Alpha investments Presents : $5,000.00 Urza's Saga booster Box OPENING

[@so8023]

I've never seen Rudy sleeve a card...this is some serious shit.

[@michaeledwards1644]

he should of sleeved atleast 5 of those epic cards but i don't think he has enough sleeves

[@chrnoikari1108]

Foil Lily!

[@nobodyalchemy1308]

Shes got a magnet case now.

[@crazyrabbits]

I've never seen Rudy talk with that high-pitched of a voice. Makes me think he was imagining himself back in high school throughout the video.

[@hardkenya2820]

Everybody gangsta until Rudy sleeves a card

[@BentNeatly]

Wild florida animal opens old cardboard and grunts loudly

[@LopsidedMoz]

Squeals on occasion too*

[@fsmoura]

_Florida man opens Urza's Saga box, goes out in the yard naked and high on PCP; eats neighbor's face_

[@drowningin]

"People who knew the man reported knowing things were off when he 'sleeved a card?' Back to you Steve"

[@bigedude]

F for Dr. Salty! Amazing Hits in this box!!! YEAH BUDDAYY!

[@sebvieira]

I got into Magic around 4th Edition. I have to say, the art from Tempest block until Urza's block was, for me, the absolute best. Even though today's art is cool as well, the handdrawn (non-computer, I mean) artwork back then was simply stunning. Rebecca Guay, Therese Nielsen. Masters.

[@nukesean]

Same! I bought several boxes of Tempest and Urza’s Saga back in the day, but the sets that came out after the Urza’s block were pretty lame, so I basically stopped buying and playing.

[@Outshinedsg]

Geez, the art is this set is absolutely gorgeous. Always a heart-stopping moment seeing a chase rare pulled from one of these old sets too.

[@miaouew]

For real.

[@zacharymcdaniel7637]

Fun story: back in the 90s i played at a game store owned by Henry G Higginbotham the artist of Voltaic Key, Cathodian, and worn powerstone. If you look at those cards carefully you can see that they aren't actually paintings but photographs of sculptures Henry created. As far as i know they are the only magic cards with photographs instead of paintings/cgi art.

[@seven7wenty]

wow, took it upon myself to google his works and holy crap that sculpture work is lovely. hghigginbotham.com/portfolio-magic.html

[@gottinrod]

Wow!

[@danielwomer]

Amazing! Thanks for the historic trivia, I love insight like that.

[@_7_7_7_7_7_]

Thank you for sharing that! His art is amazing and how cool must have that been for you!

[@SparkB0x]

Neat

[@joeybergeron7398]

So I now have a better understanding of the new vs old MtG art argument. The art on some of these cards is insane and I can certainly understand how images can stick with a player through the years. Like damn.

[@goveyjones2343]

I'll spot the young bucks that we oldies suffer from nostalgia. No denying. But the artwork cannot be denied. I sit on my singles JUST cause of the feels alone.

[@Banterbear]

There are a few reasons of it, but a lot of it is because of the move to digital. Not all the current art is awful...there some realy good pieces, and long term, traditional artists like Guay and Nielsen still turn out great stuff.

[@joeybergeron7398]

Yeah, I definitely don't think the new art is bad by any stretch, just a bit homogenized. The old art definitely has a certain grit and roughness that digital just cant replicate ya know?

[@Banterbear]

Absolutely. It is more natural and stylised. One of the problems with digital is simply the level of manipulation and an undo button.

[@rostigerrolf4490]

I wouldnt say the art today is worse or less detailed. Its just way too generic more often than not which might be because of the way those are created nowadays. With generic I mean that there are thousands upon thousands drawings on the internet not really looking that much different. At some point you get saturated. The art back then is "flawed" in many ways but thats why its more appealing.

[@ExtremeMedium]

Many Magic the Gathering players ask the question: when is Prof gonna give Rudy the reach-around he's owed?

[@richardmartinez1628]

LMMFAO

[@rogero8443]

I'm 100% certain he is not commenting so that Rudy has to run outside naked. re: 10:43

[@LopsidedMoz]

Biggest romance since adam & eve

[@Habeev07]

there needs to be fun collabs and even dare i say - magic played between em. ; ) make it happen at the GP again fellas.

[@MrRogers-hood]

I just want to watch through the crack in the door as I hide in the closet w nothing on except a foil hat and Cheeto dust all over me.

[@AS-ul6yn]

This makes me nostalgia hard for when I first learned to play during the Urza's block. I love all the Rebecca Guay cards from those, she was my favorite artist. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you!

[@AmbitiousMotion]

i ruled my high school days with the avatar / phyrexian processor combo. This set is when i really got into mtg. thanks for taking me down memory lane! youre the man Rudy!

[@1dude2cats]

I just relived my childhood. Makes me want to pull my old collection out on camera and see what’s hidden in there.

[@openboosters]

What, So awesome!! Whole box!! So nice! Great box! WOW !!!!! Need to send you some gloves for these kind of openings!!

[@maxime669]

Rudy with glove that would make the video epic. Just having him sleeve one card was out of this world. With glove don't know what will happen. 😊

[@2Toadz]

Rudy would need calf birthing gloves that go past his elbow... Those hairy arms!

[@7platy7]

It's harder to green screen with gloves on ob.

[@antsparaco1083]

Green gloves, on green screen= floating packs opening themselves. 10/10 would watch

[@maesterkeimo5723]

oh my god mouth breather

[@CanadianBaconPwnage]

Because I will never have the disposable income to open a box of Urza's Saga, this patron opening made my day. No jealousy, I'm actually really happy for your client! Congrats on the great pulls! (no spoilers!)

[@marcusaurelius8439]

I have two sealed mint booster boxes of Urza's Saga in my collection that I will never open. I love both booster boxes. Thank you for opening up your box so I can love my boxes even more. Best of luck to you Rudy always, Marcus

[@paintedweasels]

But if you don't, Commodus will...

[@relu419]

For me, Urza's Saga was the best set to me. The history, the cards, the art... Everything was perfect in this.

[@garyfay2981]

The point obviously wasn't to make some cash it was because guys like me would just LOVE to see one of these boxes opened again. The Saga Block represents the end of the beginning for alot of us elder players. Awesome Rudy ty.

[@inspirationalquote3645]

It was the end period for me. I quit after Urza's block. Have a whole bunch of cards from Revised to Urza's still in my old room in my parents house. Maybe it's time I go check them out to see what I have. It blows my mind thought that those unopened boxes we tore open without a care go for thousands of dollars now.

[@ReactiveTraction]

@@inspirationalquote3645 did you find your old cards? 💪

[@so8023]

Only so much Ultimate Masters you can open before you teleport to the 'billionaires corner'.

[@AlexHeyman]

Fantastic video! About $750 of ungraded value from his pulls. Lucky to get that Cradle to hold it up. Thanks Mr. Salty for the historical opening!

[@brianschellenberg6885]

Just so we are clear, Dr. Salty lost money on this transaction...

[@AlexHeyman]

Undoubtedly a couple thousand, yes

[@andykapsar4667]

@@brianschellenberg6885 yes, yes he did. but that was a fucking juggernaut box opening. if youd have hit that box in 99 youda shit your pants

[@brianschellenberg6885]

Just so I'm clear, definitely jealous I can't afford to do this for myself.

[@greenraida]

Lost money on the box, might make it back on ad revenue from the video.

[@themerpking8445]

Just imagine being surrounded by hundreds of booster boxes from each set XD

[@fifthcanuck1128]

TheMerpKing and those black lotuses ahhhh

[@loganbarcelos7089]

Steve Mclean I hate ppl like you

[@jdonvance]

@@loganbarcelos7089 Yeah. Why?

[@darthparallax5207]

Bc none of the card store owners were children of Senators and Magic is basically the Statue of Liberty for some of us. Ragtime the musical the TCG.

[@mohnmann]

@Steve Mclean yeah man, i got back to magic recently after 15 years or so, i think i stopped at kamigawa. prices are so damn high for Standard, not to mention vintage, im just playing draft and sealed now.

[@Yomezio]

that intro is just one gorgeous flex

[@cruelson]

i just came

[@jaypayelite117]

@@cruelson fuck nah😂😂

[@xSHIELDBREAKERx82]

Ngl, if I had the inventory Rudy does, I'd coom too XD

[@kylewinton3226]

F for respect doctor salty.

[@thomastremblay3458]

F

[@ghostaccountlmao]

F

[@theunwelcome]

F

[@Rb-hm5mliu]

F

[@darthsnarf]

F

[@anab0lic]

I had the pleasure of opening two boxes of these back in the day as a kid...good times.

[@josephparish356]

This reminds me of one of the best limited combos ever: horseshoe crab, hermetic study. 1 damage for each blue mana, every turn.

[@austinwilburn1772]

Just in case no one mentioned but Priest of Titania has been reprinted. 1x Urza Saga 1x FNM promo 2x Commander reprints (2014/Anthology) 2x World Champion Deck reprints (not legal)

[@deegodarkwulf1228]

This is easily some of the best art in the history of MTG. Holy smokes.

[@hk015]

one of my favourites… Urza's saga , Urzas Destiny… woow missing the good old days

[@HereIRemain]

Rudy's basement segments are my favorite part of the videos.

[@bricknovice4035]

17:12 why I keep coming back. That reaction.

[@Scorch428]

Can someone explain why Saga nonbasic lands are worth so much? I have some laying around and was very surprised after looking them up...set aint that old..

[@zzafrica87]

@@Scorch428 Well, the power level of this particular land cycle is insanely absurd compared to other lands. I mean u have easily power level 12/10, those lands are on the reserved list which means the will be never going to reprint those lands (+ history + time + flavour + art etc. pp). but yay in first place the absurd amount of power level + they are on the reserved list :) Which lands u got from Urzas Saga?

[@Scorch428]

@@zzafrica87 Im just wondering what a buyer would do with it? It cant still be tourney legal, and its not old enough to be rare, they printed so damn many of them, so what would a buyer do with it? Just keep it and hope it goes up? I sent my 2 into a website giving me 70 each for them. i think tyer eonly 90 each so thats pretty good liquid value imo. I was just wondering what the buyers do with them? the ones that pay the full$90? any ideas?

[@zzafrica87]

@@Scorch428 U can actually play with em :) This land cycle is for example perfect for legacy/vintage and/or commander. I bought for example Serras Sanctum for my commander deck. Without a doubt the best enchantment related land ever printed and they will never print/create a land with such a power level :) Man I love this card, I got a japanese version in near mint to mint :D

[@LTJ]

My favourite set of all time. Had my (nearly complete) set stolen in a burglary in early 2000's, spent the last few years building it up again...only 6 cards left to go. Thanks for bring back some great memories Rudy (and horrors thinking about it...I remember watching people Vegas shuffling decks and thinking nothing of it 😯)

[@wrongturn5089]

I remember about 15 years ago, I sold all of my cards to pay for rent to get me through financially. I had 4 Time Spirals, 4 Tolarian Academy's, 2 Gaea's Cradles, and 4 Grim Monoliths.

[@onnilattu9138]

Oof.

[@tarekt8427]

I wont even say what ive sold for a partial of the price. quick match. think if i had everything never sold. close to a million...........no im not exagerrating.............. just base. i had a full set of dual lands stolen right after i completed the set........... just that alone........

[@felixxx9333]

I can't emphasize enough how much fun it was to play Magic during this time. We just came off of the Tempest block and god damnit they pulled the Saga on us. There were card bannings the night of the prerelease. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure. Cause we were all high on Ecstacy

[@seandonaldson3465]

Felixxx9 gaes cradle

[@adogsmagicstick8898]

The Cradle got me half the way there then the Priests of Titania sent me over the top! I'm spent.

[@MagicPortal]

The Disruptive Student...is Teferi isnt?

[@motorcitymachineguns734]

I believe so

[@DeeJaysWord]

MagicPortal he called Karn Shovelhead

[@monkeibusiness]

Yes, he was known to play pranks. :)

[@iamnill_real]

Indeed, it mentions him in the flavortext: "Does not make good use of time."

[@joesmoe4022]

Yes it is indeed.

[@flameofmalice]

6:00 The Prof says "hi rudy"

[@blackstarindustries27]

Thank you, Mr. Salty. And thanks for making this huge event so much more special with that intro and care that went into it. I don't care what the haters say, you got heart, kid!

[@RedZoneMTG]

That's some EXPERT LEVEL editing, Rudy my dude.

[@SilverKnightPCs]

What did he edit?

[@clubfro]

@@SilverKnightPCs 1:48

[@chrisevans9779]

My dude ? Does someone have a crush on the dippy hippie herbalist chick from far cry new dawn ? Aside from me

[@Argiopocalypse92]

Anytime I see him going through all the booster boxes, I just want to make a fort out of them and sit in my unopened money-house of cardboard and plastic...

[@whipdan674]

1st pick Academy blown my mind! No love for Pouncing Jaguar makes me sad!

[@rugbyguitargod]

I remember playing 3rd & 4th Edition builds against a buddy of mine who had a bunch of decks built from US/UL in like 8th grade (1999) and I just started playing again this year (bought an Ice Age booster pack for the hell of it). Man, who would’ve thought Urza series would be worth so much. This was truly awesome to watch. Thank you.

[@GussR9]

"Where do you put it?!?! You put it in a sleeve Rudy!!" Oh I love it. Honestly my second favorite set behind Stronghold. Love the cards, love the art, the nostalgia!! So awesome!

[@davidsisson194]

Man, this video brought back so many memories. I had so many of these before my collection was stolen. I've been trying to collect more, but will never have what it once was. I just looked up gaea's cradle, omg that pisses me off, had 2 of them in my collection.

[@patuni]

Rudy is so hyped about the Cradle he went over the GIlded Drake acknowleaging it less than the Academy, even though it's worth like 4 times the academy XD

[@99lifestogo63]

2 times as much * lol but agreed

[@Dok666999]

He didnt even acknowledge the Carpet of Flowers in the close...

[@randomuser2461]

Take note. Even if you love the channel, any, "perspiration," from his hands does not raise the value of the cards! At least not beyond sentimental value.

[@thatguygreg]

Man, this brought back some memories! I was so into Magic during the Urza's block. I must have had at least a full play set of Cradles but I sold them all for WAY less than $1000 when I stopped playing a few years later. Really great vid, thank you.

[@tiagomagalhaes7032]

Me and my brother bought two of these boxes back in day, because there was a 20ish% sale as the store wanted to clear room for next expansion, so we got them at a great price (never imagined they could ever gain value like they did). Opening all those boosters, it's one of the best experiences I've ever had. After Ice Age, it was my favourite expansion (and the one of which I have more cards lol)...seeing you opening all those boosters was a trip down memory lane =p

[@HalfJapMarine]

Urza's saga is one of my all time favorites. Good memories...

[@Spongman]

"If I had hair like that, I would have the same size wings"

[@ovrava]

Actually a true statement.

[@foolyghouly8687]

One of those boxes is enough to pay off all of my debt and I don't know how to feel about that.

[@stigmaoftherose]

be glad you dont have that much debt imo

[@chrispowers4703]

Msrp 70 dollars secondary market he said 3 to 6k

[@BoneCK15]

Probably feels similar to opening 3 or 4 boxes of Saga as a kid and then running around with the cards in my back pocket unsleeved.

[@nightowlyt5570]

Is this correlation a coincidence? No! This man spent money he didn't even have to buy a box from Rudy! Why should I feel sympathetic for you? You spent $5k on cardboard!😂

[@BeingofEvil]

tfw you damaged really expensive cards as a kid, with water etc (i would even use card to scrub meself behind the ear!) atleast i still have some good ones like force of will! (the reprint arts are disgusting)

[@ThatHoodlum19]

17:17 the sheer joy in Rudys voice says it all. The nostalgia hit on that one was real...!

[@quetzybanda9869]

This was my first ever booster pack. Damn I’m old.

[@lostinthewoods1026]

The art on these cards is so much cooler than the stuff being made today

[@andykapsar4667]

what a pull on the first pack! made my day right there. you play angelic chorus with serra avatar and double your life

[@MTGUnpacked]

I didn't think you could top those UMA openings, Rudy. But this is truly magnificent. Thanks to your wealthy patron!🤩

[@andykapsar4667]

you need to watch openboosters newest beta pack open where he pulls the recall.

[@MTGUnpacked]

Andy Kapsar Yeah, that was mindblowing!🤩

[@andykapsar4667]

@@MTGUnpacked if he pulls the lotus out of that beta box hell be the luckiest man alive. 2 lotuses from seperate beta products would be astronomical

[@MTGUnpacked]

Andy Kapsar Oh, man! That'd be a historic event, for sure.

[@fsmoura]

Oh, the craziness!

[@hybridyd1305]

Gaea's Cradle was gorgeous but the entire box was just fantastic. The artwork is what draws me so close to magic. I absolutely love this game.

[@aqswd6825]

Lol almost in the first 5 minutes I saw him open the tolarian academy. Me: "So it's going to be one of those days again."

[@captainkarnage9874]

Rudy is just trying to 1 Up Openboosters after that Beta Ancestral Recall opening.

[@brianchrystal]

I love that vid so much

[@kingdomrhye1180]

Zach M he isn’t willing to open any of it tho

[@mikeynma]

@J Z plus, opening is always priceless...OB is the man :)

[@golgoglass8024]

+1 for ob love

[@dew7972]

@OPENBOOSTERS GET THIS MAN SOME GLOVES, STAT

[@NamathCB]

How in the Serra Angel's Cradle did I not see this a year ago. Wt?!

[@thedeadray]

I don't even play or know much about magic but Rudy does a good job reverberating how crazy some of these openings are, makes me feel like a child opening the present right along with him xD

[@johnathanw2565]

MAN!!!! This took me WAYYYY back!!! Thank you SO MUCH for opening this and taking your time..what a trip! Got a sub from me man!!

[@lizalmeida5809]

It is sooo awesome seeing these boosters opened! Amazing artwork and cards!

[@saber60]

This is what Magic used to look like. I know I sound old but I feel Wizards got so caught up in making as much money as possible they let the artwork and originality go by the wayside. I still love pulling these cards out and just looking at them. Some of the cards now are just ugly compared to these

[@Martin99acr]

"THANK YOU DR SALTY" - DR PEPPER

[@NightOfCrystals]

Favorite set. Huge treat to watch this get opened. I was working on building an Urza block cube, so sweet

[@NightOfCrystals]

Watched a little further. Cradle and academy, that’s a hell of a box.

[@mtgguiltfeeder4111]

I won a booster box of Saga from some random giveaway on some website waaaay back when. They did trivia questions usually related to flavor text on cards and I got lucky after pretty consistently entering. I’ll never forget the day it came in the mail, rushing to my friends house to make them watch me crack open every pack. One of my favorite pulls was a foil Might of the Oaks. Ahhhh the nostalgia!!!!

[@gosbong]

I got four signed dark rituals from tom Fleming and an oversized version above my desk. That was a great gencon. Forgot that this is where those dark rituals came from. Great box opening had such a good time watching this

[@SmuggyOcelot]

RUDY STOP CARESSING THAT BOX BEFORE I.... Okay he opened the box.

[@woolfwoolf]

Best intro ever, you're getting better with the camera...... and thank you mr salty

[@scottackland8662]

This is like reliving my youth. I started playing at the trail end of unlimited/ beginning of revised, stopped playing after Darksteel, then came back for a Guildpact-Lorwyn, gave it up again until this year when I saw a Warhammer 40,000 set was being made. I really miss the simplicity of the game from those really years, the game was easy to learn & you could teach someone in an afternoon. Some of the card treatments of the new sets are really cool too look at, but it truly feels like the game is far more about collectability than it's playability now. The game is so complicated it's nearly impossible to teach & it seems like we can't even play a game without pulling out the phone to check rulings on card effects. Thanks for making this channel, this is the magic i love. Although I still have most of those old cards, you're making want to go back & check out some of what I missed.

[@Addictedtocollecting01]

Just seeing this box opening for the first time. Totally blown away... A rare treat indeed.

[@jaskiniamestwa]

13:57 Now I can never unsee the smoking baby goblin..thx, Rudy!

[@joesullivan9750]

"It belongs in a museum!"

[@LauraCNeko1]

I like how you use a Mizu knife, the waiting list for this guys knives are 5 years long.

[@brentyoungens22]

Just looked them up, 95$ on sale. These are cheap, made to look expensive knife lol

[@xtekniq88x48]

This brought back so many memories. I felt like an excited kid all over again. Thank you.

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

Good lord I didn't even know there were that many boxes of Urza's Saga released.

[@disnya6894]

18:20 "Oh my god we got the Cradle, we got Tolarian Academy and the Cradle, oooh we got the huaafahdshsdgffuiha aaaaa"

[@anarchond]

I remember when i was 15 and sold all my urza block cards. 😪

[@timw9745]

I started playing during the Urza block. Still haven’t found back one of my boxes with cards from that time 😔. Do still have a lot left tho

[@t-rexfistfight2427]

Can't say I have ever had the pleasure of opening a booster box, saw this video and almost passed out. HOW MANY DOES HE HAVE?!

[@speakerrob1859]

The artwork was just so amazing back then! I miss it dearly. Had to turn the video off early from the nostalgia overload. Will need to do this one in doses.

[@Azn_Bran]

Urzas was my primary set as a kid. I gave my bestfriend my binder with Urzas and it has a perfect only touched once Gaea's Cradle in it. I remember opening it in reverence back in the 90's.

[@delbomb3131]

On today's episode, Rudy plays minecraft irl with magic boxes

[@theoryllakadon]

I started playing when Dominaria came out and seeing all these cards makes me wish I was around for this fine era to enjoy all these cards

[@jusstyno]

kinda same, I played before that but only with borrowed decks (somewhere around the origins release). I bought my own cards around dominaria and my first planeswalker deck was the Tezzeret from M19. good times

[@jusstyno]

@@Spootprime ayyy!

[@AHG1347]

5:55 "Put it in a sleeve"

[@talentlessbird3572]

No

[@senoreverything6366]

Thank you Mr. Salty

[@pwebb5617]

I've watched this several times but I just noticed all those gem mint psa 10 power nines lying around rudy's basement. Wow. :O

[@celticdesigns]

"The artwork back then just blows your face into your pants!" 🤣

[@HypogeanSupremacy]

Pewdiepie and Rudy could save Magic all together, we need them to work with each other

[@buk6708]

Which 1 would be taking penis? I say Felix, he a lil mo cuter.

[@tiagomorgado791]

no

[@Jamajalama]

This guy paid THOUSANDS and did not even get the pleasure of opening a single pack... o.O

[@peterd9268]

Rudy its so crazy seeing all of your collection/investments that you show us, thanks for the videos

[@haroldtruong904]

My first booster box was Urza's saga back when i was 14. I don't remember what i got back then, but i currently have a cradle, an academy, yawgmoths will in some of my vintage decks. I also have a sneak attack deck with gambles (never got into show and tell). i also run quarries and morphlings in some decks. It my favorite set ever and this video was perfect

[@crafttheminor9503]

That feeling when you can’t even afford one booster box, and then you see this. 🤣 This is awesome though man thanks for doing it

[@PlumpHotdog]

Its people like him that are the reason they're so expensive.

[@PastaOnHea]

He litteraly called teferi an a alien dude 16:47

[@docholliday8238]

I'm still sad for Justin.

[@hometownhobbies103]

oh my gosh look at that hair! If i had hair like that i would have the same size wings too 14:55

[@DadsAttic7391]

Amazing video, so many memories!!! Stopped playing in 2010 and sold all my stuff. Among them was a near mint play set of Cradles I got $140 each. Started playing again in 2016 and saw how much they had gone up. Still makes me sick to my stomach.

[@Windscar445]

(Rudy’s inner squeaker resurfacing) “$5,000.....and I can open every one? Deal!”

[@DexterTheDuck]

WELCOME TO ALPHA BOOSTERS!!!!!! Where we burn money for fun.

[@christopherwoodbury7520]

What else is there to do with money after you have enough to be secure but enjoy it?

[@NickOnFire1490]

That’s really cool, but WHERE’S THE LIGHTHOUSE???

[@NL_the_Godfather]

Thanks for the video! I used to buy so many boosters of Urza’s saga back in the day 😆 i wish i had saved some booster boxes haha. I had a gaia’s cradle too but i gave all my cards to a friend as i had no one close to play with anymore. Thanks again for the video, brings back alot of nostalgia for me!