Breaking News: Enemy Fetchlands to Appear in Zendikar
Well, in case you didn’t know, Wizards said that Zendikar would contain a cycle of cards that players had been begging them to print for years. Thanks to our friends who got invited to the Magic-themed nightclub party at Penny Arcade Expo, we know that the enemy fetchlands will be coming to magic tables everywhere in October. The Red-White one will be called Arid Mesa, and 4 more names are all-but confirmed: Unstable Geyser (U/R), Obsidian Flats/Fields (B/W), Misty Rainforest (U/G) and Verdant Catacombs/Marsh (G/B).
This means that if there was any reason for Zendikar not to sell as much as M10, it’s no longer true. Players of every format will want these, because they’re just that good. Thus, expect Zendikar to sell out fast (unless wizards learns from it’s M10 printing mistake), so get your sets/boxes/cases early. This, combined with the fact that the next PTQ season is Zendikar sealed, means that I plan to pick up at least 2 boxes, maybe more.
I’m torn what to value these at. They’re rares, which is good. This means that they will (hopefully) not become as expensive as Baneslayer Angel, and a larger print run will hopefully see them stay cheaper than their Onlaught counterparts. I hope that these will settle at $15 or so, but I could be very much mistaken. However, with Zendikar being used for limited until the release of Prosper, there should hopefully be plenty of fetchlands to go around.
One thing I really like about this is that it allows newer players to secure a land base for older formats more easily. Fetchlands are played in every Legacy and Vintage deck, and a large supply of them should make it easier to break into the format. Even extended players can now use the Ravnica Duals and Zendikar fetchlands to keep up their mana fixing (yes, this means that Zoo will still be a deck).
Kudos to Wizards, as this is simply awesome! (Unfortunately, I don’t think that Terramorphic Expanse will see high levels of play post-rotation as I had previously speculated. Almost every player will play these instead, and my favourite nonbasic land is left to be the best mana fixing in Pauper.
I will be attending a Planechase Lauch Party tomorrow, and should have an article up about the great multiplayer madness that I hope ensues.
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Cheers,
Zak
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September 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I think these lands will hit at least $15. Here’s my logic.
The cheapest allied fetches are $15 and once Zendikar is released, those Onslaught lands will leave the Extended format. So, the enemy fetches should hit at least $15 since they will replace the Onslaught fetches.
Also, the M10 duals are around $10 but the enemy fetches will be more relevant in Extended, so that should increase the price above $10 for enemy fetch lands.
I will say the M10 duals do seem to have casual appeal whereas the fetch lands may not be as popular due to the life loss. That may be a factor. Hopefully, enough Zendikar will be opened so that the price doesn’t skyrocket.
September 8th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I think you’re spot on in all of your points. Extended decks, particularly Zoo pretty much require fetches to keep up their fast pace. As well. these will become the preferred mana fixers in standard (played alongside M10 duals) which means that there will be even more demand for them than the M10 duals. Again, this is all banking on lots of Zendikar product being available.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:25 am
If you were planning on pre-ordering booster boxes/cases of this set, I have some bad news. This may be purely speculation at this point, but I ordered 13 cases from a retailer on ebay and he was given this message from WOTC
We have just received a notice from Wizards Dist. that WOTC has cut Zendikar allocations across the board and as such we have received allocation cuts. All eBay wholesale case orders after 9/10 are subject to the allocation and will be immediately refunded in full. I have spoke to one of the other Divisions of The Card Kid and while the eBay division is currently sold out of wave 1 cases I may still be able to get you a couple of cases at your same wholesale price from one of the other divisions. Please contact me as soon as possible as they will sell out shortly as well.
This basically means that wave 1 cases/boosters are sold out according to this seller. I’m not exactly happy about it because I could have made a hell of a lot of money next month, but who knows what will happen. If I can pick up 2-3 cases I will still be happy knowing that I will still make some money. Just thought I’d let y’all know.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Interesting, going to see if I can preorder some in about an hour.
September 28th, 2009 at 10:02 am
The Card Kid is lying through their teeth. Look at what their ebay division sent me.
“We have just been notified by Wizards of The Coast (WOTC) that apparently a CardKid customer has been recently reselling our boosters to businesses in Germany and/or possibly other restricted areas, which is against Wizards of The Coast/Hasbro policy. We are attempting to internally identify the individual(s).
**** In the meantime Wizards has canceled all CardKid Zendikar PreOrders ****
We are pursuing legal counsel against Wizards for canceling their shipments without proper Notice and/or Proof Of Breach.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING VERY CAREFULLY! It is VERY IMPORTANT that EVERY pre-order customer understand what options they have:
Option #1 – ‘CANCEL’. We will provide a Full refund IMMEDIATELY. Also, at anytime should Wizards release our preorder shipments, any ‘Canceled’ orders can be Re-Registered AT THEIR ORIGINAL PRICE and shipped ASAP.
Option #2 – ‘HOLD’. Our purchasing managers are scouring the secondary market for any Zendikar product they can find. Any CardKid PreOrder can choose to ‘Hold’ for up to 30 days after release, and if we are able to get product in stock, the ‘Hold’ orders will be shipped ASAP.
Option #3 – ‘EXCHANGE’. Any pending retail Zendikar booster PreOrder can choose to request a ‘same-quantity exchange’ for: Lorwyn, Conflux, or Core 2010, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. We will ship out everything we have left in-stock in order to fulfill the exchange requests. So it will be first-come-first-serve on this option.
Please reply to this email with your Option # selection.
** IF YOU ARE THE CUSTOMER RESELLING TO GERMANY AND DID SO ACCIDENTALLY OR WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF WOTC POLICY, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. YOU WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE WOTC SUIT ASAP **
There will be an aggregated total of over 6500 cancellations as a result of this, so if you know the individual or individual(s) involved in the reselling, we are offering both a CASH REWARD and/or product reward of $5000 US dollars for information directly leading to the reinstatement of the Zendikar shipments from WOTC & WOTC Dist. Any leading information will be kept Confidential and the provider Indemnified and Held Harmless.
Rest assured, we will be pursuing this matter to the fullest extent of the law.
J Ira
Regional Executive Director
TheCardKid & CaptainCollect
P.S. Those of you on Tiered or Wholesale accounts with 50+ case pre-orders, please contact your appropriate rep immediately regarding your bulk cancellations and/or escrow refund options.”