Is Abrupt Decay worth trading right now?
Economics forum
Posted on May 23, 2015, 2:51 p.m. by MirkoVosktheMilkDrinker
Or should I wait? I'm being offered 1552 pucapoints for it. Worth?
It's been going up rather slowly for a while now, but $15 is probably its peak. Get rid of it now if you can.
May 23, 2015 4:44 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #4
What is your goal with using puca trade? Are you trying to invest, and grow your mtg portfolio, or build decks?
I do not think that AD is going to spike suddenly any time soon, but I think there will be a slow steady climb.
May 23, 2015 4:51 p.m.
MirkoVosktheMilkDrinker says... #5
Currently I'm putting together a commander deck, starting with lands.
May 23, 2015 4:52 p.m.
It's usually safe to trade cards into lands because those are what usually retain their value the best (the relevant ones, of course). AD, if it continues to climb, will do so very slowly and expecting a lot more value in the future from it than what it has now is probably a mistake.
May 23, 2015 4:57 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #7
You might have a better time trading it here. Some lands can be tough to get on pucatrade. I know people here are always looking for that card.
Who is your commander? Something like Polluted Delta should be an easy trade to make.
May 23, 2015 4:58 p.m.
Also, be wary of Pucatrade's values. They fluctuate quite often and are not always super accurate (off by a dollar or two in either direction on occasion).
May 23, 2015 5:19 p.m.
PasorofMuppets says... #9
Keep in mind that last time modern masters came out there was a huge surge in modern staple prices as interest in the format increased and other cards became slightly more attainable, I could see Decay getting to 20 a few weeks after the three MM2 GPs.
May 23, 2015 5:28 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #10
I don't know, I have ideas for what might happen, but I really only trade for stuff I need for decks.
May 23, 2015 5:31 p.m.
Didg, do you know how Pucatrade works? The points are used to get other cards. That's the entire idea of the site - one-way trading. In letting go of AD for points, people send him stuff and get points.
And if there's a concern that the MM15 GP's are going to inflate the value, then just hold onto the card. It's not like it'll drop after them.
May 23, 2015 5:32 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #12
I am new there, but have done a couple trades. I just don't fully trust the site if you need fetches from what I saw.
May 23, 2015 5:34 p.m.
I've been using it for some time now and have traded away a set of Polluted Deltas twice and have received a set of Deltas and Flooded Strands among other stuff. The economy of the site is rather odd, but it's useful for offloading a lot of cards and I've had a lot of success with it. Almost entirely built the Zedruu deck I have posted and I'm over 3/4 of the way finished with the Pheldagriff deck.
May 23, 2015 5:40 p.m.
VampireArmy says... #14
appologies for the further derailment but I've also noticed some people there will hit send on a card with a more expensive print then send a cheaper print instead. Also I've seen some people complain about the quality of cards recieved (being more played than advertised)
May 23, 2015 5:41 p.m.
If you have any problems, open a case. I've never had any problems past doing just that.
May 23, 2015 5:44 p.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #16
Abrupt Decay has proven to be a staple in Modern and Legacy. It's often used as a playset somewhere in the 75 of decks that run it. It's been slowly creeping in value since it rotated.
Honestly, I wouldn't trade it unless you're trading up into something that's going to hold and increase in value.
ChiefBell says... #2
Abrupt Decay
Well it's somewhere around $14-$15. I don't think it'll go down ever. It should go up in the long run but that'll take years. You can safely trade it away and you wont lose much for a long, long time (if at all).
May 23, 2015 3:04 p.m.