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Avish and I opened one yesterday at the two-headed-giant pre release, and everyone and their sister wanted to buy him from us. Is he considered that good for constructed? Why?

He goes for $60 at Starcity, while Abyssal Persecutor, which might be better on a pure power level (even if less versatile), goes for $30.

[[Jace, the Mind Sculptor]] [[Abyssal Persecutor]]

asked Feb 5 at 13:00

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Ozzy · Answer 1 · 2010-02-05 14:58:26Z UTC

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I think he'll see play in constructed. and just the fact that he is the only planeswalker that have 4 abilities makes him more expensive..

Besides, look at his abilities; brainstorm effect for 0 counters, -1 to get 1 of the opponent's creatures out of the board.. and he costs only 4 mana to play.

answered Feb 5 at 14:58

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	Yeah, he's decent, and I'll definitely play him in limited and also in constructed. But does that justify paying $60 for him? – ripper234 Feb 5 at 15:33
	His ultimate ability, btw, is priced so high it's almost irrelevant. you need 5 turns of using his first ability just to get him to 13. We actually got him to about 9-10 yesterday, but then started to use him to bounce creatures (including our own Sphinx of Lost Truths), and beat down with our army instead. – ripper234 Feb 5 at 15:36
	I loved that game. – Avish Feb 6 at 16:19

Calvin · Answer 2 · 2010-02-05 21:40:56Z UTC

It's mostly prerelease speculation that's driving the price. Now that the set's released, and people will see its true value and the price will fall according to that. To keep a price of $60, it would have to start winning games almost every time it comes into play. Also, dealers will open 100s or 1000s of boxes now that the set's released, so the price will fall. If you have a copy, sell it on Ebay right now. If not, wait a few weeks to buy your copies.

ParappaYo · Answer 3 · 2010-02-13 02:55:09Z UTC

The ability to filter cards off of your opponent's library is pretty sweet. Reminds me of Thoughtpicker Witch, but in the case of Jace Mind Sculptor your opponent can get their threats back simply by cycling through or shuffling their deck.

That said, I don't disagree with your assessment. :)

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