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Thanks for providing a good overview! > Also there are often spikes of certain older cards before new sets are released which happen to contain new cards that

by uzakov 6y ago

Thanks for providing a good overview! > Also there are often spikes of certain older cards before new sets are released which happen to contain new cards that work well these old cards, suggesting that insiders of Wizard of the Coast or retailers are leaking and/or trading on non public information. This obviously sucks > You can't print your own cards to participate in sanctioned tournaments, but of course, when playing with friends you can do whatever your playgroup allows. If you are a casual player, planning to play with friends only, are you actually hurt in any way by the speculators?

gpderetta 6y ago
These days, the most common casual format is Commander. While it is often the case that you just build with what you have, casuals playing commander are a significant driver of the price of cards (for old cards, often even more than competitive play). At the end of the day Magic is also about collecting, and even if your playgroup allows playing with proxies, I would say that most players do at least desire to actually own the cards they play with; in fact many players are willing to even pay (often significant) extras for specific editions (foils for example) of cards for their pet deck.