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@chrisgoodness6531

11 ай бұрын

I get the sense wizards wants the game to fail.

@wadewilson5712

11 ай бұрын

i did this with a draft box and got 200 ( box cost me 300) at best but i like cracking packs and spent another 160 buying the singles i want and i think the next set will be singles and a few pre-release kits. the cards i get and like will go into one of many EDH ( 50 plus and counting) decks or go to the binder for future decks.

@justchill2496

11 ай бұрын

Hello, pity they don't ship worldwide. I wanted to order. Greeting from Slovakia

@rebeccachambers4701

11 ай бұрын

Stupid question whats teh point of buying something for 250 to collect just to turn around and sell all of it worth anythign for 250 and have nothing but junk left over? as well isnt the point of collecting to have things that you like and enjoy, not to have a value to make money off of? that just sounds like work or profitering or scalping

@dmmetzpaul

11 ай бұрын

would you take a weight loss sponsor?

its actually terrifying how many of these $20+ (loose) packs contained nothing to add to your scoreboard.

Honestly prof is the most relatable mtg content creator. He understands us poor folk.

@blade8141

11 ай бұрын

Amen, quality content, no BS, the hero we need

@ralphthegnome

11 ай бұрын

I think this video helps illustrate the issue players have with CM. It wasn't that there isn't "value" within the set. The price to buy into the set is/was way too high. Commander, being casual and looking mostly for singles, is not a good place to put a product at double the price (or more) of a normal set.

@Monkeysnakes

11 ай бұрын

You don't like all these videos where people's whole career and livelihood depend on magic doing well and people not getting sick of it so they release an unbiased video with merchandise provided by Wizards? Whatever man!

@timlozoya1573

11 ай бұрын

Participating in events at an LGS is the best way to collect cards from a new set, plus its fun to play Magic.

@RandomERA79

11 ай бұрын

​​@@timlozoya1573exactly the value of the cards being so high isnt the problem. Having a collector item priced so high makes sense but having the price be out of reach defeats the purpose of people buying boxes in the first place. People buy packs to have fun either as draft or lottery. Pricing the "ticket" so high is exactly the reason why opening this set probably isn't doing well it feels bad to spend so much and get so little id rather spend a little and get less. Again boosters appeal to drafters and gamblers nobody wants to pay for a 50$ "ticket"

Thank you for your sacrifice. I think it would be interesting to have a counter number of packs that pay for themselves. It would give an idea how much the box is being carried by the chase cards. A Lotus or bust quotient.

@ehpiii_music

11 ай бұрын

Lotus or bust quotient. I love it.

@RandomERA79

11 ай бұрын

Id love that id also love he would open single boosters vs a box I've always had the indication that boosters secretly have worse odds.

@simopen

11 ай бұрын

Oh, great counter idea!

@squishyflapp9510

11 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say sacrifice is appropriate here. The prof had 3 incredible boxes of CMM totalling over $1200 in value. Set boosters are down below $250 now. These boxes were the exception, not the rule.

@joshuagriffith9191

11 ай бұрын

@@squishyflapp9510They are between $450 and $500 a box in my area. So these would be duds if they were bought here.

Imagine if this set was $200. It would be a home run. I don't even play Commander but I would buy a few boxes.

@squishyflapp9510

11 ай бұрын

People would still complain. This set and all masters sets should be $150 max with standard sets being $100 max. Modern sets like mh2 should fit right in the middle.

@benjaminlehman3221

11 ай бұрын

@@squishyflapp9510ehh. I think $200 for 36 packs is fair. Good reprints for double the price. Like the first modern masters was $8 per pack

@RCMAM

11 ай бұрын

If this was $200 every single box in the country would sell out and the stores would be raising their prices to $300 due to demand.

@truegamerking

11 ай бұрын

​@RCMAM but it doesn't have to be that way. Wizards could just print more. Pokemon did that with their celebration set.

@Alessandro-mg9oh

11 ай бұрын

All these boxes have a value of at least $200 what are you even talking about

Prof: "jeweled lotus or bust" Box 2: "hold my beer" Box 3: "Jeweled Lotus AND bust?"

Is Ashnod's altar less than 2 dollars? What a time to be alive

@generalgrievous5549

11 ай бұрын

No, it's not. Still around $6

I love how I requested the "Gonna make you dance dance dance" song and you not only put it in the video, but gave me the title and artist too. I feel seen and valued, unlike from Wizards. Thanks, teach.

@jochenkirn9468

11 ай бұрын

One of the best reasons to watch!

Just now noticing that Generous Gift is both a common in the set AND on The List for this set. Fantastic List pull, Prof.

@ernieels355

11 ай бұрын

As someone new to magic, can you explain the difference?

@SmuggyOcelot

11 ай бұрын

@@ernieels355the list is a selection of thousands of cards across Magic’s history that are reprinted, in the back of set boosters… with only a chance to get them. They have the planeswalker symbol in the bottom left, and they tend to be the most unique version of the card

Commander Masters: "Now I have become death, the destroyer of wallets"

@samuelcacnio9548

11 ай бұрын

*debt

@jackheintz9747

11 ай бұрын

My spending on MTG lately has gone nuclear.. If I atom up it's a lot of money.. I guess I try to keep fission for special new cards.. I'll see myself out.

@TheBirdGroves

11 ай бұрын

The true triple feature

@AsterDXZ

11 ай бұрын

@@TheBirdGroves Barbenheimer Masters

@draketheduelist

11 ай бұрын

Considering the addictive quality and price point, I was expecting "Now I have become meth."

I really like when you comment your findings like in the lotr booster box episode. If you could do it again it would be wonderful

@user-sw7js4jw7v

11 ай бұрын

Seconded, laidback format really enjoyed it

@evasiveresonant6959

11 ай бұрын

I will comment bc I didn’t he did this before but would be awesome to see

I wish I lived in a world where my commander master set booster box cost 350, in Quebec they are sold for 600$ CA even when doing the conversion, it's still 446$ us. They say it's the markup for exportation but it's bullcrap if you ask me.

@revolverrambles

11 ай бұрын

I’m in Ontario and I assure that’s bullcrap. I just checked 401games which operates out of Toronto, it’s one of their many LGS’ and they got a set booster box for $560, but it’s over $600 with tax. I’m literally in a position because the border is a short drive I might make a nice day trip out of it with my doggo to the US and grab a box at an LGS there

@etienneouellet4724

11 ай бұрын

Yeah... Je vie le même problème 😅

@JM64

11 ай бұрын

At that point just order from a U.S. store and use one of those services where you ship to a temporary U.S. address then to you; even with the extra shipping and taxes it should be cheaper than $600 CAD. I'm not even going to get in to how garbage the conversion rate is.

@etienne4806

11 ай бұрын

indeed, the eldrazi unbound commander deck is priced at 180 CAD at my LGS, so 200 CAD with sales taxes :) not a premium product at all

@AstoranSolaire

11 ай бұрын

Cheapest I can see for a set box here in the UK is £370, which works out to USD 472 or CAD 634... as our cards are printed in Belgium it's definitely not to do with over-inflated import charges, it's total bullshit that they just charge us the same number of pounds as they do dollars in the US and think that's fine.

I remember a saying that when Magic boxes get to a certain price, think about how that compares with the prices of the latest consoles as a bit of a deterrent.

@yellaturd

10 ай бұрын

In Australia I could buy a new Xbox Series S for less money than one of these booster boxes. A new ps5 with Baldur's Gate 3 and another new game would cost less than two of these boosters. Even Todd Howard's dumb Starfield watch feels like a better deal than this.

The price of each box is insane, but good lord did you hit the jackpot with that second one.

I genuinely watch this instead of getting a box and cracking, feels better too imo

@insainraven9875

11 ай бұрын

This is the set that officially has me on the just buying singles from here on out😅 I’m keeping my preorders because LGS but this set has proven so that singles is the only logical way to play this game

@rbenoit1978

11 ай бұрын

@@insainraven9875 Without Pack-Crackers...no singles could be sold!

I feel this set should have included fetch and shocklands. Since majority commander decks could really use those boosts.

@TheMaestroso

11 ай бұрын

Probably holding out on the shocks for a future Ravnica set, because those always get printed there

@notapplicable6985

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheMaestrosoyeah, they already revealed hallowed fountain for ravinica remastered

@CleazyMane-ef2cg

11 ай бұрын

They are reprinting Shocks in Ravinica Remastered coming out next year. And MH3 will probably have the allied fetches.

@Chaosuser32

11 ай бұрын

They did the battle lands at least which have seen fewer printings overall and are arguably better for commander

@notapplicable6985

11 ай бұрын

@@Chaosuser32 I think thats only true for dual colored decks More than that and being searchable is a major upside

That first box was like best case scenario, one of the best set boxes I’ve seen. Most aren’t even that close.

The best part of the booster box game is, "GONNA MAKE YOU DANCE DANCE DANCE"

Remembering in 2016 when from the vaults and anthologies would release quality reprints for less than or around $100

I miss opening boxes! Been decades since I've done it. I didn't have smooth jazz playing in the background, either. Usually classic rock or oldies radio. ;-)

@benjamingillispie5614

11 ай бұрын

I played TOOL when opening mine, when I wasn't with friends 😢

This man really said he feels like it’s “Jeweled Lotus or bust” and then got proven wrong twice, both ways lol

@TolarianCommunityCollege

11 ай бұрын

hahaha

@Sliverenthusiast

11 ай бұрын

Gotta keep shilling them singles.

"If your LGS is having a draft of Commander Masters, why not sign up for it?" SIXTY FLIPPING DOLLARS per draft. That's why.

LOVE the post-prod/edit humour of box number 2

single prices right now are absolutely wonderful! I love the 10, 20, even 30 dollars cards that are now almost bulk (for the time being)! Even bond lands are down there at 3 dollars

Prof, I love the positive, assuring, self-image-affirming way you address body image in your Keeps promos. Keeps it up, good sir!

Prof, you've inspired me to pursue my doctorate and now I too am an Adjunct. Totally understand why you do KZread, the pay is crap! Great work, Love your stuff!

This is cathartic watching this. Not opening booster boxes anymore is the correct financial descission.

So happy I know the music playing for these. Idk if I never noticed it before but I've always loved the music.

Best Magic content creator in the community. Always a pleasure watching your videos Professor!

Idea-after each box show a pick of all of the pulls you will be selling. Like a 7x5 or so grid

Seeing the generous gift as the list card as uncommon when it is literally a common IN THIS SET is hilarious

For a while there I was worried he wasn't going to play Future Cha Cha, but then bam! Pack 20!

Watching you do these box opens makes me want to buy a box every time lol

Thank you Keeps for giving Prof a haircut. He presents himself the way he wants to present himself, and he does, because he could, so he did, he does the presenting that he does.

Yuriko is under a dollar now!? I remember she used to be $10.

@drummerboy0511

11 ай бұрын

That's how I feel about Mystic Remora right now. When I got back into the game about a year ago, it was ~$10. Now it's $2.50 - $3.50. Good stuff.

@DeathEatsCurry

11 ай бұрын

I think she spiked hard around Neo Kamigawa, probably because of all the new ninja support, and slowly drifted back down until this set's reprints.

@asimplefuture_

11 ай бұрын

It's interesting to see a copy of Maelstrom Wanderer for so cheap as well. Never made a commander deck for him because I never wanted to pay the $20

@damionstoen2596

11 ай бұрын

​@@DeathEatsCurrynah the reprint tanked her hard

@damionstoen2596

11 ай бұрын

The reprint also hurt the promo price but hopefully it'll climb back

I really like the retro lands, Mark Poole, Rebecca Guay, so many memories.

@cre8rzaw

11 ай бұрын

And Alayna Danner!

Remember the days when video game consoles costed more than cardboard😂. I do love the videos would love to see a video on best mtg products to buy on a budget for 2023. I love playing but product can be suoer expensive

@factsandstuff2832

11 ай бұрын

Look up the cheapest jumpstart box and play some jumpstart maybe?

@wvanhuss4190

11 ай бұрын

@factsandstuff2832 it's also more for gifts for friends as well.

@austinrearick8946

11 ай бұрын

​@@factsandstuff2832That's not even a good idea when the garbage set jumpstart boxes exist.

@wvanhuss4190

11 ай бұрын

@austinrearick8946 I think he meant the good nonset Jumpstarts

@austinrearick8946

11 ай бұрын

@@wvanhuss4190 I would hope that's what they actually meant, but when someone says the cheapest jumpstart box, it's good to at least try and help clarify it further when someone could read that, see that the set ones are cheapest without knowing what they are, and getting one for someone with the thought that it was what was being recommended.

I love the series, keep it up prof

I made the mistake of buying 2 set booster cus I got caught up in the hype. In the two boosters I got. Cyclonic Rift and The Ur-Dragon. (The regular one. Which is the one I wanted!) That was in the first pack. The second pack had a full art arachnogenesis and a full art kindred dominance! Needless to say there's no reason for me to buy the packs ever again. 😅

@Ok-lm7eg

11 ай бұрын

Yeah after I high roll once I never try and recreate it

@behemoth9543

11 ай бұрын

Congrats. I got a total of one medallion and 3 cards between 2 and 4 dollars in 5 packs. Rest was bulk.

@smashbreault4051

11 ай бұрын

@behemoth9543 I still need the medallions avacyn and Doubling season and great henge. But since many of those cards are for a deck that I'm trying to build over time ( few months to years depending on how long it takes for me to finalize the list and grab the cards for it) I'm willing to wait a bit for singles. That and doubling season will also be in wilds of eldrain so might as well wait then for the singlet when that gets yet another re-release.

Lovely tie professor

Seems like the Prof always makes his money back on the first box. Makes it look like buying boxes is better then singles.

Thanks for marking the sponsoring, I don't see that very often. 👍👍👍

Wow! Insane Pulls! I've had only one box in my life where I came out ahead.

Just clocked on the video and already feel bad Prof. My man why why why lol. Great to have someone from the players perspective.

As someone that just got into mtg I honestly thank you sir for your worth in this space

Ngl, I really like the retro look of those land cards

3 boxes till bust its always awesome to watch the packs get cracked waiting to see that very pretty jeweled lotus. Thanks !

This is the set that broke my heart as I LOVE commander but I can't afford what may be the best commander set.

I just like to look at the nice pictures, thanks for this cool montage of pretty pictures

Man I wish I could get playmats of some of the artist showcase cards. They look so dope.

I’ve always enjoyed buying a box of each set for purposes of expanded my general collection, usually not looking for particular cards, but I like to have a wide assortment at my disposable should I decide to build a deck. Generally I hope to crack equal value. This set knocked the wind out of me, preordered at $380 for my set box, opened it to find only $230 in cards. I think I’ll be taking a break from sealed product for awhile, as price points keep climbing and returns seemingly diminish.

@leemiller6977

11 ай бұрын

RIP to your wallet good sir. I fear the same thing would happen to me. I cannot bring myself to buy a box that costs half my paycheck and I don't even have a car OR house payment to pay.

@endlessorbaggins8223

11 ай бұрын

And that 230$ in cards is based on LGS selling or buying list? And keep in ming that this 230$ you calculated is based on release price. Do the calculation in 3 months. And then do the calculation in 2 years when WotC will have reprinted again and again each cards in this set. Even if you had opened 450$ in value on release based on LGS selling prices, in reality, in the long term, you would get ripped off if you would proceed to sell these cards to an LGS.

@endlessorbaggins8223

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same when I was into MTG. I justified buying into sealed because I liked the fact that when I wanted to build a deck I had enough cards to do so and most of the time I would only need to purchase a couple singles that i was missing and could go well in the deck. But, doing that, I was still using probably less than 5% of the cards I owned even if i had 15 Commander decks. 95% of cards sitting in my closet, having no purpose, just hope that I will come grab them one of these days. Looking back I think it would have been smarter to just buy singles and stick to a budget. I have probably spent more than 10 000$ on sealed for it to sit in a closet! And would I sell those cards today that I would be far far from recouping that money. WotC as tanked so much of the cards I have (no reserved list) that my collection is now worthless. MTG is too expensive and a waste of money is now my opinion. Looking back I should have stayed away from this game and put that money into something more useful or into some investment portfolio.

@yellaturd

10 ай бұрын

A few years back I saved up and bought a box of Master's 25. I got 3 mythics out of it with a combined total of like $20 and I already had a copy of one of those cards. The gambling really isn't worth it, especially at these new insane prices.

I know Prof means for these to serve as a caution against buying boxes, but sometimes it feels like the opposite. Love you Prof!

Had my son watch you open boxes for the first time and told him you would bust on the first and second box. You should've seen him jumping around making fun of me for being wrong 😂 awesome job as always. Thanks as always for showing us the way. 😊

Something to note about the price is that you were comparing set booster box pricing to draft booster box pricing. It's still higher for draft booster boxes than it used to be, but it's not as high as was presented.

@johnbunceiii2668

11 ай бұрын

There was no such thing as set booster when those sets were in print.

@SmashPortal

11 ай бұрын

@@johnbunceiii2668 Right, but there are still draft boosters in the current set. He's comparing products that aren't equivalent.

I really loved the accidental middle finger joke!

Again, thank you for putting the names and artists for the songs you use on screen.

I would love to open up a Full Art Deflecting Swat or Fierce Guardianship, such beautiful cards.

I have been waiting! I hope the video is nice!

well Prof. I hope that I pull half as well as you do on my near mandatory box of this set. Heck even your last box pulled plenty of cards I am looking for.

Thanks for this. Mad man.

Vibing to the tunes and cooking just listening to “cha-ching”…

I'm not a big magic the gathering fan but I occasionally open collector boosters to see the nice artwork from MTG. But even though I don't play the card game and rarely open packs, Brian Lewis's personality and content creation style keep me watching for more. This man is an artist on the camera.

I'm sorry for your wallet, Prof.

@Frog_Cat_

11 ай бұрын

the money from youtube/sponsorship will cover it lol

@MGone3

11 ай бұрын

Plus he can write it off on his taxes

@winkelfilms

11 ай бұрын

So many smart people in this thread so far

Last box seems more like the norm.🎉

dang was good value! im very glad they exceeded the purchase price (2/3)!

God, the anticipation with which I’ve been waiting for this…

Prof, you hit some bangers in that box.

I really like your soundtrack!

I feel kinda weird, I was legit thinking about how much I'd like to see someone pull the new full art demonic tutor, as prof opened pack no# 13.

hey Prof, i miss the other format for these box game videos, with the most valuable card in the corner. I'm sure its a lot of editing, but I'm not gonna watch a full hour of booster opening but like skipping through and then watching the end. thanks for all you do!

This video had the most wholesome ad read of all time.

You have remarkably steady hands when you nonchalantly pull a $30+ card

I do kind of miss seeing the top card at any time and how it compares with the previous? Any way we can get maybe a spreadsheet of the hits, or maybe a recap? Idk, it's always nice to see but I get it for the people who skip to the end of the video

@draketheduelist

11 ай бұрын

I like to hit the 10-second skip until I see the price change, then rewind to see which card(s) did it, then fast forward again. ...At 2x speed.

At 7:10 you pull an Ashnod's Altar, you didn't mention the price of it. But its listed on Card Kingdom for $7.99

@chazzanschutz6096

11 ай бұрын

Saw that too and thought wow it's worthless now?

@justin2039

11 ай бұрын

Noticed that too as I'm probably picking one up soon, hoping it drops in the next month or so

@chazzanschutz6096

11 ай бұрын

@justin2039 hey, if it drops the price of the Antiquities version enough, I would just buy that version.

@titheproven954

11 ай бұрын

I think he just missed it, but to be fair you can get identical prints from other sets for $2 or $3 each.

That second box was so hype!!

This style you're rocking I dub it the "Tolarian Winds"

Been living in Proxy City for years now, it’s great here!

Keep up great work, stay safe and healthy

It ist so hard to finde The comment tap in The App, that i forgot what i wanted to ASK. You Rock Prof ❤

Me: Oh cool, a new booster box game video! Also Me: Oh no, its almost an hour long :(

So what I'm getting from this is that this is the perfect set to buy if I want to fill up an entire card binder with borderless Faithless Looting?

@atalhlla

11 ай бұрын

Was gonna say just this. So much Faithless Looting! Every time I glance at the screen… Faithless Looting! I think Wizards is trying to tell us something…

I'm so jealous of you pulling that scarab God when I have to wait a few weeks for it to ship from tcgplayer

That third box was an absolute steamer, even with the Lotus

Oh man running hot today!

Hair is amazing prof

@TolarianCommunityCollege

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

HAHAHAHA "I am become death" That killed me😂

I don’t know what happened at 16:04 but it was hilarious 😂

"Eternal masters, the original commander masters but... good" 😂😂😂😂

@chazzanschutz6096

11 ай бұрын

Wouldn't the original commander masters set technically be Chronicles? (I know it was EDH then, but still).

We had 23 players at my LGS in STL on Friday for CM draft. The owner made way more money holding a draft than selling 4 draft boxes (1 of which was just for prize packs) by themselves. ($50/head)

Love the tie!

Nice tie

Love how he just casually drops the Eternal Masters box and then has an ‘oh shit’ expression after

I'm tempted to buy a set box just for the art sliver cards, they're gorgeous

@SolomonRasputin

11 ай бұрын

350 for art cards is wild af

The lack of MSRP is not why these arent $240. If there *was* an MSRP, it would probably be like $480, based on what stores are buying this from distributors for.

Love the thoughtful ad read for keeps

I really love the basic lands in this premium product (!)

"Don't try this at home." *proceeds to pull absolute fire* Very nice pulls.

@tuongpham7609

11 ай бұрын

It was a nice first box but he "barely" broke even. I think he was only $20 up? Still impressive but way to risky.

@TolarianCommunityCollege

11 ай бұрын

I'd say it was a very, VERY nice second box. First box was deece, but if it had not had the lotus?

@ThrashMetallix

11 ай бұрын

I just finished the second box. Very nice there as well. Now I'm gonna go put myself into further debt and drop $350!!!! Jk

@tuongpham7609

11 ай бұрын

Just finished second as well. Holy shit. Nutty.

Damn good box professor.

I’ll pick up a set booster every so often because I like the universality of a lot of the cards, and am a glutton for punishment. I’ve gotten pretty lucky considering some of the dud packs in this video.

Those boxes are pretty good, but the starting price just keeps me from even trying. The ceiling may be high, but the floor is an chasm.