Loyal Retainers Reprint in Commander's Arsenal

http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazin...y/feature/218b

Wow. Here's to hope we see Imperial Recruiter in the future.

Is foil. fail.

So if you're lucky and get it for around 75$, it pays for itself, including some profit?

That's pretty sweet.

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Originally Posted by Koby

Is foil. fail.

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Wizards, why you no print nonfoil?

-Matt

I'd be more excited if they give us something like, idk maybe, Imperial Seal? Mythic rare, standard-legal = fun :laugh:

True! But unlikely that you're going to find any at 75$ methinks...

Why oh why do they not just print enough to meet the demand???

Edit: this is reply to Barooks post.

Is Retainers even played anymore since WotC murdered Survival?

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Originally Posted by Solaran_X

Is Retainers even played anymore since WotC murdered Survival?

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http://sales.starcitygames.com//deck...p?DeckID=49121

Eh??? Sliver Queen reprinted? This baby is in the Reserved List. how come??

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Originally Posted by rnightingale

Eh??? Sliver Queen reprinted? This baby is in the Reserved List. how come??

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It's oversized, therefore not actually playable.

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Originally Posted by Barook

It's oversized, therefore not actually playable.

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So Loyal Retainers will also be oversized?

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Originally Posted by (nameless one)

So Loyal Retainers will also be oversized?

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Loyal Retainer is regular size.
Currently confirmed at regular size :
Duplicant
Dragonlair Spider
Command Tower
Chaos Warp
Loyal Retainer
Sylvan Library

Currently confirmed oversize :
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Mayael the Anima
Sliver Queen

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Originally Posted by (nameless one)

So Loyal Retainers will also be oversized?

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Retainers is regular size, it's not on the reserve list.
Why is it over 100$ now anyway? Do any decks use it? It seems like it could still be playable even without survival but I don't know of any decks that actually use it.

It's played in some Maverick builds with Fauna Shaman. Go search that thread if you want more info.

This is a collectible game. Too bad it's also a game, I don't like how mythics in T2 cost 30/40/50 dollars. But old cards just take it to another whole level in terms of expensiveness.

There is no way the Loyal Retainers in this set will be worth anywhere near $100. Look at Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed. The Portal: Three Kingdoms version is $100+, but the judge foil is $20-25. As I understand, there are less of the average judge foil than there are going to be Commander's Arsenals.

I'm guessing the Loyal Retainers settles in the $20-$30 range before long.

I guess it will be much cheaper. I'll go with 15$ max.

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Originally Posted by Kuma

There is no way the Loyal Retainers in this set will be worth anywhere near $100. Look at Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed. The Portal: Three Kingdoms version is $100+, but the judge foil is $20-25. As I understand, there are less of the average judge foil than there are going to be Commander's Arsenals.

I'm guessing the Loyal Retainers settles in the $20-$30 range before long.

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The Judge foil seems to have lowered the price of the original too, atleast in Xiahou Dun's case. NM ones now are selling at SCG at $170, when they were $200... possibly +, awhile back.

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Originally Posted by mini1337s

The Judge foil seems to have lowered the price of the original too, atleast in Xiahou Dun's case. NM ones now are selling at SCG at $170, when they were $200... possibly +, awhile back.

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To be fair: Who plays Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed? Maybe EDH players?

Loyal Retainers seems more usable, especialy with a less ridiculous price tag.

If the print run of the Arsenal box is really that low, we won't see that many more Retainers. I guess a few thousand copies ( between 5k and 10k ) will get printed, but a lot of those will end up in the hands of collectors. Also, I've heard that these boxes already sell for 3 times of MSPR, so I would be surprised if Retainers will get as cheap as Xiahou.