Sharking Casual Players for Profit

One of the most important things to know as a shark is how to spot an easy target.  I will refer to targets as tuna.  Tuna that swim in schools are difficult to target because someone will check their phone or alert the tuna trader that they are being ripped.  But tuna that swim alone, are just asking to be sharked.  

Casual players are much better targets because not only do they have little knowledge about what their cards are worth, they have little knowledge about what your cards are worth.  Understanding that every trade is two sides is essential.  

There are two values in every trade.  The value for your cards and the value for their cards.  If your cards are valued higher that is one way to shark someone.  But valuing someone else’s cards lower is also another way.  Casual players are much more likely to do both the above.  

And when I mean casual, I mean kitchen table, edh, essentially the guy with a deck more than 61 cards.  

But are these tuna the best to eat?  Yes.  They have a ton of staples especially if another shark has not feasted on their binders previously.  Ever wonder who actually buys planechase… all those decks with two baleful strixs, two shardless agents… etc…  Ever wonder who buys a box with no idea what cards are good?  The answer, casual players. 

There is nothing more disheartening to a shark then seeing a casual player’s binder that has already been ripped to oblivion by another shark.  It is sad, but it is the cycle of life.  Sharks eat tunas and tunas get eaten by sharks.