Strategy for scrylands

[Ekann1]

What do you guys think about scrylands like {temple of enlightenment} in an agro deck? Do you play them turn 1 and search for something to make your hand better in general? Or do you wait a few turns until you know what they're playing?

I know it depends on the hand you have and the amount of lands/spells in your hand, but I just am thinking in general.

[ibtrickey]

What do you mean search??? I really do not get the new scry lands point

[Ekann1]

Not really search. I mean just look at the top card and try to find. Sorry I wasn't too clear.

[Silent1236]

Slap 'em down turn one to get them to untap.  The scry 1 is really just minimal help.  In my experience, it's usually just an outlet to ship away excessive lands, not really sculpt your hand that much.

[ibtrickey]

Scry is something better to use early you can make you hand better quicker and get the mana untapped. It is a gate with scry 1:)

[Ekann1]

Guess so, that's what I thought too. I had just heard some other idea from other people and wondered what people here thought.

Thanks!

[ibtrickey]

I really do not see why they are worth so much..

[MisterJH]

I really do not see why they are worth so much..

Because the artard designers figured they were just soooo awesome they deserved to be a rare, and standard needs mana fixin still because RtR is still standard, so theyre the next best thing after shocks.. Honestly them being 'rare' is absurd theyre literaly not even a tenth of a step up from guildgates, which are a solid couple of cents each... Im amazed and appalled that scrylands are worth more than $2...

[Silent1236]

I really do not see why they are worth so much..

Because the artard designers figured they were just soooo awesome they deserved to be a rare, and standard needs mana fixin still because RtR is still standard, so theyre the next best thing after shocks.. Honestly them being 'rare' is absurd theyre literaly not even a tenth of a step up from guildgates, which are a solid couple of cents each... Im amazed and appalled that scrylands are worth more than $2...

Standard is a great format, isn't it? 😜  Rotation will come and I'm sure they'll plummet. I have a feeling they'll still be a couple bucks due to EDH, though. Strictly better than a Guildgate.

[Ekann1]

I really do not see why they are worth so much..

Because the artard designers figured they were just soooo awesome they deserved to be a rare, and standard needs mana fixin still because RtR is still standard, so theyre the next best thing after shocks.. Honestly them being 'rare' is absurd theyre literaly not even a tenth of a step up from guildgates, which are a solid couple of cents each... Im amazed and appalled that scrylands are worth more than $2...

Yep, sadly they are expensive. I'm hoping once we lose 2/3 of the duals in current standard with the rotation of RTR they'll go up a bit so I can trade mine away at a high price before they go back down again.

[MisterJH]

I hate standard but in the short run its way cheaper  -.-

[MuggyWuggy]

In m15 if we don't see any duals and same with the next set, then they will go up until rotation

They are a lot better than a guild gate and I much appreciate the land fix it offers for my jund deck

[MisterJH]

But they still arent and never will be worth 5-6$.. Im the grand scheme of things theyre awful awful cards and it makes me sick that theyre freakin expensive lands... Idk why theyre rares i just cant quite comprehend why thatd happen, its not like they make money from the singles market, so i cant even say it was greed.. They were just being jerks is my best guess... Ok no more rants tonight

[Ekann1]

But they still arent and never will be worth 5-6$.. Im the grand scheme of things theyre awful awful cards and it makes me sick that theyre freakin expensive lands... Idk why theyre rares i just cant quite comprehend why thatd happen, its not like they make money from the singles market, so i cant even say it was greed.. They were just being jerks is my best guess... Ok no more rants tonight

Actually, I would disagree about the singles market. I'm too tired now to write a ton, but all cards come out of sealed somethings that wizards sells, boosters, preconstructed decks, etc. 

I would say that the singles market helps fix the price at a certain value. When certain cards are worth more because of the singles market, people but packs and try to open those cards. When people buy packs, wizards makes money. So the singles market helps wizards.

Did I miss something or mess something up becuase I'm too tired?

[ibtrickey]

I think scry lands wil go up to a little over ten when rtr and gatecrash go out unles other duals that are better come in.. I am holding onto mine until then:)