Price of selesnya cards?
Economics forum
Posted on Jan. 1, 2014, 10:51 p.m. by CommanderOfBolas
How do you think BNG will effect the price of selesnya cards? I feel like selesnya is really strong right now, but themana is kind of bad. but once the new scry land comes out, it will be much better off. I think the guild will see more play and a subsequent value increase. what about you guys? do you agree? if not, why?
Epochalyptik says... #3
We don't have enough information to estimate what will happen. There are only a few spoilers out right now.
Slycne says... #2
It's not really going to effect the price. Price is ultimately dictated by demand, and the GW cards are not in demand because their largely very poorly positioned in the current meta. GW is traditionally a color combination that relies on its above average creatures. Most decks might get a 3/3 for 3 CMC, GW gets Loxodon Smiter . The problem is we exist in a meta where, for example, blue gets say a 5/5 indestructible, scrying, unblockable Thassa, God of the Sea for the same cost, and GW is a color that lacks the tools to combat the devotions decks well.
I played GW after rotation, and it did really well until the devotion decks hit the scene. And it was never that good against the control decks. The only match-up it would really consider to be good was mono-red, which is a deck that isn't around much.
The scry lands would help, but for GW to become a big enough deal to effect prices across the board, which means winning a lot of events, it will need at the very least another Voice of Resurgence level of power card, another good interaction card, and/or some kind of anti-devotion/anti-mono color mechanic in BNG.
January 1, 2014 11:44 p.m.