Making the Switch
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Posted on Dec. 13, 2014, 6:09 p.m. by Dalektable
Maybe this belongs in Standard. Or Modern. I really don't know, but this may apply to many people so I will put it here in general.
I am coming to the point in my magic career that many players reach...it's time to drop standard and move on. Basically, I have a few reasons for this. Firstly, I recently got into EDH and the format has been incredibly fun and has decreased my interest in playing in competitive formats. Secondly, the price of standard is too high and the soon to change format will be too fast rotating for my wallet. So, finally I have come to the decision to move completely to modern. I don't own a modern deck on paper currently, though i have multiple lists online here. My only problem thus far has been this; My LGS only plays modern twice a month...on a thursday. So I won't be able to play nearly as much, where as there is standard every friday night. So what should I do? Is now a good time to drop standard? I have a fairly pricy Mardu Midrange deck, would now be the time to sell the deck?
VampireArmy says... #3
You should probably sell th he deck right about now if you truly don't want it but keep the peices that see play in other formats. I advocate that even rabblemaster will see a little play in legacy jund though still you might want to let go now while hype is still there. Who knows what will happen to these all stars come next set? That's just my opinion
December 13, 2014 6:16 p.m.
@Nigeltastic In the time of 1-3 standard rotations, you could build 1-3 good modern decks. Since March of this year I've put together two modern decks, one being a very good tier one deck and the other a fairly cheap tier two deck. That's two modern decks that will be good far longer than standard decks. In this same time, I could build a few standard decks will rotate and lose all of their value. So for players like Dalektable, it can be much easier to just play modern. Anyway, with a little pushing, the other players at his LGS could easily start getting into modern and increasing his playtime to be equal to that of his standard play.
December 13, 2014 6:21 p.m.
I kinda dropped standard, toyed around with it post rotation, never committed, and now I'm stuck only playing EDH. I've been thinking modern for a while now, but I don't currently have the funds to even commit to it. at the moment, I'm happy just to keep playing EDH though. I feel you. Standard does seem a tad wasteful to spend time on. Besides, the average skill of players that I meet playing modern over standard is much higher. You get better games overall.
December 13, 2014 6:29 p.m.
I never played Standard. When I first got into MTG, after looking at all the formats Standard always struck me as a bit odd because of the rotations. The cards lose a lot of value and the cards used are largely inefficient compared to what can be used in Modern. I suggest going into Modern since a good amount of Standard cards have made it into the format anyway (Siege Rhino being the best example).
December 13, 2014 11:41 p.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #7
Let's say, hypothetically, that a Tier One Standard deck costs roughly $600.00. Then compare that to a Tier One Modern deck that costs about $900.00. In that Standard deck you have cards that after rotation will be worth $2.00-$4.00 versus the $20.00-30.00 they are now. In Modern, the card worth $10-20 now may be worth $20-40 in the future.
Goblin Guide, for example, sat at $5-6.00 each about a year ago, and now is around $20.00 each. Cards that are playable in eternal formats typically hold and increase in value, whereas cards playable only in Standard will drop significantly after rotation. Take Bonfire of the Damned and Thragtusk for recent examples. Also Jace, Architect of Thought.
The bottom line is that investing and playing in Modern and Legacy gives you more bang for your buck. Cards don't rotate and you can play your deck/s for as long as you desire, with your cards, more than likely, increasing in value rather than decreasing after they rotate. See Mana Confluence. Will definitley drop significantly after rotation.
December 14, 2014 12:17 a.m.
I really like the idea of standard, because to me it keeps everything fresh. The meta is always gonna change with every new set, and even a little in between. But since modern is older, the same decks are always gonna be more popular, so it seems like it would start to grow stale or something. Is that the case? Or are there just so many viable decks that the format is large enough, and always is fun and new?
December 14, 2014 2:08 a.m.
Modern is actually a relatively new format,if I'm not mistaken it started in 2011. I went straight for modern whenever I got into magic for basically the same reason as everyone else,namely the points made above,and its never been stale because there are so many decks to build and play against and you can even make a good deck outside of the norm if you know what your doing. I would never go to standard because I don't want to finally build a deck and feel proud about it only for it to be useless only a short time after.
December 14, 2014 2:16 a.m.
Well, seuvius, I just won 3 FNM's in a row with my current standard deck, and now I want to build something else lol.... NOT UNTIL I LOSE!!! But yeah, I guess I just don't like to stick with anything for particularly long, I always like to change SOMETHING. But hey, I'll look into modern, my store does it every other week on saturdays I think, so I can just play standard every other week :P
Nigeltastic says... #2
I guess I just never understand people who stop playing standard. Standard is the most up to date and current format, and has easily the best support. Why throw that away? While it can be somewhat expensive, that can be mitigated by what you play, and since you'll likely find more people playing standard, you get the best value for your money in terms of games per price per time.
December 13, 2014 6:13 p.m.