Price Jumps and Drops

Here is a thread deticated to price jumps and drops that have happened (not speculation) and your opinion why the change happened.

To kick this off...

sphinx's revelation

I believe this price jump is due to a rising need for life gain and card advantage against the various fast aggro decks that are rapidly streamlining into major threats. While the card probably isnt worth $30 or even $20, my assumption is that due to it's decent $8 price tag it did have, many stores became overstocked as they were traded in for more relevant cards before this price jump. Since the stores now have most of them the price people are willing to pay has risen since people cant trade for them as much.

Hellrider / Silverblade Paladin
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RDW and U/W aggro are two archtypes that got strong post rotation. Basically every fast deck needs a finisher, usually 3-4 mana. After losing all other options, hellrider and silverblade reign supreme in a small pool of cards because of the fast damage they can pull off. Both can effect the game when they hit the table, because they effect other creatures.

Jace, Architect of Thought
People played it at the prerelease and suddenly realized how great it is.

Woah wtf i just saw Thundermaw hellkite!
Whats the deal with that?!

Woah wtf i just saw Thundermaw hellkite!
Whats the deal with that?!

He's been roughly $30 since it's realease. I really like this one because his price has never truly dropped. Even in times of low play, people retained his value because he is extremely powerful regardless of the meta. I think the only thing that could bring his price below $20 would be a baneslayer angel equivilent that would beat it every time.

I'd make a RUG deck with Thrag, T-Maw and ol'Deadeye navigator.
Ill just ping everything and pop all the tokens and gain all the life!

I'd make a RUG deck with Thrag, T-Maw and ol'Deadeye navigator.
Ill just ping everything and pop all the tokens and gain all the life!

That's evil!!!

Quote from: Fenster on December 02, 2012, 01:43:19 PM

Woah wtf i just saw Thundermaw hellkite!
Whats the deal with that?!

He's been roughly $30 since it's realease. I really like this one because his price has never truly dropped. Even in times of low play, people retained his value because he is extremely powerful regardless of the meta. I think the only thing that could bring his price below $20 would be a baneslayer angel equivilent that would beat it every time.

I thought he already dropped to $14 or $15??

I thought he already dropped to $14 or $15??

If he did it was brief, i know my LGS never went under $20.

Quote from: Silent1236 on December 02, 2012, 05:07:43 PM

I thought he already dropped to $14 or $15??

If he did it was brief, i know my LGS never went under $20.

he went to $18 for a minute

Jace, Architect of Thought
People played it at the prerelease and suddenly realized how great it is.

He's finally dropping to a more reasonable price, showing as an avg of $30 right now, which in my opinion is what he should be worth. $50 was way too high. He's good, but not that good.

Well...   Tarmogoyf went up, which I find very odd.

What do you guys think about Snapcaster Mage? Go up or down??

What do you guys think about Snapcaster Mage? Go up or down??

Same due to legacy and modern, i mean, it might go down to like 20 but no significant change