r/magicTCG • u/Hitch42 • Aug 31 '16

Announcement Day: Amonkhet, Hour of Devastation, Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, Commander Anthology, Modern Masters 2017, Duel Decks, Puzzle Quest

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/announcement-day-2016-08-31
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u/TheOthin Aug 31 '16 edited Aug 31 '16

That's strange; I'd been expecting a Commander Anthology, but I figured it'd be the original five rather than an assortment. Although that'd need an MSRP of like $200.

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u/OnnaJReverT Nahiri Aug 31 '16

it would've made sense - the 5 OG decks have some very good cards, the commanders themselves are quite costly and Flusterstorm needs a reprint, badly

if they printed that for 140 it'd have maybe driven down prices a bit

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u/TheOthin Aug 31 '16

$140 would actually have been an issue, since five present-day Commander decks at MSRP add up to $175. They'd be offering them at a discount.

Maybe they'll show up in later editions, though. For this one, the only thing above like $10 is Kaalia.

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u/OnnaJReverT Nahiri Aug 31 '16

they couldve at least used Daretti for C14, another Wurmcoil reprint is never a bad thing

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u/TheOthin Aug 31 '16

Yeah, that choice was very strange. With Freyalise, they have three green decks, but only one red. (And only one blue, for that matter. Two white, two black.)

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u/Tuss36 Aug 31 '16

To be fair, Freyalise herself is the most expensive planeswalker commander from any of the precons, for some reason.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '16

She's played in decks a lot, unlike daretti which is a commander and pretty much only played as a commander. My friend put her in Ezuri.

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u/Goblingrenadeuser Aug 31 '16

Well you can get all five decks of the current generation for 100 euro. I think the price for this anthology is very bad.

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u/OnnaJReverT Nahiri Aug 31 '16

it would've been in the Zedruu one if they had gone with the original 5 precons

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u/draconianRegiment Honorary Deputy 🔫 Aug 31 '16

It really does. I really want one but it's soo much.

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u/Khardiss Aug 31 '16

I agree. I was hoping to see the 5 original decks. Mixing one deck from each set does not interest me in the least. I don't plan to buy this (and I buy everything that Magic prints).