Should i foil my deck?
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Posted on Oct. 21, 2013, 9:01 p.m. by sixsamuraisoldier
title says all :) deck is tribute to nyx
There is someone who goes to my LGS who never plays foils, but I'm all for it. I have a Bow of Nylea in my commander deck, and when I pulled a foil one it was an easy 1-1 trade. But yes, if you have the money and you want to do it, go for it.
October 21, 2013 9:15 p.m.
Also we can't see your deck. Do you have it listed as private?
October 21, 2013 9:16 p.m.
What does the decklist matter? It makes no difference on what cards you are playing (Unless you are running cards before foil was invented).
Why do you need to ask us? Go and foil your deck that it will blind everyone you FIGHT.
October 21, 2013 9:20 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #7
Foiling a Standard deck is foolish and wasteful. You already know that probably at least half of the cards in it will be unplayable in a year. Suddenly you have a bunch of shiny useless piles of crap.
Foiling a Modern, Legacy, or EDH deck, on the other hand, can be a fun project to work towards while you play and enjoy the deck. Because those formats don't rotate, you know that you'll always be able to play the cards you foil out.
Only foil a deck you know and love, though. There's no point in spending all of that time and money to foil out a deck you might get bored with quickly.
October 21, 2013 9:20 p.m.
gnarlicide says... #8
I only do if the deck I am running is in an eternal format, (i.e. Modern or Legacy).
I honestly suggest that the only way you should in standard is only if you have like 90 percent of the cards in foil already. This is because standard is a more volatile format and what you pay in value for your foils, could very likely and easily turn south.
It is your deck and your money, though, I am just offering my two cents.
This doesn't mean that if you get an opportunity to pimp out certain cards that you shouldn't. In my standard Jund deck, I most definitely have some signed cards, zendikar lands, promo scavenging oozes, alternate art cards, borderless Stormbreath Dragon
s and textless doom blades. This all was kind of happenstance though, I was just at the right place at the right time for these to literally fall into my lap.
If I was to try to get my standard cards foiled or alternate art, I generally push to get ones that are going to be played in other formats.
October 21, 2013 9:23 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #9
Depends what cards. I'm all for foiling UC/C in a deck and even the rares if it's not worth that much. Most of the high dollar standard cards are a waste of money simple because they won't be worth anything after rotation. If you are foiling cards such as Scavenging Ooze , Thoughtseize , Deathrite Shaman etc. it's a different story because they'll be played in a eternal format come rotaion. But if the artwork is incredible on the cards you are foiling (Master Biomancer ) i'd say go for it.
October 21, 2013 9:52 p.m.
sixsamuraisoldier says... #10
out of these which should i foil?Main:10x Forest3x Mountain3x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx4x Stomping Ground4x Temple of Abandon4x Burning-Tree Emissary4x Elvish Mystic4x Ghor-Clan Rampager4x Kalonian Hydra2x Mistcutter Hydra3x Polukranos, World Eater4x Reverent Hunter2x Stormbreath Dragon4x Sylvan Caryatid3x Domri Rade2x Xenagos, The Reveler
Side:2x Armed / Dangerous2x Bramblecrush3x Flames of the Firebrand1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts2x Hammer of Purphoros2x Mizzium Mortars3x Nylea's Disciple
thanks in advance :)
October 21, 2013 9:58 p.m.
sixsamuraisoldier says... #11
oh and im attempting to get the firday night magic ghor-clan rampager is this a good idea? :)
October 21, 2013 10 p.m.
@sixsamuraisoldier i have a foil Garruk, Caller of Beasts in my trade binder if you're seriously looking to foil out your stuff.
October 21, 2013 11:01 p.m.
miracleHat says... #13
i would be careful with foils, they bend quicker then regular cards. i remember seeing seeing a foil JTMS opened by somebody, by the next day, the card was bent like ( literally). i personally don't like seeing all of the foil in a deck (hurts my eyes), but if you like foils and it is a modern/legacy deck, then go for it.
October 21, 2013 11:41 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #14
Almost none of those cards are going to be worth any money after rotation. Please don't foil that deck. There are so many better things you could do with the money it would cost.
October 21, 2013 11:51 p.m.
MonsterFinder221 says... #15
I don't, but that's because of the humidity of my country. They bend/curl severely.
jonhydude says... #2
If you have enough money, yes.
October 21, 2013 9:10 p.m.