Help with huge trade

Economics forum

Posted on May 30, 2016, 11:53 p.m. by Miist

About to seal the deal and trade a heap of rotating standard stuff for 2 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet and some extras

I know Kalitas is played in Modern, but is he worth trading towards? Especially if most of the stuff I'm trading away is good in Standard, but unplayable in modern?

Also, I currently only play standard and EDH, but am looking into getting into modern

List of cards I'm trading away:

3x Hangarback Walker

2x Reflector Mage

1x Sylvan Advocate

1x Oath of Nissa

1x Zurgo Bellstriker

1x Kozilek's Return

3x Thunderbreak Regent

1x Lightning Axe

1x Dark Petition

1x Silumgar's Scorn

2x Icefall Regent

1x Sphinx's Tutelage

2x Sphinx of the Final Word

1x Dragonlord Ojutai

3x Drana, Liberator of Malakir

Servo_Token says... #2

I'd make this trade every day. Try to nix the kalitas ASAP, but it's totally worth doing.

May 30, 2016 11:59 p.m.

I'd do this in a heartbeat. Even if you don't want Kalitas, you should be able to easily flip him, much easier than everything else. Do the numbers work out?

May 31, 2016 12:06 a.m.

Miist says... #4

For tcg mid, I'm trading up, but for scg prices, he would be trading up by $16 or something.

DevoidMage awesome, but what's "nix"ing?

ducttapedeckbox okay sweet

he's not super keen about it, but he's pretty willing

May 31, 2016 12:08 a.m.

Miist says... #5

UPDATE

He's kind of hesitant, so I'm not pushing too much. I offered all of the things listed above plus 1x Matter Reshaper, 1x Cryptolith Rite, 1x Prairie Stream, and a bunch of old art lands for his 2x foil Kalitas and his promo Aguished Unmaking

He's quite hesitant even though he's getting the better half of the deal value wise as of right now, but he might go for it. Another thing is he has 2 Foil Full art Languishes, a playset of promo Ultimate Prices and a foil monastery mentor that he keeps bringing up, but I'd personally prefer the Kalitas

May 31, 2016 12:20 a.m.

saj0219 says... #6

Not that it has any bearing on this specific trade, but I'd guess the Monastery Mentor has the best likelihood of retaining value. Legacy players love their foils more than most everyone else (totally subjective) and mentor is here to stay in older formats.

May 31, 2016 9:21 a.m.

You have over 70.00 in trades there. 2 kalitas are 60.00So its up to you. I wouldnt trade all that just for 2 kalitas but thats me. He will drop soon and then id get them.

May 31, 2016 11:39 a.m.

go for it.

standard shit doesn't keep value.

kalitas is a modern staple and I'm sure there are edh players who love it

May 31, 2016 2:56 p.m.

Servo_Token says... #9

Lastdaysgunslinger

The kalitas are foil here, $50 each.

May 31, 2016 3:44 p.m.

Oh i see. Didnt know they are foil.

May 31, 2016 6:42 p.m.

When did kaltas become a modern staple, what tier deck is he played in because i have not seen him in competitive modern yet .

May 31, 2016 6:44 p.m.

Servo_Token says... #12

It's played in Grixis and Jund lists as up to a 2 of, often replacing Huntmaster of the Fells  Flip.

May 31, 2016 10:41 p.m.

Miist says... #13

Well guys, i did it

3x Hangarback Walker

2x Reflector Mage

1x Sylvan Advocate

1x Oath of Nissa

1x Zurgo Bellstriker

1x Kozilek's Return

3x Thunderbreak Regent

1x Lightning Axe

1x Dark Petition

1x Silumgar's Scorn

2x Icefall Regent

1x Sphinx's Tutelage

2x Sphinx of the Final Word

1x Dragonlord Ojutai

3x Drana, Liberator of Malakir

1x Prairie Stream

1x Battlefield Forge

1x Matter Reshaper

Bunch of old lands

3x Draconic Roar

3x Fiery Temper

All my fiery impulses

1x Wandering Fumarole

All of that for two foil kalitas, one promo anguished unmaking, one foil monastery mentor, and a bunch of foil basics.

Thanks for convincing me to do it, I'm super happy with the deal

June 1, 2016 1:44 a.m.

Ryotenchi says... #14

Jeebus. /jelly on that trade. O.O

June 2, 2016 8:58 p.m.

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