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[@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"

[@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.

[@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

[@bigedude]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@1dude2cats]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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...

[@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 😯)

[@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)

[@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

[@so8023]

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

[@peterd9268]

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

[@lizalmeida5809]

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

[@hk015]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@xtekniq88x48]

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

[@andykapsar4667]

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

[@anab0lic]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@HereIRemain]

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

[@josephparish356]

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

[@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.

[@whipdan674]

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

[@pendeyo]

some of the artwork looks like straight from an 80s metal album cover. love it

[@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!!

[@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!

[@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.

[@adogsmagicstick8898]

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

[@goggu6652]

Like your videos a lot. Got inspired and entered the lair(closet) to find my VERY old collection. Seems like I had some nice cards as a kid.

[@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

[@jaskiniamestwa]

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

[@Spongman]

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

[@ovrava]

Actually a true statement.

[@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

[@FREEFROMITALL]

Firstly, this box is freaking AMAZING! Thanks buddy for buying and getting this on vid. You got some of the most epic cards from the set. ALL the lands wow!

[@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

[@HalfJapMarine]

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

[@ThatHoodlum19]

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

[@omnivision616]

This brought back a lot of memories from my early teens. Thank you so much for this.

[@flameofmalice]

6:00 The Prof says "hi rudy"

[@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!

[@SeravySensei]

Nice, you got my favorite card in the first pack! My foil Serra Avatar is one of the 3 cards I sill own even though I quit playing 11 years ago, it's promo card of course, the set had no foils. Urza's Saga was the newest set exactly at the time I started playing and it's the best block ever since.

[@diminbloom]

Waa, that was amazing, epic first pack tolarian academy and gaea's cradle. Some of those cards were some of the first cards I ever bought or played with, but so many I had never seen, the artwork was really amazing back then... ooo, good old times! Congratz on the Cradle and co. you deserve it.

[@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...

[@russelbutt]

The Urza block was when I learned how to play Magic as a teenager. My playset of Tolarian Academy's cry from the banned list :'(

[@michaelc7214]

Wow! I remember buying 3 boxes when the set came out. Loved Urzas block Nothing in the world like opening packs

[@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.

[@deegodarkwulf1228]

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

[@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

[@jakelassen2155]

14 minutes in. Fingers crossed for a cradle Thank you Mr Salty for making this opening video possible. I wish i would have kept all my old cards. I took a break from magic due to nobody to play with from mercadian masques and started playing again just after guilds of ravnica

[@Addictedtocollecting01]

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

[@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? 💪

[@relu419]

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

[@7upac]

I’ve come back to this video series many times. Thank you Rudolph

[@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.

[@Bearvas]

So I am in 1:39 and I feel like I should call the ambulance, for the enormous errection I currently have -simply from seeing all that sealed product- might proof lethal if I continue watching this video ...... Haven't been here for a while Rudy. I see you're still producing awesome content. Keep going and have a nice day, greetings from Austria! :D

[@manhart87]

Ron Spencer is my favourite artist of all time. It's nice to see how many of his pictures you stop to look at :) Almost have the whole collection of him!

[@franco.cordini]

So nostalgic! I started playing MTG when i was a kid when urzas saga was just released

[@woolfwoolf]

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

[@NamathCB]

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

[@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.

[@Yomezio]

that intro is just one gorgeous flex

[@cruelson]

i just came

[@jaypayelite117]

@@cruelson fuck nah😂😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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!!!!

[@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."

[@lostinthewoods1026]

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

[@sipsp0ison545]

Man seeing all these really brings back some memories of summer camp and playing magic with the homies

[@josephs.4813]

I think I’ve rewatched this video like 10 times now. It never gets old.

[@kylewinton3226]

F for respect doctor salty.

[@thomastremblay3458]

F

[@ghostaccountlmao]

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[@theunwelcome]

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[@Rb-hm5ml]

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[@darthsnarf]

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[@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

[@JeanSimonLanglois]

Man I loved Urza's saga / Urza's blocks so much when it came out ... Lot of fun and memories! Thanks! My fun deck was landing Serra's Avatar with 30 lifes ;) I smash Subscribe button so hard man!

[@anastasiasnell6554]

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

[@joesullivan9750]

"It belongs in a museum!"

[@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........

[@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?!

[@SubjectDelta20]

That warehouse is *INSANE!* lol I like at 2:07 you just casually pan over TWO graded OG Lotus's, and an unlimited. You should have that place guarded like a tomb in Indiana Jones. Preassure plates, saw blades, pit vipers, etc

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

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

[@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

[@tank_9er]

Ur excitement when u hit the cradle was so awesome. U got me hyped & I didn't even pull it! Lol Taco strong!! Luv ur videos

[@itzdm0r3]

I may be watching this at midnight but the art on these old sets is amazing! Ah, I miss the old art style.

[@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

[@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.

[@wind_runner6836]

Man, I am so glad this video is still here I love Urza's it was the first big set I started to buy and play with. I mean I was in as a kid from the 4th edition on but this was the point where I could buy my own packs lol.

[@joe_8699]

Awe, so nostalgic. I feel like digging out my old box of magic cards. I quit playing back in 01 or 02. I still have all my sports cards. Those are in better condition though. Haha. My MTG cards were all well loved and played.

[@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.

[@SmuggyOcelot]

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

[@danielwdunn]

The amount of nostalgia that washed over me watching this video was pretty intense.

[@adamchampion7686]

I wish I had kept these. This set was when I was in my hey-day in type 2 tournaments as a teen. I had a fluctuator deck.

[@Martin99acr]

"THANK YOU DR SALTY" - DR PEPPER