Hate when they curl and hate when the treatment is so poor you can't read them or make out the art. I do like a lot of the newer premium treatments that don't have those issues, and those are nice. But I specifically avoid "standard" foiling for singles, and I'll even pay more in the rare case that foils are cheaper.
I like foils if I have them, but I don’t really go out of my way to chase them. I double sleeve my commander decks, so most curling isn’t an issue, but some cards out there are really bad. I’ve had them curl immediately upon opening a pack.
If I’m buying a card for a deck, I’ll probably go foil or special art, but it depends on the price. I play casually with friends, so it’s more to show off cool cards with them.
Yeah, it wasn’t all of them but a few blocks when I played standard did that. Sometime between Khans of Tarkir and an Ixilan block. You could open a pack and before the foil hit the table, it would start curling. Some cards you could put down and watch it curl. It was a really bad time for foils and there has been a lot of improvement.
I really dig alt and special art a lot. I have a gorgeous Obzedat, Ghost Council that was painted on by an artist, I got it at a Vegas Magic con for my Ob deck. I’d probably drop a little more for one of those over a foil if I’m buying singles.
I'd rather not have foils because they're more delicate and I have to take more care to prevent them from curling.
When I used to play constructed formats, I'd sometimes entertain the thought of getting foils of only certain key cards as a signal to help me recognize them faster. I had a similar thing with my old Modern Tron deck, where my Tron lands were the only white-border cards, so they were really easy to pick out while searching my library. I never ended up doing that with foils, though.
I dislike using them inside my decks because of how often they curl. However for my Commander I will often try to spend the extra money for an extra shiny card since they almost never get shuffled into the deck
However I am a little disappointed how often the foiling is just not that impressive. Coming from playing Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid I do miss their more bombastic foil cards
I avoid them as much as possible due to the curling and bending and glare when playing with sleeves on them.
I tolerate them because it’s not worth spending more money on a non-foil when I pull one, but if I’m buying singles I go out of my way to not get foil.
It’s just not good quality and gives nothing to the card that I care about
I won't play with them and always trade them of they're valuable. The only time I ever play with them is in limited, and I hate it.
I live in a dry environment and they curl an insane amount in less than 5 minutes. They curl through sleeves, and even double sleeves. You can uncurl them in a tupperware with a wet sponge for a few days, but they will not stay flat so what's the point.
Avoid when possible. In general, I like their special artwork less than the original. Yes they're shiney, but somehow less colorful. Also mildly harder to read. And yes, the curling issue.
Depends, would prefer a deck to be more consistent, if it has foils it should have lots.
Also depends on the card itself, some it suits them well like when they are a flashy illustration, others it just makes them hard to see.
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BiteSizedZeitGeist@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 140d
Hate when they curl and hate when the treatment is so poor you can't read them or make out the art. I do like a lot of the newer premium treatments that don't have those issues, and those are nice. But I specifically avoid "standard" foiling for singles, and I'll even pay more in the rare case that foils are cheaper.
Tiuku@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 140d
Ohh so the fancy foils have less problems?
BiteSizedZeitGeist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 140d
Of the handful I have, I think so. Don't know what the consensus is, though
dkppunk@piefed.social · 7 pts · 140d
I like foils if I have them, but I don’t really go out of my way to chase them. I double sleeve my commander decks, so most curling isn’t an issue, but some cards out there are really bad. I’ve had them curl immediately upon opening a pack.
If I’m buying a card for a deck, I’ll probably go foil or special art, but it depends on the price. I play casually with friends, so it’s more to show off cool cards with them.
Tiuku@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 140d
Bending immediately sounds quite extreme..
Special arts are indeed a nice non-curly option for a flashy card. (Until that's a foil too ^^ )
dkppunk@piefed.social · 3 pts · 140d
Yeah, it wasn’t all of them but a few blocks when I played standard did that. Sometime between Khans of Tarkir and an Ixilan block. You could open a pack and before the foil hit the table, it would start curling. Some cards you could put down and watch it curl. It was a really bad time for foils and there has been a lot of improvement.
I really dig alt and special art a lot. I have a gorgeous Obzedat, Ghost Council that was painted on by an artist, I got it at a Vegas Magic con for my Ob deck. I’d probably drop a little more for one of those over a foil if I’m buying singles.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 140d
I'd rather not have foils because they're more delicate and I have to take more care to prevent them from curling.
When I used to play constructed formats, I'd sometimes entertain the thought of getting foils of only certain key cards as a signal to help me recognize them faster. I had a similar thing with my old Modern Tron deck, where my Tron lands were the only white-border cards, so they were really easy to pick out while searching my library. I never ended up doing that with foils, though.
Tiuku@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 140d
Searchability is an interesting practical aspect
MysticKetchup@mtgzone.com · 6 pts · 140d
I dislike using them inside my decks because of how often they curl. However for my Commander I will often try to spend the extra money for an extra shiny card since they almost never get shuffled into the deck
However I am a little disappointed how often the foiling is just not that impressive. Coming from playing Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid I do miss their more bombastic foil cards
rebelrbl@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 140d
I avoid them as much as possible due to the curling and bending and glare when playing with sleeves on them.
I tolerate them because it’s not worth spending more money on a non-foil when I pull one, but if I’m buying singles I go out of my way to not get foil.
It’s just not good quality and gives nothing to the card that I care about
UnPassive@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 140d
I won't play with them and always trade them of they're valuable. The only time I ever play with them is in limited, and I hate it.
I live in a dry environment and they curl an insane amount in less than 5 minutes. They curl through sleeves, and even double sleeves. You can uncurl them in a tupperware with a wet sponge for a few days, but they will not stay flat so what's the point.
ptc075@feddit.online · 3 pts · 140d
Avoid when possible. In general, I like their special artwork less than the original. Yes they're shiney, but somehow less colorful. Also mildly harder to read. And yes, the curling issue.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 140d
Depends, would prefer a deck to be more consistent, if it has foils it should have lots. Also depends on the card itself, some it suits them well like when they are a flashy illustration, others it just makes them hard to see.
The Pringle problem is real though.
Tiuku@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 139d
Yeah consistency in a deck/collection is nice indeed