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Whats a hobby/craft that you wouldn't expect that has an incredibly high ceiling either monetarily or in sheer skill? (lemmy.world)

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For example, I'm sure the average joe doesn't know just how expensive calligraphy pens can be, or how deep the rabbit hole goes on video game speedruns.

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[-] CustodialTeapot@lemmy.world 51 points 10 months ago

Magic: the gathering.

There's several different styles of play known as "formats".

The Cheapest being "Standard". Which is the latest 3-5 sets released. The deck of 75 card deck can cost upwards of £500.

Then the most popular format, modern, which is the last 20ish years of release. The average deck there can be upwards of £1,500.

Then there's legacy and vintage where decks are in the high 4 figures and some even in the 5 figures.

[-] SgtSilverLining@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 10 months ago

My roommate is big into magic, but he refuses to spend a lot of money on it. He makes counterfeit cards of whatever he wants and gets a deck custom printed for $40. He's also part of a discord group that makes cool fake cards or changes artwork on existing ones.

They're not allowed to have the official back but since he uses sleeves no one can tell. He's really up front about it and talks about how he couldn't get into the hobby or make the decks he likes if he had to pay for real cards.

[-] MrValdez@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

There's nothing wrong with proxying. It only becomes an issue if you're playing in a tournament, or your opponent insist on using real cardboard since they probably spent a lot and so everyone should as well.

[-] SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Absolutely based.

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