In your opinion, what are the top two or three chase worthy cards that will remain in standard after the upcoming rotation? Mythic and masterpiece only.What sets them apart and makes them worthy of the chase?
Confession: I’m a little lazy when it comes to being creative in this game.
I have some pinkies burning a hole in my pocket. For the longest time I have been chasing Angel of Destiny. While I still haven’t caught her, I am close enough to crafting her at this point that I can invest my pinkies elsewhere. I’m just at a loss as to what is worth the pursuit.
Good point! Maybe I should add that caveat to my request. Let’s exclude cards that are made available through Phblthp since those are more easily attainable.
Yeah, I haven’t paid attention to the vanguards since the first couple of sets. He is good! Too bad his vanguard set is not available in the vault right now. Do those rotate in pretty frequently? Like I said, I don’t pay much attention to vanguards.
Is the alt art version of Prismatic Bridge regularly available through Fblthp? My understanding was you got 2 shots at it, once when it’s first released behind an unlock wall, and the following week available to everyone. I dont regularly see all the other alt art cards I havent bought come through Fblthp a second time. I have the alt art of Prismatic Bridge, so I cant see if/when that comes through again. If it’s not available regularly, then no you arent better off buying it from Fblthp, since you cant anymore.
That is my understanding, though I think it’s not completely true. I know there isnt a set rotation to full art cards. I know there are bunch I dont have, and I know quite a few i passed up on have not come back around. I seem to remember the original Sorin and Bolas Vanguards come through on more than one occasion, but that was well before we had so many full art cards. I do not believe Prismatic Bridge will come back anytime soon, if at all.
I cant find what I’m looking for on the forum stating they come out one week and have to be unlocked, then the next week they are available to everyone.
So far it seems there are nevertheless few chase cards. I’m surprised by that, but perhaps standard has to rotate before the new power cards are identified.
haha this is like the stuff in hockey or football where the retaliating player gets the penalty
critman, start a topic about your search complaint so we can stay on topic
I guess this is my problem. It’s not that I can’t identify overpowered cards, there just aren’t any currently out there. I guess I’ll just continue my pursuit of AoD, and also wait for Dack Fayden’s vanguard set to be available again. Oh well.
Breeches (Strixhaven Masterpiece) is incredibly powerful. I also agree Dack is a must have. Dungeon Master also looks very powerful (AFR) but the pool chance for him is lower so not as high a priority.
If you are low on crafting orbs, Zendikar has a lot of powerful mythics that are worth getting like the landforming spells, Angel of Destiny and Zareth San, none of which are likely to be available from Fblthp.
Agree with the others, Dack is probably ideal for many reasons: not available through Fblthp, and relatively small pull pool, so good chance to grab him, and he will be a staple in your decks.
Other than that, the real question is what alt art cards you have already from Fblthp. It seems to me that lately Octagon make very strong cards available with alt art, like Prismatic Bridge, Khoma, Sarulf, Tanazir, Old Gnawbone, Tiamat. Those could be “chase cards” in a sense that all can be pretty dominant after standard rotation. I am not saying all is must, but can be really strong. But if you have them already from Fblthp then yes, it becomes tricky. Currently I don’t see a single MP card that would completely change the landscape like Urza did, there are many fun/strong, but not Urza-level chase MP.
IMO, best course of action is to wait after rotation, see what Innistrad will bring and decide based on that. It seems we might get two Innistrad sets close to each other, maybe smaller pink pools, and strong cards, and then you will find where to spend the pinkies.
Here are cards which are crucial imho. Hope this is of some help
Supports Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle - converts 8 gems (4B + 4G), resilient, defense and +12/+12 bonus; even if one of the colors is not compatible with the PW, still good for cascades
The Prismatic Bridge - new Killer Instinct
Mordenkainen - draws cards, gains mana
The World Tree - converts 5 gems (it works different from what the description says)
Creatures Old Gnawbone - lot’s of mana, this card is so OP it’s untrue; will be nerfed?
