Elbrus the Binding Blade
Economics forum
Posted on April 28, 2016, 1:45 p.m. by DarkMagician
So why is Elbrus, the Binding Blade Flip actually worth anything? I mean personally I love the card but where does it see any real play?
Casual/kitchen table play easily influences card prices. Two extreme examples are Glipse the Unthinkable and Doubling Season, which don't see any play in the more competitive formats and yet still are expensive cards.
April 28, 2016 1:53 p.m.
DarkMagician says... #4
@UberCorp Glimpse actually sees play in modern though not enough to support a near 40 dollar price tag, when did that thing get so expensive?
April 28, 2016 2:03 p.m.
glimpse just only ever had one printing and people want it so the price stays the way it is
April 28, 2016 2:32 p.m.
It's a mythic flip artifact from Innistrad that turns into a badass creature and is a bomb in Commander?
April 28, 2016 3:56 p.m.
Elbrus, the Binding Blade Flip is a Johnny Combo's wet dream. That's why people are willing to shell anything near $5 for it.
Glimpse the Unthinkable is one of those tragic, only printed once rare cards that not everyone wants but those that do want it will pay through the nose for it. There aren't that many around, so...a $ card becomes a $$$ card. Same story of Auriok Champion. Sees play in sideboards and like 2 low volume decks, but commands a $40 price tag.
April 28, 2016 4:08 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #9
Buyouts are a bitch.
Binding blade though is strictly from those demon collectors, kalia decks, general commander nonsense, and the 10 year old who wants to beat his brother with this thing.
EmblemMan says... #2
I think its a fun target for stoneforged mystic in edh usually
April 28, 2016 1:47 p.m.