Over-hyped cards
Standard forum
Posted on Oct. 15, 2013, 4:37 p.m. by Sawyer42
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver is still running for about 25 dollars on the web. Why?! He is NOT that good. His -X ability is running on the hopes of playing a creature heavy deck, and the big hitters in Theros have devotion effects. So even though you get the creature, the devotion triggers will either be low or non-existent. Don't get me wrong; Ashiok CAN be very powerful. But 25 bucks? Nope. Also, why $10 for Hero's Downfall ? Making it instant speed and cost only black (double B and a colorless) is certainly an upgrade over Murder and in some situations Dreadbore , but does instant speed really qualify for an additional 6-7 dollars more than Dreadbore? I don't think so. Lastly for me is Stormbreath Dragon . This thing is going for around $30 dollars on the web... why?! He isn't Thundermaw reincarnate. His monstrosity is very unreliable, and the cost is too much for a one time deal. Plus, he'll most likely be dead or dealt with before you can activate his monstrosity. I could understand him going for like, Griselbrand price, but geez. What do you guys think?
Schuesseled says... #2
acctaully The Doctor i can compare the two:
Alone they are a 4/1 with haste and a 2/1 pro red that brings in another 2/1.
With another creature, they are are potential 5/2 haste indestructible, and a 2/1 that brings in 2 to 3 2/1's. There's a creature here that enjoys a clear advantage.
Falkenrath was a giant pain to remove with blocking, burn or kill spells.
Woman of the waves, is a pain to remove with burn, period.
It's not a terrible card, but it's not great either, and people certainly shouldn't be going nuts over it.
October 22, 2013 9:06 a.m.
SharuumNyan says... #4
@Valentine35 - I was actually thinking the other day about how the cost of a competitive standard deck has actually dropped a little on average post-rotation. I definitely don't think it's any more expensive. The last block gave us the shock lands, Sphinx's Revelation , Voice of Resurgence , etc.
October 22, 2013 10:50 a.m.
harrydemon117 says... #5
@Nobilior:
The "blink" comment was because you mentioned wanting to play him in modern. Sorry if I confused ya :)
Schuesseled says... #1
It beat a lot of red decks, so what.
And hello golgari charm
October 22, 2013 7:10 a.m.