This video and the archetype intro yesterday was a perfect combination. Im a returning player after many years of not playing and I don't have a lot of limited experience either. Im super excited for the pre-release and now I feel like I have enough background to be much more of a competent limited builder than I would have been. Thanks Gavin!

@OmegaSD18

Ай бұрын

Just FYI if this is your first event from your return, MH3 power level bonkers, so just calibrate your expectations. Overall prerelease is super fun though!

@doim1676

Ай бұрын

Maybe wait for the next prerelease to return to magic. That will cost only half as much as

limited deck that costs as much as a normal commander precon 👀

@LittleMushroomGuy

Ай бұрын

different format, you keep the cards

@DarthCinnabon

Ай бұрын

@@LittleMushroomGuy what do you think happens when you buy a precon?

@LittleMushroomGuy

Ай бұрын

@@DarthCinnabon please go on and play your commander precon in a draft match

@matthhoud2359

Ай бұрын

Depending on the precon you can even get 2 for one of these pre-release boxes... 🙃

@LittleMushroomGuy

Ай бұрын

@@matthhoud2359 and if you buy bulk commons you can get a 1000 cards, wow, and even more basic plains!

Making a number of piles that will contain all the cards, e.g. [W, U, B, R, G, Multi, Colourless] and sorting once from top down is faster. Ask any programmer they'll tell you this problem is provable and solved. An easy way to prove what you're doing isn't optimal is to cut the deck in half do what you're doing for half the deck then the other half, it will be quicker (plus it'll be easier to hold in your hand). Taking this to the extreme is 1 card piles, but this is the same as sorting one card at a time from the top down.

@SirGoodNight

Ай бұрын

That exactly what u think I get some microwave when I realize that he waste 4 minute just because this dumb way

@DrivingCr00ner

Ай бұрын

Is there an example of this method somewhere online that you can share as a comparison?

@LMo37

Ай бұрын

@@DrivingCr00ner just look up different sorting algorithms, there are videos where the different ones are visualized and you can see how they are sorting

I believe it's faster to separe all the colors at once into a few piles, maybe 7 piles

@connormraz6628

Ай бұрын

It is faster to sort as you open Gavin just prefers doing it his way.

@americoperez810

Ай бұрын

Definitely faster to sort everything in one go. Imagine the worse case scenario for sorting,l. you go through the entire deck of cards and you don't have a card for a certain color . You have now wasted time going through the entire deck for no reason. Instead, if you sort it all in one go, the worst case and the best case are the same. You go through the deck once and it's sorted instead of going through it multiple times, having to look at every remaining card .

@ondrejbronec837

Ай бұрын

@@americoperez810Exactly. Also you waste a lot of brain power. Sorting like Gavin you need to look at each Green card five times verifying it each time, before you eventually put it in a pile. Also should probably take out the rares. I do it even though I ussually open everything at once. Especially in Sealed you might have bombs that just need to be played!

My LGS owner knows a lady that makes bags out of the booster pack wrappers. So we try to open the packs nicely and make sure to get them out of the way early so that he doesn't need to go around too often.

@user-ps3um2ld1s

Ай бұрын

We just throw them on the floor, there's a girl there that gets paid to pick them up

In a non-energy deck I'd probably count that Electrozoa more as combat trick removal than an actual creature

Im going to skip this Prerelease and wait until BloomBurrow

I do something similar. I will pull all mythics/lands and set them aside. Then just place them down in piles of mono colors, multi colors and colorless. Then look at the higher rairties to get a general idea of my "strongest" cards and build from there.

Super helpful as well as the last video, ive been to the draft events before but this is my first time doing the pre-release event. Super excited to try out the new cards!

Batch processing is ALWAYS slower than processing as you go.

I’d love to see you play this out with someone to see how it does! I need a part 3!

Dude why did you sort it like that in the beginning it’s so inefficient 😂

Just going through once and sorting into all the color piles simultaneously is massively faster. There really is no comparison on the speed front. It is also more accurate and helps with speeding the card pool analysis as you are paying attention to the individual cards more during the sort. You should have dropped Copycrook in the final deck for the 1 drop Transmorgrant. Copycrook is double B and frequently without a decent target while Transmorgrant is a recurrent creature that combos with other cards in the deck and it gives you something to potentially do on the first turn, which you are otherwise lacking entirely. You were making a similar analytical mistake by counting the 1 drop goblin as a 5 drop removal spell while analyzing the Red... that is the fail case not the primary use.

Always appreciate the insights into limited since I rarely get to play it

insane deckbuilding 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

That prerelease is way to expensive! Who has that kinda money to spend on a prerelease...?

Thanks for the video. The reflections were little annoying.

I would've looked at RUG Eldrazi. Yeah, the removal might not be as strong as with black, but I think it'd be fun.

Distracted by the shiny bear LOL

Why you guys don’t make Pauper Challenger decks? Isn’t that a good profit for wizards and good for pauper reprints?

@mikki429

Ай бұрын

When they can sell 4 cards for $30? Of course there's not enough profit there!

Yeah, a timed sorting video would be fun!

Do you ever consider synergy with your bombs when you build your sealed deck? The transmogrant and the connive knight looked to be real nice with arna

really nice rare pulls to come together into a deck

I like the time trial as a short

This is going to be my first draft and pre release ever. Excited!; kinda nervous tbh. How fucked am I? I just have little exp with pre cons in standard and edh. Overall what I get from this set watching yt is very overwhelming. Price and power level. Its intimidating as a newcomer 😮. I expect to have fun and meet ppl that like mtg :). Love from Mexico

@Cabby621

Ай бұрын

How did it go? I'm thinking of giving it a go for Bloomburrow. Only ever played with mates about 20 years ago so there's a lot of new concepts to learn!

@JosefinaAndohumeda

Ай бұрын

@@Cabby621 It was challenging at first. Mostly building the limited deck. But I asked around and everyone got to me with useful tips. They even helped with the mana base after the first round because I made a mess of it and couldn't cast spells. Overall I had fun and made friends! Looking forward to draft again soon!

Reef Worm 10:14 . Carrion Feeder, Phyrexian Altar (gets your mana back at same time) turn 3, Spawning Pit.. etc. Any card with: Sacrifice a Creature: blah blah.. Instant 9/9 for turn 4 with the right cards out. Playing for fun combos, 60 card decks. Mix with double token copy cards too.. and the copies stay in play. Dam that card made me think for a second.

Orim Chant is before your time, it’s super strong

$70 Happy for your shareholders!

This is always so great learing video! Please next time try to hold the card more in vieuw with out moveing so fast haha love these videos!

The way this made me not excited for pre release 💀

@andyharrisonharper

Ай бұрын

i'd love to hear why? i'm curious what you saw that i didnt

@MemoryLaneWizard

Ай бұрын

@@andyharrisonharper for me it was the financially mediocre pulls for the $70 price tag

@andyharrisonharper

Ай бұрын

@@MemoryLaneWizard my prerelease kit was $45 are you paying $70 for a kit?

Nice video. Very informative. The glare on the cards is quite annoying though. Maybe invest in some better lighting solution?

i think going green/blue and splashing red for some other eldrazi and removal would be good too, not sure

After I think your all will be one Pre-Release video. I started opening all of my packs at once and have never looked back.

I heard we can not use Wastes from outside the packs. Is that true?

@MrClobberthesaurus

Ай бұрын

That’s true. You only get wastes you open in your packs (or you draft in draft).

I wish wotc wasn't charging out the ass for this set and mtg in general as of late, I would have loved to have drafted this set.

gruul smash hehe

Rares called for esper, but temur eldrazi or abzan mod creatures was also open Good luck with prerelease everyone🎉

gavin why do you hate omo so much its a 3 mana 1/5 in limited that mana fixes.

@enoesiw

Ай бұрын

I'd be stoked to pick up Omo in my sealed pool

Love these introductions but please do something about the cards constantly reflecting your lights. the constant white glares makes this hard to watch and read the cards

Wow that kit was awful for how expensive it is

@metalliholic

Ай бұрын

Right, it does not look like a $50+ worth of cards+

Now I'm curious: how many unopened packs do you have in your closet?

@sarahbuck2506

Ай бұрын

Next up on MTG Cribs: Gavin Verhey's closet

can u keep the cards on the table and zoom in on them when we're supposed to be able to read them? You talk with your hands a lil (same tbh haha) and it causes glare at random times when I want to be reading the card (to explain the card!) as you talk about it

This sealed environment will definitely be tougher to build than standard sets.

I feel stressful when the foils are being "shuffled" in the beginning not even knowing what's in there....

I keep seeing people say $70? $90? How much is your LGS charging for this prerelease (including tournament)? Mine in Florida are $60, $50, and $40 (with different bonuses affecting price)

@jm_cubed

Ай бұрын

Going to a Prerelease tonight and it's $70 (Indianapolis here)

@MemoryLaneWizard

Ай бұрын

7000 yen here - or 4 movie/theater/museum tickets - the choice is clear

@sakurakinomoto52

Ай бұрын

The LGS that I go is asking for 400 BRL (80 USD considering 1 USD = 5 BRL)... I just bought food for the week today and I spent roughly 300 BRL (60 USD). So yeah, no way I'm playing the prerelease around here.

@michaelmahon712

Ай бұрын

@@sakurakinomoto52 that’s rough man. I’ve heard some of the import taxes into Brasil are insane. Is it the same price for English vs Portuguese cards?

@loganwheeler6368

Ай бұрын

$50 if you register, $55 walk-ins in my area

Why's the MH3 prerelease 70 dollarydoos That's too many dollarinos, friendo

@GutsyTen42

Ай бұрын

Depends where you're at. Mine is $60

@NotEvenJohn

Ай бұрын

I paid $50

@mycovore

Ай бұрын

Y'all keep reporting, I'm gonna drive out to whoever has the lowest priced LGS lmao

@dericplummer9272

Ай бұрын

Mine was also 50.

@brianpendleton2674

Ай бұрын

I've seen 55-70 locally. The packs will be 10 a piece so.. do the math? 6 packs, plus your spin down and promo, plus usually 1 pack even if you lose all matches. That is $70 worth of packs alone. The end price depends on your lgs so.. ask them. My main lgs did 70 so I am going to my buddy's where it is 55.

I mean it is obvious that Gavin has never opened up packs for any store to sort them out to piles as quickly as possible in order to stock up singles quickly :)

That glare is rough. Use fill lights.

Great guide, but at 70$ per prerelease I am glad I watched this video and the financially mediocre pulls (props to Gavin for not being given a stacked batch on purpose). This was the last nail in the coffin for me - even though I love prereleases the price is not justified in the slightest.

I always go to the prerelease at my LGS, but with these "premium" sets I don't because the price is too much, even if I can afford it.

Electrazoa taps if you don't have the energy, so trading isn't guaranteed

@danielolsen3514

Ай бұрын

The point is flash in as a blocker. At that point it's like a blue Impeccable Timing. Not great. But playable.

Will the store have Basic Wastes?

@alexandercryderman4554

Ай бұрын

No, you have to pull thouse

@jgammc

Ай бұрын

Wastes are not Lands that you can lend from the store. You can only add the normal basic lands from outside of the packs, Wastes are not included in that.

@ryanterres300

Ай бұрын

Wastes have to be from your sealed pool. Wastes from outside your pull is not legal.

@magic_claw

Ай бұрын

@@ryanterres300 I see. Can I ask why they are not provided especially since they are specifically required in this set? (Relatively new player, so thanks for the info!)

@magic_claw

Ай бұрын

@@jgammc can I ask why? Colorless pips seem to be explicitly required by certain cards in this set. (Relatively new player, so thanks!)

Do you get called into your supervisor's office when they see you do stuff like lay out the cards in WGB R U order? In all seriousness though, do the time trials of sorting as a video!

What do you do with a drunken sailor?

@anthonyferguson9282

Ай бұрын

Put him in the brig, until he's sober, duh.

Im happy my lgs is only charging 50

$70 worth of packs being sold for $100? You’re doing great work Gavin (power creep could be discussed some more) but your shareholder bosses are killing the game.

I wish i could have went to pre-release but $80 was too much for me :/

this is my first prerelease i didnt realize that $70 wasnt the norm. it seemed like a bit much but i was excited.. i hate capitalism

step one pull Chthonian Nightmare step two win

WHY IS REEF WURM AMD UNCOMMON!?

The pre release kits were all duds at my lgs. No one pulled anything out of it

the glare from the light is horrible

How to build a MH3 prerelease deck: STEP [1] Grow a money tree STEP [2] Harvest the money from the money tree STEP [3] Come to terms that money trees aren’t actually real STEP [4] Skip the MH3 prerelease altogether

Cool vid, shame I can’t afford a prerelease. Or most of magic for that matter.

@lora5030

Ай бұрын

Proxies and any types of cube drafts are the way to go tbh

@danielolsen3514

Ай бұрын

So you can't afford a $60 investment for an edh precon that you can get 100 hours of gameplay out of? Magic is one of the most cost efficient hobbies. Especially considering cost to playtime. It's still not free. Most activities & hobbies require time or money or both.

@princephantom1294

Ай бұрын

@@danielolsen3514 oh I’ve bought commander pre cons before, you know, back when they were 40$ and had the same quality as they do today. I’m mostly commenting about the price of these packs, and subsequently, the price of this set’s prerelease events.

@thatguyintherain3168

Ай бұрын

There's always Arena

@princephantom1294

Ай бұрын

@@thatguyintherain3168 that’s mostly what I do. F2P for life baby

Garbage etiquette? Liked video.

*notices the GBWRU* #Justice for GURWB (gurwub)

The glare is pretty unbearable at times, might look into your lighting a bit.

Who can afford a pre release event that cost 100 bucks per event I understand I’m from Canada but it’s meant for new players who can afford that I miss my 45 dollar pre release

can u guys have a launch once at year at least with a msrp so i dont haft to pay random prices for precons like wtf 180 canada for the eldrazi deck like wtf is goin on why dose wizards do this u make it so hard to spend money its a mess like figure this out plz

Kudo makes me angry, Ayula is a strong, independent woman who don’t need no man. I’m building him in Commander but in my lore he’s King of another forest

Ban nadu

lol 20 dollars worth of cards, pre release cost you 60 dollars

Too expensive lol

All the poors in the comments complaining about the cost 😂

idk but i felt disappointed after watching this video .

We just throw the empty packaging on the floor, the girl there gets paid to clean up after us

I love how now all the sudden you care about "the store" by giving them all the trash at once. Come to think of it, quite ironic as Wizards has been treating the LGS like trash. Pretty poetic if you ask me. That's all i got from this video. Stop making these.

2 views 1 min bro fell off

@JackOropeza

Ай бұрын

Is that how you measure someone's Value? That seems like a thing that children do.

@patrickeisert6873

Ай бұрын

@@JackOropeza taking internet comments seriously bro fell off

2 comments 6 mins bro fell off