Clearly, Elf-typal decks and Elementals get instant value from Nissa. Not only does Nissa have the same baseline value Lotus Cobra provides, it rewards you for triggering it multiple times in a turn by allowing you to dig for an Elemental or Elf creature. Remember Lotus Cobra? Remember how many moons ago it used to be the chase mythic from Zendikar? Well, desparked Nissa is giving the king Cobra a run for its money. Let’s address these first and foremost prior to diving into the broader implications of this set, and the future of “epilogue” products. Nevertheless, there are a few choice cards from this set that have had some interest in competitive Modern play. A Note On Modern PotentialĪgain, perhaps I’m stretching the scope of my articles by focusing on the financial implications of quirky products that just happen to be Modern-legal. Now that the dust has settled, and the market has had time to absorb it, perhaps discussing its long-run financial viability, and place in eternal formats, can be addressed with more clarity and precision. As a result, it wasn’t immediately apparent how the market would react to this set - if at all. Please consider supporting us to remove ads for only $4.99/month.įinally, this set was released in the immediate aftermath of March of the Machine (MOM), which, in and of itself, takes time for the market to absorb. This distribution is further complicated by the product’s physical design: Five-card booster packs containing anywhere from one to three rares/mythics.

70% of the print-run being rare or mythic rare with 20% alone being mythics is a bizarre distribution choice that is worth discussion on its own, and that will certainly be touched on today. It’s 50 cards, with 10 mythic rares, 35 rares, and 15 uncommons.

Secondly, the set size and rarity distribution is bizarre. Given its novelty, speculation and commentary on these types of products are exceptionally difficult when there’s nothing (or very little) to compare them to. Firstly, it’s a new product category: Epilogue Set (I don’t know if that’s the official WOTC terminology as they described the product as simply being “a new kind of thing” or “not a normal expansion”).

Why did I wait so long to discuss this? A few reasons. Hello everyone! Today I’m going to finally address the aftermath of Aftermath… And by that, I mean the interesting financial implications of the Modern-legal set March of the Machine: The Aftermath.

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