Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver price developement

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Posted on March 12, 2015, 10:31 a.m. by JohnnyBaggins

Hello everyone. First of, I'm currently a Limited and Standard player only. I'm looking to get into Modern and I'm currently fiddling around with a Mill Deck. Whether or whether not Mill can be competitive in Modern or not, whether or whether not Ashiok makes sense in a mill deck or not isn't anything I want to discuss here.

Point being, Ashiok pretty solidly goes for 9 Euros in Germany, which equals $9.60. I think it's a decent price for what Ashiok does, but the question I actually have is: Will Ashioks price drop (significantly) once he rotates our of Standard? Does the card see play in Modern or anywhere else?

Thanks in advance!

EndStepTop says... #2

Yes it will drop, and other then Casual play it sees next to zero play out of standard.

March 12, 2015 10:32 a.m.

Bostrider says... #3

yes it is not a huge card people go for in modern, however, there is a decklist of not a mil but a modern BUG (Sultai) control deck that had Ashiok and it did really well... the deck won a SCG Open.

March 12, 2015 10:49 a.m.

JohnnyBaggins says... #4

Thanks guys!

March 12, 2015 11:13 a.m.

Bostrider says... #5

thats not to say however that before he rotates up with all the blue black love in standard right now that he wont jump up for a minuet... but then he will fall most likely..

March 12, 2015 11:15 a.m.

Bostrider says... #6

furthermore if you want im not sure what your budget looks like, but i actually have been building a blue black modern mill with ashiok... you can click my name and check it out... ive been building mine over a couple months and this is what im looking at right now.

March 12, 2015 11:17 a.m.

mckin says... #7

mill is actually kind of fun, but doesnt play ashiok, its usually done in esper form, 4 glimpse/4 breaking/4 shelldock isle/4 visions of beyond/4surgical extration /4archive trap/etc etc with white for PtE and RiP

March 12, 2015 12:05 p.m.

mckin says... #8

ashiok is a house imo in legacy vs fair decks such as d/t, rug delver, and such

March 12, 2015 12:07 p.m.

EndStepTop says... #9

In legacy ashiok is competing with lilly in every deck that would run either. and apart from being FOW fodder,Lilly is stronger.

March 12, 2015 12:32 p.m.

He sees a bit of Eternal play. He could stay around 4-8$ post rotation. Foils more, of course.

March 12, 2015 12:45 p.m.

tclaw12 says... #11

I hear Ashiok is also really good in Tiny Leaders. There are only a few Planeswalkers < 4CMC so it makes sense. If Tiny Leaders holds it's hype, I think Ashiok could keep a fair bit of it's value post-rotation.

March 12, 2015 9:34 p.m.

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