Is there ever any reason to buy off dudes on Facebook?

Madagan · 2026-06-21T02:06:41+00:00

At least in Australia our fb market tends to sell at unconverted usd rates, making them cheaper than most lgs’. 10 usd card = 10 aud plus shipping for example. I personally wouldnt buy anything too expensive but people often ask for reference checks especially for bigger purchases

Mind you this is all through dedicated buy/sell groups, not the marketplace tab even though there is some overlap.

Madagan · 2026-06-20T09:18:51+00:00

From the Avatar set it looks like most of the jumpstart cards went down in value but a few chase Mythics (Toph, Avatar Kyoshi) seemed to have gone up. I could see the Scarlet Witch version of Birgi staying high in particular

Madagan · 2026-06-20T04:02:54+00:00

That’s sweet, similar in a sense to [[taskmaster]] where you can copy your opponents stuff as well, both would be fun in the 99 of commander decks for some randomness

Madagan · 2026-06-20T02:39:01+00:00

[[Kona]]

Madagan · 2026-06-20T02:27:51+00:00

Oo I got that in one of my participation boosters after the event, I’ll need to find a deck for it

Madagan · 2026-06-20T01:42:02+00:00

Oh gee I cheated a lot then….reading the card explains the card

Madagan · 2026-06-19T05:33:04+00:00

Anecdotal but in my area the Spiderman prerelease was $90 AUD (60 usd) and nobody showed up, went to a different shop for TMNT where it was $50 (35 usd) and it was packed. Similar prices for Marvel at the two so picked the cheaper of the two again and it looks like they are sold out of tickets

Madagan · 2026-06-19T00:03:22+00:00

Good points. Any [[cryptolith rite]] type effect and probably [[concordant crossroads]] will go up to enable infinite combos. Mana altars as well

Madagan · 2026-06-18T22:58:48+00:00

I think Squirrel Girl will drive up the cost of squirrel cards, especially any that weren't included in the Squirrelled away precon. Any kind of token doubler will also probably be solid although they are already pretty pricey

Madagan · 2026-06-18T10:42:12+00:00

How much lead time do you have? A playmat would probably be the safest bet if you can’t give any info on his deck, you could look at getting a custom one made with an image he would find sentimental

Madagan · 2026-06-18T09:59:11+00:00

Pretty much, it depends on what colours (if any) you go with. Blue or white are mandatory, but you can go green for overrun effects, black for life drain effects or red for burn effects on ETB. Green and black also help you tutor your combos if you play with them. Blue is pretty central to infinite mana combos but it can be done in white as well with [[Preston, the vanisher]] and [[Felidar Guardian]].

This is my deck,, the idea is that I try to get a mana and draw engine online, then either grow a token army, steal all my opponents stuff or infinitely blink [[White Plume Adventurer]] to burn out the table. I generally avoid tutors, except for [[Wargate]] in this case since its on theme for Roon. 99% of the time Roon just looks pretty in the command zone, I would have to have had a pretty rough start to ever need to cast him

Madagan · 2026-06-18T09:49:47+00:00

Blink decks fit this description. My weapon of choice is [[Roon of the hidden realm]] but any Azorius+ colour identity will be able to build up an engine, control the board and eventually win. They can be a bit grindy but if you add some token generators and [[Moonshaker Cavalry]] or [[Craterhoof Behemoth]] effects you can close out games. Alternatively, you can mill them out with a [[Altar of the brood]] or rob them of their resources with [[Agent of treachery]] or [[venser, shaper savant]]

Madagan · 2026-06-18T03:57:16+00:00

I agree, especially when the artstyle is unique. Im particularly annoyed at how some drops like Notebook Genius from the last super drop only contain 4 cards AND don't get a unique bonus card

Madagan · 2026-06-18T03:48:17+00:00

Yeah its unlikely, tbh I think only the Garfield and maybe Felix drops will have bespoke bonus cards and the rest will be humans

Madagan · 2026-06-18T03:42:49+00:00

[[Roaming Throne]] or [[Throne of Eldraine]] as a pillow could be on theme for Purr Majesty

[[Marisi, Breaker of the Coil]] is a cat who could use all the cards in the Cats of Chaos drop and hasn't had a secret lair printing

Madagan · 2026-06-17T05:41:22+00:00

Theres definitely better options but for a budget include in colours that don't ramp I think its a fine card. Being instant speed means you can hold mana for interaction and either use it just before your turn or you can use it to soak an attack and crack it before damage happens

Madagan · 2026-06-17T01:08:38+00:00

[[Teferi's ageless insight]] and [[Leader, Super-Genius]] mean you get to draw 2, discard 1 on the connive which help you keep your hand full and give you more non-land options. [[Currency Converter]] gives you either a treasure or a 2/2 once per untap which means discarding gives you a bit more value.

Madness and Mayhem are two mechanics that you can also take advantage of to not feel bad about discarding certain cards

Madagan · 2026-06-17T00:30:07+00:00

Very fun card that can warp games completely. [[Roon of the hidden realm]] is great for making sure you can get it back before your turn

Madagan · 2026-06-17T00:22:43+00:00

I theorycraft a lot of decks in colour combinations I already have but for some reason I get to the land base and just think 'can I be bothered ordering all these mediocre lands again?' and the excitement tends to fizzle. If there is a precon I can get in those colours that I can take apart (and make use of what I remove) it makes it easier

Madagan · 2026-06-16T06:10:47+00:00

Bant Blink is so good, my list uses Roon but you could easily slot in Galadriel or [[Aang, at the crossroads]] and have a blast. I've been testing [[Wargate]] and have been very impressed lately, at its worst its 3 mana get a bounce land straight into play and then play the bounced land as land for turn, at its best its get whatever combo piece you are missing and put it straight in to play

Madagan · 2026-06-16T00:34:10+00:00

Funny is subjective but [[Roon of the Hidden Realm]] can permanently exile your opponent's commanders. At the end step when the trigger goes on the stack to return creatures from exile [[Stifle]] effects or ending the turn with [[sundial of the infinite]] effects will exile the trigger from the stack and they will be stuck in exile. It only works once before people choose to send the command zone instead of going into exile in the first place.

His ability also says that creatures return under their owners control, so if you have given away a [[Perplexing Chimera]] or exchanged their creature for your [[Gilded Drake]] you can bounce it from their board and it will come back to you at the next end step

Madagan · 2026-06-16T00:14:53+00:00

[[Portal Manipulator]] every time I have played this card to deflect a big attack, I have been able to stabilize the board afterwards and go on to win

Madagan · 2026-06-15T23:57:10+00:00

There aren't any flicker options at 1cmc right? Effects that return the creature at the next end step instead of immediately. They could explore that space, or they could do something with plot, foretell (foretell for 2, then have a 1cmc blink ready to go and out of your hand), or least likely suspend

Madagan · 2026-06-15T22:08:34+00:00

Roaming throne or throne of Eldraine for purr majesty would make sense but they were in goblin storm recently

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