be in Modern. If you see another GW Tokens performance, then you can buy. If not, stay away.

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By: Sheridan Lardner https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/#comment-1729609 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:43:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=73549#comment-1729609 In reply to phyrexiantrader.

I don’t think I said that in the article! I do think Opal is a card Wizards has on a watch list (Sam Stoddard, in a recent article, indicated they were watching some cards), but Affinity should be totally safe for the foreseeable future. With the PT no longer exerting an undue influence on bans, and Affinity performing at a very reasonable level, all of its cards should be totally safe for at least a full year.

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By: Chris https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/#comment-1729489 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:48:19 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=73549#comment-1729489 Thanks for the write-up!

Quick question: you mentioned Kolaghan and Atarka as good pickups but with the recent push around G/W Tokens in Modern, isn’t Dromoka’s Command a solid pickup too? It is hovering around $4 and has been for sometime now. Seems like a good low-risk option to me, but I was hoping to get your thoughts.

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By: phyrexiantrader https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/06/insider-five-cheap-top-tier-modern-pickups/#comment-1729402 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:44:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=73549#comment-1729402 Do you really think they will ban mox opal?

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