Thoughtsieze, rise or fall?
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Posted on May 9, 2015, 10:31 p.m. by InfiniteParadoX
Title sums it up really. Do people think Thoughtseize will rise or fall after rotation? I would think fall, but I'm unsure.
ducttapedeckbox says... #3
It's heavily played in Modern. It will be somewhat stable but then inevitably rise like said above.
May 9, 2015 10:39 p.m.
It's probably not going to fall. Even if it does, it won't be by much and certainly not forever. Everyone and their mother knows that card is worth hanging onto. That means the post-rotation market will likely not see a huge surge of new copies, thus keeping the supply pretty much where it's at right now. There's going to be a dip in demand, but the card will ultimately gain value over time and likely won't see a reprint for at least 3 more years. If you're planning on picking up copies, you likely won't lose that much by getting them now, especially if you actually need them now. If you have no immediate need, pick up after rotation. At the very least, they won't go up in value.
May 9, 2015 10:40 p.m.
Three weeks ago, thoughtseize broke $20. A week ago, it was approaching $21. As of now, the average price is almost $21.50. The thing is already going up and were only a few short months from rotation. I seriously doubt it's going to drop at all when Standard rotates, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it jump a few dollars as people scramble to pick em up.
I mean, they might drop a few dollars. But if they do, and i'm not sure that will even happen, it won't be for very long at all.
May 9, 2015 11:12 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #6
You're late to the party. You should have been picking up Lorwyn Thoughtseize for 30.00 a pop. I hate the Ashiokseeze artwork.
May 9, 2015 11:21 p.m.
The new art is more thoughtseizy. It depicts the card better. I still like the old one better.
May 10, 2015 1:09 a.m.
Just as MM2 is not printing Innistrad and newer, I don't think MM3 will print Theros. Prob won't even print Return to Rav, to be honest.
May 10, 2015 1:54 a.m.
And I know that they could reprint the Lorwyn art in MM3, but I doubt they will. The price isn't bad for a card thats played as much as it is.
May 10, 2015 1:55 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #11
Yea but the artwork matches a lot of really powerful black cards... I mean Bitterblossom Liliana of the Veil Dark Confidant lorwyn thoughtseize all have a kind of color pattern that is very black in card color. New Thoughtseize looks very red in color. Same thing with Hero's Downfall I was so happy when they rereleased it with the kind of artwork it should of had. (Ya I know Theros theme) There is an ugly burn version of Smother and then the awesome worldwake version. I'm just mentioning it cause if you splash your 1-2-3 is Thoughtseize Abrupt Decay Maelstrom Pulse but if you keep it mono black Thoughtseize Smother Hero's Downfall is as good as it gets... ...based on my random ramblings I'm guessing we will see new artwork on an Abrupt Decay reprint. ...imagine if Abrupt Decay was in Ur colors instead?
May 10, 2015 2 a.m.
you are committing blasphemy by imagining uncounterable "destroy half of modern permanents" at instant speed in 2 cmc in izzet colors...jeesus would rise from the grave to slap somebody!
May 10, 2015 2:54 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #14
yea I think it would pretty bonkers considering neither Blue or Red have really good board control.
vishnarg says... #2
Stable with an inevitable rise.
May 9, 2015 10:34 p.m.