Why it matters Recognizing these layers of scarcity helps investors and collectors: Quantify risk versus opportunity Distinguish natural from manufactured scarcity Identify liquid cards (easy to move) versus collector pieces (thin markets) Rarity may appear on the card frame, but real scarcity is governed by print volume, reprint policy, collector behavior, and time
If this happened, this cards price would inevitably crash, since low supply is clearly the driving force behind this spike
For example, while some of the best tutors are on the Game-Changer List (Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, etc.), there are still plenty of niche-variety (Search for Glory) or drawback-laden (Diabolic Tutor) options for players at Level 1 and 2
Shape Anew - Using Mirror of Fate Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the goodest boy of them all
Archangel Elspeth Another set, another Elspeth
From Dust to Dust Duskmourn was, without a doubt, my most anticipated set of the year, largely due to its theme and implications