Quote Originally Posted by 4eak View Post
@ Mr. Safety

That is an interesting argument. Wizards might be trying to do what you say, but regardless, it isn't working. MM makes Force of Will better, and it seems MM belongs in a deck with FoW (and not really without). So, rather than MM being a way to replace FoW in any manner, it simply complements and strengthens FoW, making FoW that much more important to run if you are playing MM. It looks like dropping $200 is still worth it. This might too hasty a conclusion though; clearly MM can be played in non-blue decks, and maybe we've not given deck-builders and the metagame enough time to see what MM can really do and how it will really impact Legacy.


peace,
4eak
I didn't meant that it wouldn't be a smart investment, it's just DIFFICULT. Family and bill collectors have very strong opinions about how I spend my money, lol.

I look at it this way:

Scenario A:

Buffalo Bill has all the staple cards of legacy (Wastelands, duels, fetches, forces, Goyfs, etc.) He uses Mental Misstep to augment his blue strategies (should he decide to play blue) and it makes his staples go that much further in his deckbuilding goals. He invests about $20 for a playset of Mental Misstep and considers it 'chump change' to making sure he has the cards to compete.

Scenario B:

Noobie Ned has very few staple cards of legacy. Sure he's got the playsets of Daze, Brainstorm, Knight of the Reliquary, Lightning Bolt, and Qasali Pridemage. Ned can't find a reasonable source for Force of Will (and can't afford them even if he could find a source.) Ned invests about $20 for a playset of Mental Misstpe and considers it 'money well spent' because he now has a set of cards that can let him play competitive blue magic without having ALL the other staples.

In a nuthsell: both are spending roughly $20 (or more for noobies that buy sealed product) for Mental Misstep. Buffalo Bill refines his deck and chugs along like normal. Noobie Ned just worked himself into legacy without spending a ton of cash to do so, and has a powerful card that will work well in the format. Wizards says: bingo, win win! Old legacy players are contributing economically and new legacy players are born.

That's kind of my take on it...I'm not sure if folks remember when Thoughtseize came out (essentially the best targeted removal printed.) They still go for roughly $15-20 a piece, and for good reason, it's a powerful effect. BUT, they reprinted Duress, which can be got for around $2. THEN THEY TOPPED IT when they printed Inquizition of Kozilek. BINGO! Win win!!! Old legacy players can now supplement Thoughtseize (or play IoK in lieu of it because they are using Bob). New legacy players can play black magic and be competitive.

I've heard gripes about power creep anywhere from 'extended is a usless format' to 'standard is broken' to 'why not just have one format, legacy.' I don't see power creep as a bad thing...it's creating an environment where New Legacy players can get involved simply by being up-to-speed on the current sets and purchasing a handful of common/uncommon staples and staple lands. It will create (eventually) a schism between the Old Generation and the New Generation of legacy players. The new generation will have decks that compete...they'll just use different cards. This is why I like Mental Misstep so much. I've said it before: very few cards printed in new sets end up making the cut in legacy. Each time one does, it adds more depth to the format.