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When M15 first hit the shelves and players had a chance to test the cards, it seems like Nissa and Garruk were the hot cards to have. Garruk was even ranked the top card according to the FatPack Booklet. No one saw Goblin Rabblemaster as an important card. It began its life as a $1 dollar or so card. Now it’s near $20 dollars and is sought after by almost all players. I did not see this happening to be honest. And to be honest I am happy that it did happen. When M15 first came out the talk about the hot cards was Nissa Worldwaker, and Urborg tomb of Yawgmoth. M15 could have just been another Core Set that players used as a buffer between the Lore Sets like Theros and Khans of Tarkir. The fact that Goblin Rabblemaster flew under the radar until the ProTours and just blew away the competition shows that good design on the part of the players can drastically affect the price in cards.
This is what I’m seeing in another card released in Khans of Tarkir, Dig Through Time. The way Blue has utilized it as an end-of-your-opponents-turn search and basically get your win condition is very nice. Not to mention that the graveyard in this case does not matter. With no Flashback to be exiled by Delve puts the cards in a good place with blue.
It’s cards like these I love seeing. It shows how the ingenuity of players and the ambition from deck building can alter the lay of the cards and affect prices just from one or two tournaments. IT is one of the reasons I write about Magic: the Gathering. The players make the game and the players help solidify the cards in the history books.
I look Forward to the next out-of-nowhere card.
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