What? Really...
Economics forum
Posted on April 30, 2014, 9:48 p.m. by Joebobpickle
Why is foil Ashen Rider $10? I understand it's a strictly better Angel of Despair but that doesn't see any play.
aFriendlyAlly says... #3
Legacy people like their foils. Just compare a foil and nonfoil Thalia, Guardian of Thraben , Deathrite Shaman , any of the "sword of X and X"s or any other popular legacy card.
April 30, 2014 10:15 p.m.
miracleHat says... #4
Look at the price difference of Spell Pierce compared to foils. I just read yesterday that somebody sold theirs for $140.
April 30, 2014 10:16 p.m.
aFriendlyAlly says... #5
miracleHat, was that one foreign? Because they seem to sell for around 35$.
April 30, 2014 10:45 p.m.
miracleHat says... #6
I actually don't know. I just read the story and that is the quick summary including everything that i heard that was important. Some people tried to undercut $140 and sell it for $130...
It was just meant as a joke, but wow.
April 30, 2014 10:47 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #8
Foil Stoneforge Mystic averages $195. Legacy players love to foil out their decks because there's nowhere else to go from there except Vintage.
May 1, 2014 12:37 a.m.
Schuesseled says... #9
They also seem to have ridiculous pools of money it would appear.
May 1, 2014 7:07 a.m.
Take a look at Foil Daze . Average of $3, foil average of $118. From Nemesis of course.
May 2, 2014 9:04 p.m.
Just nitpicking, but it's not strictly better as it costs 1 mana more.
May 3, 2014 3:32 a.m.
yea i know, but strictly better means you'd rather it in essentially every situation. Lightning Bolt is strictly better than shock as it costs the same mana but deals 1 more damage. (of course there will be the time that your opponent Wild Ricochet s it and ends up winning off it, but it's better in pretty much all cases) Cards can't be strictly better if they cost more mana. If you're a reanimator deck stuck on 7 land, would you rather Ashen Rider or Angel of Despair in your hand? It's better, i agree, but not strictly.
May 3, 2014 4:47 p.m.
Joebobpickle says... #15
Aaahhh... Sigh... I have a friend who's exactly like you. He's the best player I know, except he's very technical and sometimes annoying.
May 3, 2014 7:04 p.m.
capt_pantsless says... #16
If you don't want to raise the ire of technical people, then don't use the technical term 'Strictly Better'. Go with 'generally better' of just 'better'.
May 7, 2014 9:07 a.m.
At Theros pre-release I opened a foil Ashen Rider and immediately traded it for a Stormbreath Dragon 1 to 1. (both were around 22$ at the time).
May 7, 2014 11:45 a.m.
I have yet to open a foil Mythic. I have only owned one (excluding Duel Deck foils) mythic foil and I recently traded that away for some cards for 8.5^2 Tails.
May 7, 2014 10:58 p.m.
The Doctor says... #19
Be lucky you haven't pulled a foil Search the City , like I have.
miracleHat says... #2
Used in legacy and EDH. Legacy Show and Tell /Sneak Attack /Eureka . EDH because it is a bomb when flickered or in an infinite sacrifice engine.
April 30, 2014 9:51 p.m.