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[@Logimug]

I still think the highlight of this video was 2:13 where it was announced that we will be witnessing the return of Farmer Rudy one of the rarest reserve list Rudies.

[@averse82]

So this is my box and for the sake of comments trying to decipher the EV of the box...this was never about the money. I sold the bar I was co-owner of and decided to buy a cheaper car than expected so I had some extra income. After talking to Rudy for a bit, I decided on this box for a couple reasons. First I didn't play a lot of Magic until some in college and all those cards have not survived the many moves I've had since then. Second, we are all here because we enjoy Rudy and these videos and I knew he would enjoy opening the box as much as most of us would like watching. I've recently got back in to Magic from a collectors stance and the pure joy of cards so actual value means less to me than adding the cards to my collection. Guess I can add a third reason is because of the art, was a fine arts major and since buying boxes of the newer sets, the shit is not the same.

[@averse82]

also was planning to have the video on my birthday but he notified me that he got it done early so I told him to go ahead and publish...cheers all

[@chanythechamp]

Thanks for allowing us all the opportunity to share in the box opening with Rudy on this one!

[@caiodbs]

I feel you bro. Thanks for sharing the amazing experience. As Rudy said, we are not watching another Aliances unbox so soon

[@Soulcybering]

Thanks for the entertainment man ❤️

[@rjc2337]

Thanks for sharing this with all of us, and happy birthday

[@Dustynbearz]

you're getting closer rudy, but this still isnt ultimate masters

[@Eugenes84]

My childhood friend got a box of Alliances for Christmas when the set came out. He passed away a few days ago. It good to see another box opening from the set to remember him.

[@roycejames789]

Nice pulls 45 force of wills that’s some value

[@mrbobtehbuildah]

Good thing he got 45 storm crow to pitch to them

[@feritperliare2890]

Mrbobtehbuildah burn the heretic

[@rjjm88]

I love your box openings. You have such excitement for the history of the cards themselves, not just their dollar value. Seeing that old Rebecca Guay art again made me smile, and the fact I'm not the only one who appreciates her style is a fantastic feeling.

[@AspyreFGC]

I love these videos Rudy, I remember buying Alliances when I was a kid. The old art style Magic has will always be my favorite.

[@guywitdaface2786]

Yes rudy i loved how they did the old card color art. I so miss how good the old cards were. Ill be in touch sir im going to need a box or 2 opened lol.

[@moyza_]

26:26 Yes, absolutely! Very appreciated and it means a lot for me, too!

[@kittenclaws5775]

And I'm with you on loving the old school card look, though I appreciate that they keep trying to find new and good ways to present cards

[@michaelglover3039]

that the box was not dropped should highlight how big this is

[@PhillipReed77]

he also didn't rip the knife across the top to cut the plastic with this one..very gentle cut.

[@n0bunga]

"I love that she's on the back" Out of context Rudy is best Rudy.

[@daveraghanti8149]

Love the different card boarders!!! So cool to see an old box opening, and happy birthday

[@lanesteele240]

Artifacts used to look so much better with the light brown boarders

[@jebejuice]

lanesteele240 yup

[@alfredvonfleisch]

Agreed.

[@vortex594]

wrong

[@DenizenCain]

Nope

[@AlexK-sk4qb]

Old foils look fantastic.

[@Animatokid]

26:25 Rhystic Studies did a video on the card frames and how each color had different fantasy flavor to it

[@derekwalter4238]

Rudy knows this. In fact, he commented on that video. The more you know..

[@bluesight_]

Was a really good mini-documentary

[@GyaradosFreak]

I completely agree Rudy! The texture look of the different card colors is one of the things i like most over modern solid color cards!

[@jurgensterckx7007]

Awesome video, I still have all my old cards love seeing these opened up. A lot of the different versions were unknown to me. I only ever saw the male version of royal herbalist... My guess for the force of wills was two :) Greetings from Belgium.

[@wymanbartlett4648]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Totally agree with you on the card borders, and art as well.

[@crabshack101]

I appreciate the different colors having different card backgrounds! thanks for making entertaining and educational videos.

[@Chewah84s]

Much Love for the Framing! Highschool all over again

[@pbailed8007]

I agree! the artwork, the details, they’re beautiful!

[@rafiqofthefew4416]

Hell yeah, I loved the different backgrounds for each color type back in the day as well. The parchment for black cards brings me back.

[@2Redner]

These boxes looked so cool on the shelf. I remember the glass case of these cards and then the boxes stacked right behind. It was just out of my budget at 8 years old.

[@zerokidd21]

This isnt ultimate masters rudy... but I like it. I miss old alliances boxes.

[@garyhickman1088]

i love the different frames. Theros block had some sweet frames too

[@moyza_]

26:55 I collect Rebecca Guay and I feel you here. It was her first set, if I remember well!

[@jameswarner5878]

Force of Will is the specific card that made me look up MTG prices. I played from Christmas 1993 - Christmas 1997. After Weatherlight I couldn't keep up with the game and packed up all my cards. For context Scrye listed the most expensive card as a Beta Black Lotus at $400. Force of Will was around $2 at the time. I collected them because of the art by Richard Kane Ferguson. One day a couple years ago i looked up the price of some random cards and was shocked to see how much they increased in value. Luckily the only card I ever sold was a Beta Mox Saphire in 1998 for $90 so I could take a girl on a date.

[@chickenj90]

If you still had that Mox Sapphire you could take me on a date :)

[@jameswarner5878]

@@chickenj90 I'm very lucky I never sold any more than that. I know a kid who sold 6 black lotuses in varying conditions for 5k to buy a camero.

[@chickenj90]

@@jameswarner5878 I couldn't live with myself finding out how much that would be today

[@itzdm0r3]

I remember being amazed by the Inquest price guide as a young teen.

[@professoroaksvintagecards4315]

I hope your married to said girl 20 something years later

[@enricoveloira4921]

Hi rudy...i am still a fan of the old magic the gathering card layout design where the text area per color is unique-black is parchment,white is marble,blue is water, red is flame and green is wood. It truly highlights their colors. Thanks for sharing! I had a blast! :)

[@Greywolf74]

I definitely love the old card frames Rudy! I wish theyd go back to making cards the way they used to!

[@itsthedarknight4409]

I do enjoy the attention to detail that older cards have. Just adds a little more flavor to the colors

[@lilithcohen4327]

I appreciate the different borders also Rudy, you not alone. Well, not in this case. ;)

[@raingodmusic]

i appreciate the different boarder color/textures too

[@6LordMortus9]

I never noticed the text boxes until this video, and now I appreciate it :)

[@offthewalls1203]

Hey Rudy, I appreciate that.

[@malcom91]

Yes, I appreciate that old borders. I also miss them

[@StriderDaddy]

I appreciate the details as well Rudy.

[@Zman82]

I'm so glad to see you slice at the crease and not put a big slash right down the center of the box.

[@CALIGS]

I definitely appreciate the text box details. That is overlooked in these things

[@matthewpearce4844]

I totally appreciate that the card frames had texture differences in older cards, lots of flavor. I think the black with the " witches brew" bubbles and parchment look is great

[@kevinstephens2105]

Thank you rudy for sharing this!!!!great box

[@brandons1411]

The colors and patterns the older cards had looked so cool. One of the things that got me to play certain cards as a teenager.

[@Mercuratura]

Watching Rudy pull several parts of the CounterPost deck brought a smile to my face. As for Browse, Finkel used it along with Soldevi Digger to really make his 97 CounterPost deck work.

[@codybord2294]

I love Rebecca Guay's art style, so this was a niiiiiiice video for me to go back on. Her watercolor work on the cards is amazing, Kaysa is my favorite card art in MTG.

[@nikfenrir]

yes rudy loved the old artwork and text frames.

[@leverposteifantomet]

I was waiting for the glaciers the whole time. One of my favorite artworks in magic

[@kaidrache2395]

And a bloody fantastic card! Just strip your library out of basic lands and draw the good stuff. Feed the excess into an Zuran Orb and things become quite smooth :)

[@secretrarecollctbles1892]

that's one thing I like about the old cards is the border had textures to them, it made the card pop I think especially the black cards almost looks like boiling tar its awesome!

[@ShineDawg]

I appreciate that Rudy The color of the card has its own visual texture....

[@KrepsyK]

To answer your question yes I adore all of the old borders I miss all of the old borders

[@mattv2099]

you should pull 2.45 force of will's and .8181 lake of the dead's

[@zickykane5206]

Make more videos, dawg. I need to know if a glock or ak will function if covered in certain foods or substances.

[@Grinningfartking6969]

@@zickykane5206 are you dumb?

[@zickykane5206]

@@Grinningfartking6969 Are you?

[@Zman82]

Lol

[@zzafrica87]

so much flavour in this set, love it)))

[@dcouture79]

Your videos are so great man. Love the nostalgia, takes me back to opening all those great packs! Also, yeah, the older card designs were so much better, in my opinion.

[@GC3DC]

I appreciate the borders too Rudy, even though i started during shadows over innistrad...

[@PitFighterPlus]

The art is just so beautiful. The only thing I think of recent that speaks to me the same is a single card...from Dominaria. History of Benalia...I find that card so beautiful. Really wish we had more art like the old sets.

[@udsw2003]

Love the old frames as well Rudy!

[@MS-iv5og]

The first 3 are the UC and Force is one of them - 4th is the rare. And did you know? In Aliances the inc was diffrent the colors can be bleeced with sunlight except of black and blue - so you could hang them in the window for 3-4 Month and get Black/White/Blue remain, the rest vanishes - did this looks nice!

[@jwt4810]

I started playing when Alliances came out. So my very 1st MTG pack ever was an Alliances pack. I pulled the $20 chase card Balduvian Horde and there was also a Force of Will there. Pulling the best card in the set at that time hooked me onto the game before I even played a match. Everyone was in awe of the Horde, not so much for the FoW. Good times :)

[@kingbzuku2730]

Happy Birthday!🎂

[@Blerk350z]

Lake of the dead has gone up nicely since this video. Alliances was my favourite set as a kid. I just got a NM Lake of the Dead from an old player selling his collection.

[@philippereeves9241]

I'm glad you appreciate the variance of frame and background in those cards. For those interested, the KZbin channel "Rhystic Studies" has a detailed video about those features through MTG history. It's very well done and informative, I highly recommend it.

[@wartax5]

Hitting Thawing Glaciers at the end - a very good box.

[@daniel_druziki]

yeah old frame is the best, i wanna upload my card collection, Rudy i check your videos every day, my distress moment haha

[@bignlittleoutdoorstexascam3031]

I loved the coloring design of the old cars it gave texture

[@JoeyjojoShabadoo7]

Man this took me back...fourth edition and alliance when I started

[@markjonovitch1093]

+1 Like for Rudy's Tool...and for Alliances which was an awesome set

[@ashheilborn]

regarding the rant around 26:00, I'd like to appreciate the style choices of the text boxes on the old cards, and I also want to raise your appreciation by appreciating the way that the text box and picture box are different sizes. It gives a tapered effect similar to something the way that Classical Greek Columns are tapered at the top. It draws your eye toward the art.

[@opie7888]

That video was a lot of fun. Took me back.

[@thomasfuchs78]

Phelddagrif is my all-time favorite Magic artwork

[@sam1127x]

I loved the old style frames and text boxes. My favorite was the green text box was a plank of wood! (giggity?)

[@chanythechamp]

Loved the Revised/3rd edition tease, can't believe Hastings book stores discounted the starter deck. Wow!!!

[@el_super_laser]

Well. I appreciate your videos. I appreciate your insight, thank you. From humble Mexico to bring this memories from s game we all love. And yes, I miss the texture of each colour

[@flamezombie1]

Yeah, I love the old borders.

[@Speetlebeetle]

That’s literally a Vault... I KNEW IT

[@tienxero]

i miss the wooden slate on green, and the bubbles in the black boarder. the water ripples were decent too. the stone slab on red, though the white i could take or leave. old black borders in foil are one of the best looking ones theyve printed.

[@AlexK-sk4qb]

I like the old borders better, especially when they're foiled. Old foils look fantastic.

[@VincentVeak]

LOVED the flavored border textures from old cards like black having bubbly ooze and parchment from a witch's spellbook...BUT I prefer the sleekness, legibility, and streamlined look of modern borders

[@alphalegion8446]

Loved the old card borders, like them more then the new ones.

[@SamuriX2010]

I buy older versions of cards for the design of the card. my favorite part is the text on the slab of wood for green.

[@th1doose803]

Yes, i appreciate that type of cards Rudy, they're just beautiful

[@GamerChex]

I appreciate it Rudy..

[@wick3dgard3n]

My all time favorite set. So many standard playables. The ants, war beast, tactics, denial, insect, fow, outpost, glaciers, lake, etc. Worked at a shop during this era and the set was a huge hit from day one, by Mirage release they were $140/box from distributors which was unheard of for standard sets, though there are 45 packs. Thanks Rudy, scratched an itch I've had for a while!

[@Tupiaz]

I always buy the old version of cards because the card frame brings back memory from when I began playing/collecting. The old cards also have many different art styles compare with today where they seem very streamlined.

[@LoLCaekie]

those rocks you left behind on the mat are driving me nuts

[@Demogorgon7007]

I’ve always imagined Rudy has small pallets of booster boxes from every set of Magic down in that 3rd floor basement. Imagine how amazing that must feel..

[@BizarreBazaarBW]

I appreciate the old card color frames RUDY.

[@Ahivalaostia88]

I love alliances, so many great cards from the good old times.

[@darkdave1998]

There's actually a Rhystic Studies video on the old frames, so yeah Rudy, you're not alone. Also, the old black frames make my taco the extra crispy taco.

[@TheTARANISh]

Man I'm still in love with the old scool mtg cards, just because of the fram an illustrations. Card frame back in the days was unimaginably better than this modern versions, except for the fullarts, those are also special.

[@LoLCaekie]

varchild riders have gone up because in the commander 2018 sets, there was a sub commander named "varchild betrayer of kjeldor" and the varchild riders are a critical card in that deck as they utilize the survivor mechanics.

[@proscapedesigns]

26:35 i appreciate and still want it to come back in some way

[@waxdeli377]

I'm commenting that I too appreciate the color type designs.

[@thriftdaddy1828]

I pre ordered a box of Alliances when it cam out and got 4 force of wills. took a while to appreciate that card.

[@felixxx9333]

I remember sneaking off at lunch to head down to the mall in Pasadena. There was a comic shop there and I'd buy packs of Alliances... sigh. The good ole' days, Rudy.

[@commanderraw7227]

A ton of fun to watch some old packs get cracked open! The black and white cards had the best borders IMO. Great video!!

[@averse82]

cheers

[@adambandurak8913]

That elvish ranger art is awesome...reminds me of amazing crappy barbarian movies...hits me right in the nostalgia feels...False Demise and Arcane Denial made it into quite a few of my decks. Awesome opening video.

[@TimmytheSorcerer]

17:36 Gotta love those moments

[@frasert8779]

LOVE the older color frames... like so much, and I only started playing in RTR lol

[@scottkeyes8519]

I always loved the old style text boxes. So sad that things have changed so dramatically.

[@charsquatch600]

Oh I appreciate it. I used to play with these cards alot.

[@netter11]

I also appreciate it.

[@ryanaymar9124]

I appreciate the old card things rudy, it looks cool