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@Brythnoth_of_the_Void

Жыл бұрын

Why’d you pass on some of the 2.50 lands? For example 36:34 says it’s $2.50 (Borderless/foil) Games a game, you made it anyways, but still, I’m curious

@SniperGoldfish

Жыл бұрын

I got that reference and I'm 30. By the way what does the tattoo on your wrist say? something about being the coward, the flower, the liar and the tired?

@theodorheidhues2566

Жыл бұрын

Uhm so some of these prices seem off like Concept Jin Gitaxias is around 22 and Atraxa jumped 500percent plus mercurial spelldancer and Mycosinth is closer to 10.

@jameswulf

Жыл бұрын

Vishgraz

@ryanjordan1397

Жыл бұрын

@@theodorheidhues2566 you have to remember filming and posting times vs market fluctuation, i.e. card today $5.39 card tomorrow $7.5 filmed maybe 3-4 days before live post= price changes

At the beginning of the first box, we were feeling that Collector Ouphe. At the end of the first box, we were feeling that Collector Oof

@C._Bradford

Жыл бұрын

I was physically in pain by the last few packs, and I didn't even buy the box. Cant imagine how Prof feels.

@mtgcamfan

Жыл бұрын

I am in pain watching this box opening but not as much as when wizards even hinted at Jace being compleated

@maxbodifee3263

Жыл бұрын

Don't think he cares. Views pay for the box, not the cards ;)

@dylantaylor8242

11 ай бұрын

First box I've ever bought tonight, first box was it....

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” “If you get that reference, you’re probably 40” You’re about 15 years over the mark, but damn I do feel 40

@iwalani2697

Жыл бұрын

Same

@jcool838

Жыл бұрын

Made me feel old at 39 lol

@marc0s158

Жыл бұрын

ditto, its a part of your cultural zeitgeist if you were around TV in the 90s.

@RickBrennan

Жыл бұрын

I’m in this video and I don’t like it.

@bloodtypexneg

Жыл бұрын

Almost 40... almost. Dang... I'm almost 40

Last time I was this early Elesh Nora was still the daughter of machines.

@TolarianCommunityCollege

Жыл бұрын

lol

@evilfruit2360

Жыл бұрын

Last time i was her teferi was a student of time

Insane that showcase foil atraxa tripled in price from when this video was edited to when it was published

@sillyb1975

Жыл бұрын

4 times by now, cheapest on cardmarket is 60€

@sallad2645

Жыл бұрын

I sold the regular art one to my LGS last week for 8 bucks.

@elcapitanofthemtn

Жыл бұрын

@@sallad2645 oof. Big sad man I feel for you. Helped your game store out at least!

@BobNinjaCat

Жыл бұрын

​@@WHunt-pc4rw I highly doubt you win if it resolves.

@sammystevens4140

Жыл бұрын

@@BobNinjaCat Well in the higher powered formats where it is seeing play even you're seeing 10 cards and its never being cast for full cost, sneak and show and reanimator are decks that are seeing this card being played. It's being compared to and being called a better griselbrand for those decks as there is no need to pay life and being able to chain into another copy of itself and you can pitch it to forces and the elementals. It is a very good card and you likely will win in a turn or two if your opponent didn't concede after the etb resolves.

This set has really showed that financial value isn't everything. Despite the low prices for singles, there are so many amazing cards in this set. Even the lower value Ixhel commander precon is sold out at every LGS I've visited while they still have plenty of Boros decks.

@davidhowell1415

Жыл бұрын

I can’t find the boros deck around me but to be fair I have to drive an hour minimum to get to a store that sells cards other than Walmart 😂

@PostprandialTorpor

Жыл бұрын

Boros deck has solid reprints. The corrupted influence deck is a hype trap mostly and better to get singles for toxic deck

@MarvelOfRain

Жыл бұрын

@@PostprandialTorpor The deck is great (after some upgrades and testing seems like the stronger of the two), but the cards in it are shit. It is really a product you buy to play the deck not to pocket the cards.

@WeaponXYZ

Жыл бұрын

@@MarvelOfRain Exactly, the boros deck is great but the power is not enough for me spending 40~45$. There's just better decks in that price range, if the precon was 20~30$ then it would be worth it.

@Blaze_1013

Жыл бұрын

I would hardly say the singles prices are low. Atraxa is $50, Norn $44, Mondrak $39, and the Sword of is $30 with 8 more cards over $10 and another 11 over $5.

The community: "oh i love how busted this set is! The prices will be crazy!" Also the Community: "The red Dominus and completed Luka? $3"

@japplek

Жыл бұрын

Wonder if wizards will notice - fatigue is setting in. Love the game, but running an engine at 100% all the time is a great way to wear it out.

So.... Elesh Norn or bust? Sounds about right. I cracked a Collector Box for fun and opened into about $100 of value because I missed Norn, Atraxa, and the Concept Praetors. Same thing happened on the Collector Box of Dominaria Remastered, which has pretty thoroughly soured me to buying boxes for a while.

@AzurielMist

Жыл бұрын

Managed to miss the dominus cards also? Sound extremely unlucky if that's the case.... the set is quite loaded with hits.

@helios566

Жыл бұрын

Almost entirely yeah. The gape between the 10 most expensive cards and the rest is huge so unless you're opening one of the chase cards you're not getting value.

@diegoramos7494

Жыл бұрын

This seems rly unlucky. I opened one and it got me full value without Elesh norn. Tho I did get a concept praetor in the box

@peterstewart7332

Жыл бұрын

@@AzurielMist In total I cracked 14 collector packs (a full box and 2 loose packs at an LGS on an impulse). My hits were: Nahiri (Borderless) $6.81, Lukka (Foil) $1.77, Solphim x2 (Showcase 1 foil, one not) $6.02 (each), Phyrexian Obliterator (Step and Compleat Foil) $29.69, Phyrexian Obliterator (Showcase) $9.84, Nissa (Step and Compleat Foil) $25.59, Tekuthal Inquary Dominus (Step and Compleat Foil) $22.40, Ichormoon Gauntlet $18.37 Total spent: ~$280. Total Value: $126.519 Rares not really worth talking about (no Rotpriest, no Gardens, 1 Spelldancer, no Skrelv's Hive).

@Cosmis5

Жыл бұрын

Suddenly Atraxa is worth $60

"I stay in my grind mindset." Tolarian School of Hard Knocks

I loved your joke at the beginning with the reference "I've fallen and I can't get up!" I am literally turning 40 in about one week so that's spot on.

@a_guy_in_orange7230

Жыл бұрын

congratulations on turning 39 in about a week!

@matthewbillings4979

Жыл бұрын

Family Matters is streaming now, so this joke may only be true so much longer

Future Cha Cha is a banger Booster Box Game track, holy crap

I feel like the reason a lot of the prices aren't high is *because* of how much this set's been bought, with the rarer cards being super rare, and the common cards being super common, causing that price variance of even mythics going for like 0.43

0:59 Excuuuuuuse me, Professor. I happen to only be 32 and I got that reference. Thank you very much!

@brokenpancreas1922

Жыл бұрын

I'm 25 and I know that reference

@uhjn

Жыл бұрын

man im only 20 and I get that reference

@resipticles546

Жыл бұрын

Bro I’m 16 and I get that reference…

@superflygonman

Жыл бұрын

@@resipticles546bruh I'm 2 and I got that reference.

@alexscott8799

Жыл бұрын

I traveled back from the future, I'm technically -5 and I got that reference

I think this game should try once excluding list cards. Those make almost all set booster boxes ‘worth it’ potentially. I can’t keep up with the list as it rotates, but it usually has a number of cards in the $30+ range. Taking them out I feel would show the actual set’s value over possibly a lucky list pull that has little bearing on that set.

Man I havnt played magic in a decade but I just can't resist watching these box opening videos.

It's really crazy to see the pricing here and then almost overnight, the foil showcase Atraxa now goes for like $60+

@francisserpa4465

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was surprised when the price came up for her because I thought it was really low

@Enja_Near

Жыл бұрын

​@@francisserpa4465 Atraxa was $10-$15 before tournament results came in. She's seeing play as 3-4 ofs in 2 top standard decks as well as seeing play even in vintage, and is the 2nd most popular commander of the set. Im not at all surprised by this.

I drafted a box of this with my play group and it was one of the most fun draft experiences of recent memory (for standard) since war of the spark. We are likely going to do another draft of this before too long since it was so fun!

I know this was probably filmed ages ago but it shocks me that just a few weeks after the release the set market price on that Atraxa showcase is now 45$. A huge difference from the 14$ when you opened it.

@askmeagain43

Жыл бұрын

I opened the foil showcase on Saturday when it was $18 and not a couple days later it started fluctuating around the $70 mark.

Professor, any chance of releasing the Academic Deck Box again? Got back into Magic after the Kickstarter ended, and would gladly pay full price for one.

@WhirlpoolMaelstrom

Жыл бұрын

they will be shipping around North American around the end of the month, so my guess maybe next year.

@noaharterburn2690

Жыл бұрын

@@WhirlpoolMaelstrom That would be great! I'm not going to have any money after the Lord of the Rings set comes out this year anyways lol

@thomasmatchen8956

Жыл бұрын

Same!!

@yetagain10

Жыл бұрын

Do a premium version of it and call it the Tenured Academic

@gavinwaters5470

Жыл бұрын

If you get a lair 600 instead, it’s a mirrored tolarian box

So draft boosters are for drafting…set packs are for…er getting ripped off. And collector’s boosters are for…..getting majorly ripped off. Got it!

This is my favorite series keep em coming, the music the vibe the concept perfect

Hey prof, the music in these absolutely slap. Half the reason I watch these are for the background music alone. Keep it up my good man.

Hey prof, Im sure you are aware but that Atraxa, Grand Unifier (38:58) has had a massive adjustment!

@andresvelazquez5922

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, when she came out she was about 8 USD and I was tempted to buy it just to play it as a commander. Now that I've seen she is about 50 usd I've got regrets

@justiis4672

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that box was well into $200 territory

Thank you for doing the booster box game. It fills my need to crack packs. Now I can spend my money on singles.

@electricwizard5747

5 ай бұрын

not even the same thing at all

Alright, time to see Prof pull more value than I did with my collectors box. I can't complain though, I got a foil mommy.

Nothing was funnier than when that old lady fell down in the mall, on rescue 911.

I picked up a Draft booster box of ONE to host a draft night with my friends! I'm so excited!

I kinda feel like those alternate art Phyrexia lands will have some resale value in the future. They just look cool.

That first dud of a box reminds me of the brothers war box I bought (was so bad) haha (I buy a box for each set before ordering singles)

I haven't bought any set since the fifth dawn. I stumbled on one of these videos and decided to try it so I bought a neon dynasty draft box in high hopes of pulling a hidetsogu neon or foil emporor. Supposed to be here tomorrow in excited

I got the reference, and I'm only 27 prof....

@cax1175

Жыл бұрын

Same

An interesting data point would be how much would one of each individual card you open in a box cost together. A set booster after all is for the supposed collector looking to fill out their set collection, so how far towards a complete set does one box get you and for how much?

@chesterfieldthe3rd929

Жыл бұрын

KZread channel called something does it. Magic box something. Sorry I forgot his name.

@maxhutchinson6425

Жыл бұрын

@@chesterfieldthe3rd929 MTGBoxAnalysis, guys great!

@moomochi6290

Жыл бұрын

@@maxhutchinson6425 THANKS!

That playmat of you and Post Malone is the greatest thing i've seen all week. Such an amazing picture let alone forever immortalized on a playmat.

@delroy234

Жыл бұрын

Ikr I want that playmat myself

Another great video prof , just wondering if you could add a card count to the total , would be quite interesting to know how many cards were over $2 and how many it took to reach the total

I'm usually kind of meh on the alternate art for cards but I really love the high contrast versions they put in this set. They really pop.

I’m so happy my box wasn’t like that first one. I was essentially able to get the box value out of 3 cards I pulled, Blightsteel Colossus, Vorinclex, and Atraxa.

This is exactly why I buy 7000+ cards in bulk for the same or less than the price of a new set release booster box. I can build cubes, pauper decks, pauper commander decks. And if I really want something expensive, buy the single. And because it’s so cheap I can easily give stuff away for free and it doesn’t feel vad if there are cards I’m unable to donate and they go to recycling. The only way I engage with new product nowadays is if I go to a prerelease event or if I want the storage box and dice that comes with a bundle, I’ll buy one ☝️

The music at pack 14 of box 2 is fantastic. Also, the third music choice, with the oceans elevenesque type feel.

I for my part love starting into a new set with a booster box ^^ i just enjoy it and i makes fun! And makes me happy and gives me the "woa! Something cool in my pack!" Feeling.. i enjoy this :) and after this i buy my singles of my local game store! But every time i can open some boosters it feels like beeing the little kid from a few 20~ years ago when value or power of cards or meta stuff wasnt important and you enjoyed just to get cool cards and trade with your friends to gather the cards you like the most!... its nostalgic and i love it and in these minutes of joy i dont watch for prices or something.. i even dont really look the set up in advance and just go for looks of the booster! So nice.. just a nice reminder of a simpler time... 😊 booster are great ♡

With the updated prices, that third box was nuts.

Elesh Norn or bust! And thanks for that reference I got near the beginning. I feel so old😬

I am a little sad so many people have been opening up DRAFT boxes of this at my local game store which has meant we did not have anything for the Tuesday night draft. Luckily the store still had a box of NEO and that was a great draft!

kinda unrelated but, i just had the jitterbug jingle ringing in my head, thanks prof haha

No wonder my box didn't have any Machine Mamas, you opened them all 😅

Bro I relate to the "I've fallen and I can't get up" thing... Like never before.

I’m 33 and I get the reference from the intro, but only because they referenced it in Ninja Turtles 3 Turtles in Time and I loved Ninja Turtles as a kid. When Donatello said “Help, I’m a turtle and I can’t get up!” My mom laughed. I didn’t get the reference, so she had to explain it to me. That’s how I was initiated. I was probably 4 or 5 at the time. :D

Really hope Prof kept those two Atraxa from that third box because if this had been filmed today those two alone would get him a good chunk of the way to a box.

29:51 i thought the card was fcked up fresh out of the booster already. glad it was just an optical illusion

So glad you decided to open another box, even if the 1st one didn't make the cut. I love cracking packs myself.

"Oh yea Peta Draft is the best way to open packs!" -Louis, Family Guy

Called out by the "I've fallen and I can't get up!" Not quite 40 yet, but close.

I feel so old seeing a foil planeswalker going into the bulk bin. They always used to hold value.

Question: Who do you sell these cards to? Friends, Ebay customers, or do you have a deal set up with your local game store where you give them Rares/Mythics/Foils equaling the cost of a box and they give you fresh boxes?

Yes I was soooo looking forward to this thanks Prof!

@TolarianCommunityCollege

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@kasper337

Жыл бұрын

@@TolarianCommunityCollege Btw love the new top card addition in the top right corner really good idea! 👍

Love those lands

man, i turned 21 today and when you said “if you get that reference you are probably 40” it really sunk in LMAO

@joelnormal4876

Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@saveriocimino8206

Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday dude

@tataladdd4251

Жыл бұрын

aw thank you guys :)

Some of the music sounds excellent at double speed, especially the one at around 5 minutes! I wonder, was that done on purpose?

The music reminds me of old-school Final Fantasy games.

I watched enough "The price is right" with my grandma to get that LifeAlert (not a sponsor) reference!

Professor: "If you get that reference, you're probably 40" Me: "I feel personally attacked"

Prof: "The Booster Box game is just that: A game! It's just for fun!" Also Prof: "I also happened to buy 5 more boxes on top of the one I just opened right now so I'll be opening those 5 boxes as well! And then go and buy MORE boxes to open! And then MORE! And then MORE! And then-"

The concept praetors being in any booster is amazing. I bought a set box for first time in while. I am not a fan of step and compleat, so set was perfect for me and I was very satisfied with what I cracked.

I definitely made a life alert reference at work today.

Ooof good lord. I got really lucky with my box... Foil mythic - Elesh norn and some other really kick ass cards, totalled 5-6 mythics. YMMV with this one.

You have done countless of these videos and yet still open boosters like a barbarian!

the music was absolutely bussin this video

I got that reference and I'm 36. Well played, Sir.

I kind of want to see the professor play one of these boosterbox games with the MTG summit playmat he is on in the back ground. It was really cool meeting him and a lot of the other MTG creators in person.

I did enjoy watching you play! Thanks! I also enjoyed buying singles from the set!!!

I almost thought they got the professor with a hot pocket ad but it was a Factor ad.

New to these and they are fun! Ever go to game nights in Portland?

I fully expected this video to go on forever with the value of this set

@keldone3186

Жыл бұрын

is that sarcasm? If yes its not obvious

I'm only 22 but I got the reference, lol. It's from "A Christmas Story" said by Raphly's brother.

I got lucky on my desire to buy a couple boxes. I got my leading lady for my Commander deck and now that I have my pack openings out of my system I am going to buy the remaining singles I need for my deck. Its going to be a nutty deck with her as my Commander. I pulled her alternate art on my last 6 boosters. I thought I bought some duds but I think I got some pretty good value out of the boxes I bought. I figured since this was the first time since Avacyn Restored that I opened some MTG boosters I would go a little deep. I bought 3 boxes and had my fun. Plus I got a bunch of shiny lands for my decks haha. I think I only have like 4 of 5 major cards that are above the $20 price range. So all in all was fun opening boosters. Now I need to deep dive and see what synergizes with her and what will make me public enemy 1 in a game of commander haha. Thanks Professor, it was through your videos that I found myself really wanting to get back into MTG. I can't wait to throw down in some Commander once I have the deck built.

"If you get that reference, you're probably 40." I feel personally attacked, Prof - and I don't mean like in a game of commander.

1:00 That is true, all the ouches begin when you wake up on your 40 birthday. 🤕 After that, you will alwyas start the day with a: "Son of a..."

Prof, I'd be interested to see your Thrun deck if you get around to building one and making a guide for it. I opened three of them at prerelease and I have no idea what to do with him.

@ConnorDMoody

Жыл бұрын

He made a video for a commander deck with Thrun since posting this if you haven’t seen it.

Prof, you didn't need to call out the life alert rememberes like that 😅

It's amusing watching this a week later when Atraxa has gone up like 1000%

Apparently Atraxa is worth $60! Glad your luck turned around. Thanks for playing!

that third box was busted as hell 2x Atraxa and Elssh... Uff what a box.

When it’s actually Thursday, February 16.

I totally got the reference 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

"We'll be right there, Mrs. Fletcher!" 🤣

i dont often hit like but that intro deserves one

Man, they really sent you a box of bulk rares on that first box.

Got a few collector boxes. Prob gonna hodl for a bit. This set feels so important.

List cards are nuts in this set. Pulled a Goldspan Dragon and an Old Gnawbones out of my set box.

Dang, my bundle had an old gnawbones, sword of war and peace, sword of forge and frontier, tyvar showcase foil, mental mistep foil, and a seachrome coast.

I got the reference. I'm 37 so yup. Love ya prof your my life alarm when I've fallen and I can't get up.

Got my box last week, I had so much value! Basically redoubled what I spent, in fact got pretty much 5-10 mythics it was crazy

It's Elesh Norn/Atraxa or bust now, with Atraxa performing too well (you can redraw a whole hand just on it's ability) and was subject to a buy-out. 🤷‍♂ I instead opted just for a PR kit and drew an Elesh Norn (so the one card covered the value for the whole kit) and preordered the Compleat Bundle just for the textured lands.

I've opened 7 set booster boxes and pulled 1 Elesh Norn, 1 Ichor Gauntlet, 1 Obliterator. 6 of the 7 were from a sealed case. If not for the Norn, whose value has dipped below 40, this would have stopped at box 1.

lmfao i was watching this while playing yugio master duel and just as I nibiru'd my opponents 5 monsters; this video made the cash 'chinging' sound hahaha I want that sound to play every time I use Nibiru!

I'm 30 and get the reference, I grew up with those ads

bought 2 packs for fun (beginner player) and pulled a Atraxa: Grand Unifier, compleat foil version.

Funny how that Atraxa showcase foil has gone up in price! Definitely worth more now!

Played locals Thursday the 23rd... new to magic and went 0-3, got 1 pack for playing, opened Elesh Norn and didn't realize it was worth so much. Watched this video randomly and now I realize i hit something NICE!

Just seeing a Tempest card brings me back...

Wait until the professor realizes that Atraxa cards have skyrocketed up !