Chase rare in Fifth Dawn

[Maraxus of Keld]

There's a debate about this going on at the WotC board. What will be the "chase rare" in Fifth Dawn, meaning the card that everybody will want, and will shoot up to around $20 in price? A lot of people seem to think it will be Engineered Explosives, although I am not really sure why.

[Volrath, the Fallen]

well, you can destroy any creature with casting cost 5 or less if you have a 5 color deck.

[IamJacksScreenName]

Actually, no you can't. Read the card again, it states "equal to" not equal to or less than. That right there castrates it.

[Maraxus of Keld]

But you can sac it to something like Grinding Station and bring it back with Bringer of the White Dawn or Myr Retriever, and have it kill a different casting cost. I don't think Engineered Explosives is anything super spectacular, but I guess it isn't bad.

[Volrath, the Fallen]

IamJacksScreenName said:

Actually, no you can't. Read the card again, it states "equal to" not equal to or less than. That right there castrates it.

I think i phrased it badly. I meant it can destroy creatures of that casting, but it is your choice which number, and the only numbers you can choose are 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. which is what i meant by 5 or less

[Maraxus of Keld]

Any other guesses for the "chase rare"?

[Maraxus of Keld]

I'm starting to find Engineered Explosives useful, although it'd be better with more than one in my deck. With Bringer of the White Dawn, you can bring it back after you use it, and although it will have no counters on it, you can either sac it to kill zero-cost cards like Ornithopter, or you can charge it up with cards like Coretapper.

[Maraxus of Keld]

The best uncommon is easy to pick. It was Isochron Scepter in Mirrodin, Skullclamp in Darksteel, and now with Fifth Dawn it's Krark-Clan Ironworks.

[Volrath, the Fallen]

Lightning Greaves gives Isochron some competition

[Maraxus of Keld]

Greaves are good, that's probably the #2 uncommon, I'd say. Good way to protect key creatures once you get them in play, plus it lets you hit first turn with them.

[Maraxus of Keld]

Signs seem to point to Joiner Adept as Fifth Dawn's chase rare. If you look on www.bigmtg.com it's the highest priced card in the set, although a few others are going for a pretty penny, like some of the Bringers, Engineered Explosives, and Razormane Masticore, even though it's a crap card.

[Butcher Orgg(s)]

Engineered Explosives, I think. Though I think KCI is gonna outdo it.

[Maraxus of Keld]

KCI hasn't performed as well as people thought though. It tends to usually drop to most decks, and definitely isn't Tier 1. It can't consistently compete with Raffinity or Tooth&Nail, and timely artifact hate beats KCI senseless.

[Butcher Orgg(s)]

True. Still, it doesn't really look (yet) like Fifth Dawn has any Super Chase Rares, or really ever will. I could see that-one-black-tutor-card-with-entwine-the-name-of-which-I-cannot-remember go up, if someone breaks it (Which might just happen).

[Maraxus of Keld]

Is this it?

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