Best Booster Boxes to Buy for Commander | Which MTG Booster Boxes Should you Buy for Commander?

What if you love cracking packs AND want to use them for your Commander collection? This video is all for you! We break down the standard sets as well as which three boosters we think are BEST for your Commander decks!
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[@Dayyyjoey26]

Joe "And he knows about it" Cherries, a legend for generations to come

[@NitpickingNerds]

Know about what?

[@claytevebaugh1100]

@@NitpickingNerds I think he is “quoting” when you said your boyfriend knows about the dudes you see.

[@Toaster_Bard]

Love that the cat pops into frame near the last half of the video! So fluffy! Also, this information does seems pretty useful. Would love to get some more MH2, but it's really expensive lol.

[@NitpickingNerds]

It is really expensive but the packs are pretty good value wise.

[@user-dp2il1oy1u]

I've been looking for a video exactly like this, everyone just insists on buying singles but I want to be able to draft first then have cards for my commander decks, so thank you very much for making this video.

[@nicolaswelch2630]

Love the content, don't always agree with your takes but that's part of why I enjoy the show! Today's life tidbit was great! It follows your guys' flow of being unapologetic and truthful with yourselves and your audience. Nice work!

[@searchforgreatness69]

Love the life tidbits. The personal info like that comes in such small increments that it keeps it interesting rather than just doing a Q&A milestone and then never discussing your personal lives until the next big milestone. It’s great!

[@ryansand20]

Would enjoy a part 2 sometime down the road after some new sets.

[@neoteo7478]

I wish this video included the metrics for what kinds of cards are considered commander playable. I'd love an updated version of this video ❤️ Regardless thanks as always for the great content

[@zramirez5471]

Man ive been looking for THIS VIDEO for like 3 weeks now!

[@dino-wer-kuh3498]

hookups are like EDH: meeting expectations is key, and if you are uncomfy you bolt out like the devil is behind you

[@darth_prentiss]

Love the bonus Nerd that joined you briefly. Great video, comrades!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Amber is our mascot

[@djbisson9819]

Definitely using these stats to persuade those in my play group to switch over to singles instead of the crack open as many packs as possible method lol. Thank you Joe and BZ

[@NitpickingNerds]

We support single buying

[@legmek]

Gotta say, love this idea for a video! Really helpful :) would be super cool if you did a similar for the precons, like which old ones are worth buying if you start playing now, or something like that.

[@judahburlingame]

Looks like you guys got the lighting figured out! Nice work. Love the videos!

[@Dzicozan]

You guys should totally consider running a podcast for random things to talk about, that ending was a delight to listen to

[@BowmansWorld]

This was a rly well done/informed video, helped me out a lot thanks.

[@tonydiazist]

This is the video I've been needing. As a new commander player I've been trying to grow my collection naturally but cracking packs is so addictive

[@AtriumXP666]

New to the channel, as it just randomly popped up in my feed. Title caught my attention... great content, earned my "Like". Agree on the underappreciated Commander value of Zendikar Rising (and you didn't even mention the box toppers!). With the price of War of the Spark continuing to creep up, I've actually started to consider grabbing another Mythic Edition while it's still "affordable". End segment earned my sub XD

[@TheShinev]

Loved the video, hope you will continue with the series once a year

[@sgtfeelgood9229]

As someone with 30 edh decks, I've been loving every single new set this year. When you have that many decks, even AFR will have dozens of cards with homes, and I appreciate the lack of smothering tithe - esk super-staples

[@MrMichaelmayo92]

Some card organization starts and how you store your cards would be super cool to see. I'm struggling with all the bulk I have!

[@The_Grimsun]

Wow I see that cut! You didn't let the cat stick around to hear about the best box to buy! They were so interested to know!

[@tourtchi]

thank you for the analysis! Loved the kitty!

[@timhartel8012]

Commander legends is honestly my favorite set. I just got another box over Christmas and finally pulled a jeweled lotus. I was beyond hype!

[@comradelarry2558]

Me too. I love MH and MH2 but Commander Legends was just a great set. Got another box this Xmas too. Got yet another Vamp Tutor and another Mana Drain.

[@timlom5522]

Your content is so great, thanks for this guys!

[@donut22_0]

Thank you guys so much! I was planning on doing a draft with my friends for commander for my birthday and couldn’t decide what set to use!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Commander Legends is a great draft set

[@donut22_0]

@@NitpickingNerds thats the plan! Hoping for a mana drain or sakashima!

[@S0ftSurv]

I opened my first commander legends(draft booster) box last night, I felt like it was pretty bad because I got like 6 cards that were around $2 dollars but I did get a vampiric tutor!

[@trading_mafia1877]

Can you do another one of these? on the latest sets? This is great! Thank you!

[@Keyserbjj]

For my collection the boxes that I got the most value out of commander wise were the Mystery Booster boxes with the bonus foil slot.

[@nafaridnafarid]

Best tidbit ever! Thank you for sharing

[@kennygrenier4011]

THE CONTENT JUST. KEEPS. COMING. hell yeah

[@NitpickingNerds]

It isnt stopping anytime soon

[@PawzBrownMTG]

You guys are right about Zendikar Rising & you have no clue on how much I've opened those boxes are so spicy

[@dangoose9512]

Missed you guys. First video in a while that intrested me.

[@NitpickingNerds]

welcome back!

[@dangoose9512]

@@NitpickingNerds aww thanks! 🥰🥰🤗

[@cstaie85]

Top suggestions from me is battlebond followed by either Conspiracy box... they have so many good staples for commander in them.

[@dif4797]

Really good Video idea! I myself only bought one booster box (Commander Legends) and it was absolutely worth it, got to build some more janky decks.

[@NitpickingNerds]

We drafted commander legends like 20 times was so fun!

[@44Midfield]

I opened a Commander Legends box and pulled a Hullbreacher like 2 months before he got banned and he was the most valued card I pulled. 😞 feels bad.

[@MrRuff-cc3lg]

Great video! I hope you guys are planning to do a video for best booster box to buy for each year!

[@NitpickingNerds]

It will always be ZNR lol

[@edwardcowart5990]

That tidbit was hilarious 🤣

[@SSolemn]

We have been playing sealed with the set boxes, Theros and Eldraine were very fun and we got a lot of good cards for our decks. D&D sadly was very awful as a draft experience and card value..... Now we eill take your advice and we will buy Zendikar Rising and CL 👍🏼✨

[@NitpickingNerds]

Hope your pulls are as powerful as you positivity

[@dorian1193]

I have been waiting for this video sooooo long. Nitpicking nerds= ❤️

[@NitpickingNerds]

Well it is finally here

[@user-pp8ly2wn6t]

It is a great video thanks for the great information and well delivered.

[@Zjivarra]

Mystery boosters get my vote. So fun to crack, draft, and got a torment of hellfire, liliana and markov plainswalkers from mine! Friend got Ashaya. ^^ 🤣

[@jaydonclay5376]

Cracked a zendikar rising box today thanks to this video and got polluted delta as my box topper, immediately paying off half the box lol

[@sinanisik7415]

Love this vid! Makes me wonder if commander chaos draft could be a thing 🤔 💭

[@Nathyouss]

Well damn, my LGS gave out Zendikar Rising boxes for 57€ a week ago and I jumped on it. What a visionary !

[@Speediestdude]

Hey I just wanted to say thanks for the advice. I just got into commander and I didn't know what set booster to get . Going off your advice I got the zendikar rising and I walked away with seven new Commanders(2 duplicates) and a bunch of mythics and other cards to build and play with!

[@kingkamek]

Would you consider making a video about best sets for pauper? As a new player it's easier to get into pauper than other formats!

[@Haxi_The_Jester]

That slip up on can you walk by my was great lol

[@xaxscratchxax926]

Lol at the tidbits at the end. Great video but I can't bring myself to crack anymore packs. Spent a lot of money for junk I didn't want. It's the single life for me!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Me and Beezy went full singles for a long time but now we crack pack from time to time

[@wakefieldwade4019]

Very good video. A miss though you didn't mention or think about Mystical achives. Oh well.👏

[@ajanigoldmane574]

'Just buy singles. There's some famous youtuber who say something along those lines. ' Hmmm... The prof getting an honorable mention I see.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Prof is amazing

[@madgermandoger7457]

I did a mixture of both for my edh deck. Looked for cards that were essential for it to work and for the rest I got from boosters

[@MTG69]

Can we see the Nitpicking Nerds collection some day? Would love to see how you organize, and share that collection.

[@NitpickingNerds]

We are gonna share our decks at some point

[@bradwinward1237]

The professor ripped your guy's video😱. What a compliment lol

[@Dylan-mk2gm]

Came to see if anyone commented this lol

[@peterbeck2648]

Ardent elementalist from midnight hunt is a good common in the right decks (it's one of two cards in mono red with the effect) it's one of the best cards in my rionya firedancer deck

[@dennismarinos2129]

Hey is there anywhere i can see the stats for all the sets ? I am buying common or uncommon sets so the set with the most playable cards is truly viable information

[@mfitkin]

I got a ZNR set box based on this recommendation and holy cow the stack of notable cards / cards I’m putting straight into decks is almost as large as the pile of cards I don’t care about. I got 4 glasspool mimics haha

[@NitpickingNerds]

Glasspool mimic is a staple and an awesome card

[@elipetrou9308]

Mine are commander legends, jumpstart and maybe like double masters if you’ve got the money, mh2 is okay as well. And yes war is amazing for commander

[@adriaklocke3219]

Jumpstart is amazing!

[@loxeggcheese]

I was just wondering about this thank y’all :)

[@NitpickingNerds]

We got you homie!

[@chiefbedroom553]

Happy birthday!

[@crispycaveman9164]

great content :)

[@FozzyFUCT]

I ended up asking for a Commander Legends box for Christmas. Not only did I get the investment back monetarily. I also got a bunch a cards I actually plan to use in my commander decks!

[@queball19]

a year late on this comment but i might get it this year

[@Omnivxrse]

Does anyone know how many mythics are in the average Modern Horizons 2 set booster box? I'm wondering because I got 9 lol but yeah a lot of them weren't the best mythics for commander,

[@dac314]

If you're talking War of the Spark, you should mention that it featured cards that say "proliferate", which are as good as gold in Commander. Notably, Flux Channeler and Evolution Sage have repeatable Proliferate triggers, which is just so so so nice.

[@moonlandersgames]

I would be interested to see the stats for Battlebond. Its on the expensive side like Modern Horizions 2 but I am curious to see how the crowd lands, partners, and various multiplayer focused cards sits.

[@NitpickingNerds]

I think it wouldnt be worth it overall if I was to wager a guess

[@tandorgamash]

So far I've buyed Only a Jumpstart and a Ikoria Box, and a Lot of Kaldheim and Strixhaven Pack. Jumpstart is good when you start playing because there is a wide variety of card and some Cool legendary Neith and Muxus are my favorite one, Strixhaven Mystical Archive are really cool and the Uncommon Legendary are some of my favorite commander, Especially Dina. Ikoria have a The Triome, Big Spell with the Ultimatum and Rielle. Kaldheim, has snow land and Dual, and the Infamous Tergrid, but from All the thing i've opened it's one of the set I've used the least in my commander deck.

[@ozmond]

I opened a set box of MH2 last night. I got it as a present. I got 5 fecthlands, a Ragavan, Imperial Recruiter, and 2 esper sentinel. I got other good stuff but that’s what I remember off top of my head

[@NitpickingNerds]

That is super awesome! Esper Sentinel is amazing!

[@ozmond]

@@NitpickingNerds yup, I didn’t have one yet so I’m glad I have two for any potential decks with white

[@starfish753]

Thank you for this! I recent got a gift card for my LGS and I only play commander

[@starchaser6024]

Not sure of the stat breakdown but jumpstart seams to have a lot of powerful staples. Totally agree with zen rising though.

[@jarendavidson5758]

New Nitpicking Nerds video!

[@NitpickingNerds]

HYPE

[@Sweetz404]

Love your content. You're both amazing. Thank you for making content❤ P.S the dude that ran away couldn't handle yallz sexiness

[@claytevebaugh1100]

MDFCs and also box topper expedition lands in the zendikar rising boxes. I’m lucky zendikar rising was my only booster box I’ve ever been given.

[@vicioushellsing]

I would say Zendikar rising is the best collector box you can buy as well. Getting those expedition lands is a no brainer.

[@DaGraveCrowder]

I got a Commander Legends collector booster box as a gift and opened an extended art foil Jeweled Lotus. I instantly double sleeved and slid into a top loader :)

[@NitpickingNerds]

That is a sick pull!

[@DaGraveCrowder]

@@NitpickingNerds Thanks!! I nearly fell off my chair when I saw it peeking from behind the other cards

[@egoish6762]

I'd think over the past couple of years the triomes are the in demand cycle, so ikoria and snc. Outside of cmd legends cause jeweled lotus is massive, there probably more hits in that sent but the cost is higher.

[@markdziamski4859]

I cracked a sensei’s divining top list card in my SNC set booster

[@Mediamatix]

I need this content with the new set. D:

[@maximusofgalihand]

we need the nitpicking nerds and the professor crossover

[@streetzmdv7811]

Where did you get your percentages? Was this your own personal review and if so, what were your criteria?

[@antoinesaintsever3250]

I made myself the same conclusion about how good zendikar rising is a great box opening for commander and for novice or someone who seeks for lot of cards that could fit in many decks. Mdfc's, pathway, and more "little cards" I bought 2 holiday gift boxes and 2 draft boxes, one of each for Christmas'gift to my best friend who start commander 3-4 months ago.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Set is so good!

[@JoeRoganAndMoreShorts]

Great Video!

[@NitpickingNerds]

Great comment!

[@natebrewster9708]

What about the upcoming sets for 2022?

[@Donmegamuffin]

For strixhaven, did you guys totally forget about the Mystical archive...?

[@TheMystcast]

I'd say buy singles. However if someone wanted to upgrade their decks with evergreen cards I would suggest the following current sets. Strixhaven, War of the Spark, Coreset 2020, and finally a little bias but they should buy some double masters.

[@craigchilman3649]

One of the sparks is between 550 and $600 in Australia

[@kalebhendrickson7672]

I feel like buying singles from modern horizons would just cost more than just cracking a set or collector box

[@NitpickingNerds]

The singles are crazy expensive

[@bmay81]

The collector boxes have value, but can be a doozy… I opened far too many.

[@HokaMagic]

@@bmay81 Same. I opened 6. Sold some of what i didn't need and held the rest (including all of the fetch lands). Currently holding 5 sealed collector boxes as well lol

[@poul4335]

This just keeps getting better and better…

[@NitpickingNerds]

We are great like that

[@AsianBusinezz]

How does one draft for a commander format? My friends and I have been planning to draft and none of us has really ever done that before.

[@kingkamek]

I'm pretty sure draft is only for 60 card decks :/

[@carnophage666]

Lol, for some reason I thought you two were a couple. Roommates makes a lot of sense too haha

[@RobinHollinshead]

How did you know I was thinking about which box to buy??? SPOOKY

[@NitpickingNerds]

We have bugs in all subs houses

[@shayshon123]

I love that you share your relationship style at the end. I’m also polyamorous and love seeing other people in the magic community who are as well. Much love ❤️

[@RogueBullhead]

Lol that was a great tidbits! Never knew cherries was gay. Anyway, jumpstart makes gor great cubes after playing the box as intended. Has some great edh staples in there as well.

[@landphil7535]

I opened a jeweled lotus in the box I bought. I was disappointed it wasn't a vampiric tutor or mana drain.

[@ToothyMTG1]

if you’ve got $500 Eternal Masters is insanely valuable and my guess is very very commander friendly considering every mythic besides balance is playable

[@rteishe]

Knew it was going to be Zendikar Rising because MDFCs, haha. Seriously...they are amazing tho. If I'm being honest, ZR probably did interject the most "staples that I put in every deck now" of any set the last couple years. As a black mage...Agadeems Awakening, Malakir Mire//Rebirth & Feed the Swarm have gone in literally everything since. Also the rare land/flip land cycle is fantastic

[@NitpickingNerds]

M DFCs have change how we deck build that is how good they are

[@Dylfunkle]

I found Strixhaven to be the most flavour fun in standard, but least useful in edh.

[@EvertfromNederland]

With the new commander sets comming out, can you revisit this video?

[@robatron7k]

Ahhh... Finally got over my sealed product addiction. I wonder what the NNs are up to today..... ... ... I want my $2 back! Seriously, have you seen how much MH2 packs are going for? I need it. Just one more pack, baby.

[@mmartak]

I wonder what your stats were for JumpStart. I'm guessing not high because of the enormous list of cards.

[@NitpickingNerds]

Jumpstart was weird and all over the place

[@templeoflove79]

I love your cat.

[@famousstranger8468]

I think you guys could invite guest or discord members and start uploading commander games

[@tylerhennessy2701]

Wish I had this before I bought a few boxes

[@NitpickingNerds]

Well you have it for the future