If I were to play a "vintage" booster box game, where I opened an older set at its current market value and tried to get THAT value back in the packs I cracked, what set would you like to see? No, don't say beta, come on now.

@tafiz101

3 жыл бұрын

One of the conspiracy sets!

@aoghosty

3 жыл бұрын

gotta go with urzas saga for the insanity that would come out the box. or OG innistrad for the funsies

@unryzenTTV

3 жыл бұрын

one of the urza sets, stronghold or Mirage, Although The dark has been looking really spicy as of late.

@seikojin

3 жыл бұрын

OG Ravnica

@deblaker7372

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

I feel like every time he plays this game it frays away a little more of the sanity he has left and we're just watching his descent into becoming a comic book villain.

@michaelcabangbang

3 жыл бұрын

isnt that the instructor tho?

@nathanmikkelson3703

3 жыл бұрын

Needs a Decent into Madness playmat for the booster box game

@mercilessjutsu

3 жыл бұрын

Or you will just find him one day huddled in a corner rocking back and forth saying "buy singles buy singles."

@upstartgoblin5536

3 жыл бұрын

This is his origin story playing out

@tonyf3431

3 жыл бұрын

Instructor is future!Professor confirmed

I want to make one of those "Hot Singles In Your Area" ads but w/ the Prof as the model holding some Commander staples.

@quantumperception

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, please! Do this!

@Hungryskyfox

3 жыл бұрын

This needs to be on a shirt.

This series is basically my nicotine patch for anytime I get the urge to buy a booster box

@Hohmies86

2 жыл бұрын

Or didn’t get to buy one because they were out

“If you are having fun, you are doing it right.” I think this is something that a lot of players have forgot and I’m really glad you mentioned that. People need to remember this before they go on criticizing others.

All I could think while watching the opening was "Wow those are some low singles prices."

@Amphidsf

3 жыл бұрын

I figured the really neat cards would have higher prices on them. I was shocked to see everything I was interested less than $0.30.

@zacharia4061

3 жыл бұрын

Ya it awesome when there’s they giant hitters in the set like manna drain, Jewled lotus, and vampiric tutor so these take al the money of the box so the rest is really cheap and great for singles buying!

@kylesavage4525

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacharia4061 It's also the fact that the collector boxes are being opened a lot so there is abundance of even foil versions of all these cards. That's why even foil etched are cheap.

@CountZordrak

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is due to the fact, that most rares are Commanders. Demand for different commanders is not that high because they are often specific and you hat to build a deck around them, so you have an oversupply of commanders. Great for people who wanna buy their new commander tho.

@The_Murder_Party

3 жыл бұрын

@@kylesavage4525 ooh! I’mma need to look at getting the etched foil version of my nekusar then!

Statistically, one of these days, you'll open a $0 box on camera and it's going to be beautiful

@kristiandahl1310

3 жыл бұрын

Doubt he would even post that

@Silver_light77

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristiandahl1310 it would be the ultimate "buy singles," message tho

@darksteelmenace595

3 жыл бұрын

I think thats actually impossible unless a set has at least 3 mythics below 2$ and only like 2 rares above 2$

@gni389

3 жыл бұрын

@@darksteelmenace595 wouldn't be impossible lmao, sadly

@darksteelmenace595

3 жыл бұрын

@@gni389 Every box has at least some mythics, they are printed that way

As Wizards keeps on being a soulless corporate entity, the professor becomes increasingly unhinged. I kinda love it.

@DarthSnugglePuss

3 жыл бұрын

@@eggtimer2 Uh. Okay.

@DarthSnugglePuss

3 жыл бұрын

@@eggtimer2 I have no idea why you’re commenting or what you’re trying to prove... cause your comment doesn’t go against mine in any way, but you’re acting like you just dunked on me. Okay.

@BoucherRaphael

3 жыл бұрын

@@eggtimer2 Is he a deceived fool if he calls out WotC for being soulless? Sounds to me like you need to get laid to take the edge off brother.

@DarthSnugglePuss

3 жыл бұрын

@@eggtimer2 Dude I was making a joke, will you calm your tits? Jesus you act like I insulted your mother or something.

@danielbrooks7764

3 жыл бұрын

Jokes on all of you. None of us have souls.

'Remember buy singles' - prof always

@anblueboot5364

3 жыл бұрын

"Buy the singles", cimooooo X'D

I love that the outro skits are getting increasingly the prof getting mad at us, just like my real life teachers

It feels so good to see Three Visits get reprinted and go from 200 dollars to 2 dollars.

"Or will it be 76, which I will distribute across a five part series?" Me: nervously notices the runtime.

@biomancer3166

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if the Professor uploads a video titled Commander Legends Booster box game PART 2 but its really just the professor incoherently ranting into the camera for thirty five minutes straight on why you should only buy singles

@thesimiccombine3192

3 жыл бұрын

@@biomancer3166 I like your profile pic

@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai

3 жыл бұрын

@@thesimiccombine3192 What do you think of mine? 😏

@thesimiccombine3192

3 жыл бұрын

@@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai I'm gonna choose to ignore this

@biomancer3166

3 жыл бұрын

@@thesimiccombine3192 I like yours as well

"LET'S DO ONE MORE!" -Professor as he does another line of...I mean opens another box

@TrylleBanjo

3 жыл бұрын

Another line of singles. Interpret however you like.

@lesterb7151

3 жыл бұрын

🍚

@2Toadz

3 жыл бұрын

Queue clown music... LOL

"It shouldn't even be what it should be!" That's the kind of wisdom that keeps me coming back.

Me seeing a 42 minute video: "Here we go again..."

@alexB30741

3 жыл бұрын

Ya that is what I thought and I was like oooo he probably opened 76 boxes!

@DanielHodgeVoice

3 жыл бұрын

Cranked it up to x2 speed

@GoatOfThunder

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielHodgeVoice the music gives me such anxiety at 2x speed🤣

Prof: "You spent $150 on more than one box of this, didn't you?" Me, with $25 to my name: "nah"

@fremongodfrey5132

3 жыл бұрын

That is literally me tho 😂😂😂

@angelowilliams5239

3 жыл бұрын

I spent 36 for 6 and got a Jeweled lotus. Super stoked on the value.

Oh hey, look who's early for another edition of "Buy Singles!"

@supernoodles908

3 жыл бұрын

My play group are doing draft a commander. You get two packs and a $50 budget to build a deck around a commander you pulled :)

@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165

3 жыл бұрын

@@supernoodles908 That sounds like legit fun.

@the-engneer

3 жыл бұрын

Those singles gotta come from somewhere

I do my fair share of buying singles, but they don't give me the same tingly feeling I get when I crack boosters and I love that feeling.

Absolutely loved the music choices lol. Felt like we were all getting crazier and crazier with each box. Well done Professor!

This wasn't a booster box game, this was a descent into madness

Ok ok. Why isn't Red Mars next to Green Mars and Blue Mars on your bookshelf? Yeah - I'm asking the REAL questions.

@olesrensen1863

3 жыл бұрын

Ill say the Terry Brooks book are a bit unambitious for a professor interested in fantasy ;) Stormlight archive would be more prof. hehe

@ryanskolnick1274

3 жыл бұрын

@@olesrensen1863 Stormlight Archive is amazing

@austinandrioff8186

3 жыл бұрын

Because he’s saving that spot for the elusive Yellow Mars

@OrdMandrell1

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinandrioff8186 Best answer yet 💪👌👍

@EtherwroughtPaige

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanskolnick1274 I'm halfway through rhythm of war, so good!!

I'd love for The Professor to have a bonus segment where he tries to deckbuild with cards he pulls from the boxes. We all know he'd have, like, 2 half decks that would need a bunch more (singles) cards to make good, but I think it would be fun (and could pad out the time).

Professor batting extra innings on this one to drive the point into our skulls

@duditsgrey5148

3 жыл бұрын

No kidding.

finally prof! you finally say it right, buy the singles you need, yes, but always recognize some of us open packs for fun and like to build with what we get. it takes a brave soul to come up with something out of the cards you get from a booster box, and a level of creativity most people forget about.

@maaikevreugdemaker9210

Жыл бұрын

And recognize he did. Agree with your statement too

1:17 the advertisement card with art of abonimation of Llonwar writes "make new friends that stick together FOREVER" That is sper creepy.

"Professor sees you...!" Best thing ever!

Ya know, I was having a really rough day, then remembered I hadn't watched this yet...it really brightened my day and put a smile on my face. Thanks Prof!

Wow, watching you open these boxes, you really threw money down the Mana Drain. XD

31:15 I've never heard "Yep, this is what we're doing now" in song form before but this pretty much nails it.

19:08 Im sorry! I couldn’t help it the packs were so pretty!

@troymullin8388

3 жыл бұрын

Can we consider this dead horse beaten yet?

Ahh... the feel of having a stack of full packed unopened boosters ^_^. The excitement of what card might show behind the current. Looking at the foils, the art. It's all good fun ^_^. Some cards are really beautiful to look at.

Thanks professor for existing! Lockdown is better with your videos 😊

Love seeing that jeweled lotus tanking so hard.

@MTG69

3 жыл бұрын

Tanking?.....pretty sure CEDH is going to prop this up.....$80.00 now, 3 months later....

I'm going to buy singles, already. Will you go see a therapist now?

@ejinathan

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if he said: Only if i hit 1 milion subscribers. Ppl subbing just to get him to therapy xd. All jokes aside i like him. He seems to be a nice guy.

@jek__

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, like that would help

Hey Prof. Thanks for the great videos. Even without the "lesson" to not crack packs just for singles these are among the highest quality pack openings out there. I just want you to know that I for one, notice just home much effort has to go into these. Thank you again!

Love that first tune you played for this, reminds me of The Tear Garden.

Man, I love that the set has cards like Jewelled Lotus, Hullbreacher, Opposition Agent... those cards are the ones holding most of the value in the set, which means the cards that are actually fun and worth playing are SO cheap! Happy for Mana Drain and Vampiric Tutor to soak up some of the value too, though I wouldn't mind if Scroll Rack were cheaper still... and then I wish the dual lands were less than $5 a piece, but maybe at that point I'm being greedy.

Hey prof, I thought of a way to enhance the "buy singles" message with the booster box game, after the box show us the cards that counted beside a stack of all the ones that didn't.

Absolutely love these videos. Simple but I come back every set

I love how much effort you put into saving us all money thanks prof ❤️

As I look at all these packs being opened, I'm depressed at how low the overall reprint value was in the set. Missed opportunity. Also, I'm surprised the value of most of the etched foils is so low. Curious how the market reacts long term.

with how much the professor drills "buy singles" into our heads I'd think he's an actual college professor, a la Yu-Gi-Oh GX (you know, the one with the _card game school?_ Man YGO was weird.)

@cheezyatease5223

3 жыл бұрын

I remember wanting to go to that school so badly when I was younger.

@toamatau8785

3 жыл бұрын

You new here?

@zerotaku

3 жыл бұрын

Game on, get your game on

@ToxicAtom

3 жыл бұрын

@@toamatau8785 nah I've been around, this video he was just so much more blunt about it than he usually is, which is saying something given where that bar sits

Thanks again Prof for letting us live vicariously though you and reminding us to buy singles!

In the time of Covid, my friends and I all bought a draft box of CL and we are opening half of the box and building a 60 card singleton commander deck using that card pool. Then each week we play via spelltable, and at the end of the week, we open 3 more packs, and add 10 cards to the deck for the next week. After 5 weeks, you have a 100 card commander deck built entirely from our draft boxes. Deck building has been a blast so far, and i think it's a fun way to get extra value from the box, and not just crack packs for the heck of it.

@bmay81

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome man!

Everyone else: Holy crap! White is getting ramp! Me: Have you guys seen the new big unplayable sea creatures in commander legends? Excited to build a azorius angel/unplayable sea creatures commander deck where the goal of the deck is angels are just throwing sharks at people.

@jakeapplegate6642

3 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about keeper of the accord?

@duditsgrey5148

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakeapplegate6642 yes he is

@chrisdesjeunes3691

3 жыл бұрын

It's refreshing to see someone that has their priorities straight! Krakens, octopusses and leviathans never get any love (except for Nezahal)... :)

@duditsgrey5148

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisdesjeunes3691 dude you should buy the new commander legends commander deck. It's all that plus more. Fun to play.

@chrisdesjeunes3691

3 жыл бұрын

@@duditsgrey5148 Not a dude... :) But, I cracked a few packs of Commander Legends (got some real sweet stuff) and I'm doing a janky Ghost of Ramirez DePietro (apparently Spanish and Italian is the same language for Wotc), just because how cool is a spirit pirate named Ramirez as a commander? Now I just need a black legendary to partner him with and one mill/discard pirate themed deck with some Lazav/Hostage Taker/Body Double action coming right up! Also I just sleeved up a Reyav Boros equipment deck (I added some white and Boros to my old Valduk deck, basically...)

Prof: "Let's do one more!" Me: "Prof pls stop"

i was waiting for this video, it was great to see! thanks Prof

I don't know ... I have seen some commander legends openings and the cards don't excite me that much to buy a whole box for that. I just buy singles when the lockdown in my area is over. Love the video! You are the best professor!

legends was fun playing sealed, I got to create a stompy pirate deck with it. Also sorry prof, I bought 2 normal boxes (1 for sealed now and 1 for sealed later) and 1 collectors box as I wanted to have a go at all those weird alternates.

@RavenSelenite

3 жыл бұрын

Buying for games is the right way to do it, I've bought a box as well to either draft with friends or play sealed with my hubby.

He pulled the most expensive card in the set in a box, two separate times, and still didn't break even in either of those... BUY SINGLES

@TheSushiandme

3 жыл бұрын

Why I will cancel my pre-orders. Will just open 2 boxes vs 6 boxes.

@jessehinshaw

3 жыл бұрын

This agreed well

Great video. Thoroughly enjoy watching you crack packs.

I feel a very strong urge to hug this tormented man, just after this whole pandemic business is done with I wanna fly out and just give him a big ol' hug and a pat on the back Q.Q hope you and yours are doing well, Prof! Thanks for the lovely video :) made my day that much more entertaining.

Felt like you were almost channeling Cody's Showdy there Professor! Some More News & Tolarian Community College crossover when?

he is losing it everybody, we gotta help him

Loved the rant keep up the great work as always

Hey Prof. Idk if you are playing up the exasperation for the video, but I want you to know that my entire family loves your content. Thanks for bringing a bit of joy to our day to day. We are in this together!

I hope some Hasbro sales rep watches this and realizes: "Wait, prof loses and still goes on? But he didn't do that with the masters sets. They are 300 per box and legends is 120. What does production cost per box? 2 dollars?! But he just opened boxes for more than 300! Does that mean we make more money when selling the boxes for cheaper!!?"

This legend's tombstone will read "BUY SINGLES".

Funny enough, i added up all of the totals for shits and gigels. All the priced cards (In the video) amount to *DRUMROLL* $496.5 with a cost of $500. You lose $3.5 without counting shipping and whatnots. Ofc you are left with 1575 cards that arent priced. But at 5 cents a card you get $75.35 of net gain or $575.35 Gross Again without shipping, sorting and publishing time taking into the price.- Another fun stat 5 cards in the 4 boxes amount to 35% of the gross (abt 200 bucks), and out of the 1920 cards only 5 are worth more than 20 bucks. Loved the video sir

Play the way you enjoy playing. Wise words sir. Been banking booster packs to play pack wars with my friends when it's safe to do so again.

19:06 I've never felt so judged for something I didn't even do...

"SUBSCRIBE N' STUFF." Compelling argument. Done.

The piece of music you use for the first search segment is amazing.

Thanks Professor for another awesome video!!!

But Prof, what if Card Kingdom IS my LGS?

Could you make a video on how you sell your cards? I’ve been looking into selling some of my cards and have struggled to find a good way to do so

@Sasajiro

3 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend either selling to a company like Starcity Games through their buylist as a convenience, or by setting up a storefront on tcgplayer.com You will get more money through tcgplayer, but you will also spend a lot more time mailing cards. M

@Pandahboymtg

3 жыл бұрын

Card kingdom will buy your cards and gives you a little extra if you choose store credit over cash.

That first box was pretty dang good. Netting 25 dollars. Plus with all the leftover cards, you have a pretty good tool box for commander.

You are so funny I love your videos! You have helped get me into magic.

P-p-play magic? What's that? I thought this was Adventure Capitalist.

Like all recent sets: It's mythic or burst. They put all the good cards at mythic and some at rare.

Finally I love these videos professor Brian

The music that starts the last box opening really just highlights the lunacy that is going on here haha

It’s never a good sign when this video is posted a few days after it starts...

@zacharia4061

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry it was just editing all the prices is what’s time consuming

Congrats. You've posted "first" without even watching the video... does this make you happy, I wonder?

@SL-gz9gq

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@insertnamehere1089

3 жыл бұрын

Extremely

@backtosquarefun

3 жыл бұрын

A good turtle friend of mine once said, " .... life... is not.... a race...."

@algorithmgaming1578

3 жыл бұрын

Salty, cuz I was actually the first comment.

@backtosquarefun

3 жыл бұрын

You mean **"Salt, I was the first condiment."

Loved the jazzy star trek theme around the 25 minute mark

I love how we can all roughly tell how many boxes he was able to get just from glancing at the video length, but we watch the whole thing nevertheless. There is something really therapeutic about these booster box games.

Commander legends is a great set. I bought a commanders legend collectors booster pack and I pulled a full art foil mana drain!!! And 2 etched foil mythics as well as a full art three visits and a full art staff of domination and a foil legendary rare it was the single best pack that I’ve ever opened in my life!! Great video professor 😉 love this series

My god, that song at the start of the last box was.... Something else.

So excited for part 2!

Prof is 100% right about buying singles if you want to make decks. I agree completely. I'm glad he also mentioned that if you're buying boxes to draft with friends then it's cool too because that's exactly why I buy boxes 👍

I am a total supporter of BUY SINGLES, but I do indeed love to crack packs from a box if it is a set I'm interested in just collecting. That is something that is indeed fun for me. Thanks for promoting fun Prof!

Thank you Prof for all you do for us peons .... we really appreciate it. WOW this reminds me soooo much of M25 .. only with less value in the boxes! :( I suppose if no-one buys boxes that in time after a couple of years the box price will be up to 150 .. even if the cards inside it are not, lol! What a time to not play paper magic, we all want to draft & play .. What a weird year 2020 is!

Love the video, thank you for the info prof.

Just signed up for ur patreon prof. Been watching for a while now so figured i started sending u a little support for all ur great content!!

Prof you make me laugh so much Thea’s days! Love it man BUY SINGLES just do it and the tie every cut haha

Oooh! Wow! What a video. I can't wait for pt2-7

I love the booster box game! I look forward to it every set.

I work at a LGS and thank you for promoting them!!!

That fact that he is opening up a box on the buy singles mat is driving me into a wild fit of laughter

profs music for these are fire!

Awesome content as always!

Thanks for the Content Prof, & Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Loved the soundtrack to this btw 🙏👍

Prof watching your descent in to madness this year has kept me sane, keep up the great work! Uhh.. something something something merfolk suck I guess

Thank you!! For these videos help save me money, opening packs through you :) singles singles singles.

In an unprecedented opening, My box contained (and my first booster I opened) A Jeweled Lotus, Opposition Agent, Commanders Plate, Foil Etched Tymna the Weaver, Wheel of Misfortune, Jeska the Thrice Born. I sold the jeweled lotus for 75 about 10 days ago, and I kept the rest and that foiled Mana Confluence, so my total expendeture was 60 bucks - it wasn't bad.. but I still do slightly regret it since I still bought all the single cards I wanted (in quadruplicate) for 32 dollars (minus Sakashima and Hull Breacher)

I love commander and building decks. Thanks for the video and advise. I was thinking about buying a box but singles seem to be the call here. 😎👍

I've been waiting for this to drop

I adore the slow decent into insanity.

one of your better/entertaining videos!