Is It Worth It To Buy Secret Lair Festival In Box | Mystery Booster 2 | A Magic The Gathering Review

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@TolarianCommunityCollege
@TolarianCommunityCollege 4 ай бұрын
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@104FREDRICK
@104FREDRICK 4 ай бұрын
Prof you missed the donut the turtle is eating as well on ponder. That adds value.
@internationalarmy3984
@internationalarmy3984 4 ай бұрын
That’s what I was thinking
@rinmathews9337
@rinmathews9337 4 ай бұрын
The only good thing about this is that scalpers invested thousands of dollars to upsell something that everyone can still buy at retail price.
@Feldmeld
@Feldmeld 4 ай бұрын
Everyone except europeans since it sold out fast (they probably gave EU not enough stock tbh)
@PtotheMtotheK
@PtotheMtotheK 4 ай бұрын
That's the only thing good? I thought it was pretty awesome overall.
@rinmathews9337
@rinmathews9337 4 ай бұрын
@@PtotheMtotheK Well feel free to spend $250 on a box of draft boosters then.
@johannes3413
@johannes3413 4 ай бұрын
I don’t know wether it’s different in the US but in Europe you don’t have to pay until it‘s about to ship, therefore you basically don’t have to invest anything
@PtotheMtotheK
@PtotheMtotheK 4 ай бұрын
@@rinmathews9337 Exactly. A very fun draft with a huge card assortment...plus the other goodies that come with it. So not just a box for $250.
@steev69
@steev69 4 ай бұрын
It's not a festival without the smell
@Samulisami
@Samulisami 4 ай бұрын
At least it's not YuGiOh convention.
@TolarianCommunityCollege
@TolarianCommunityCollege 4 ай бұрын
There's no replacing "Sourdough Sundays"
@depressedpepe69
@depressedpepe69 4 ай бұрын
In my opinion , If people can afford to go to a Magic Fest or anything similar then they can afford a $6 stick of old spice or any other brand. 😂
@rayciannello2268
@rayciannello2268 4 ай бұрын
And at least 2 exposed butt-cracks
@badmoon4547
@badmoon4547 4 ай бұрын
This is so true. And so sad
@israeldavila27
@israeldavila27 4 ай бұрын
WOTC doing everything in their power to give the least amount of value to the consumer.
@xChikyx
@xChikyx 4 ай бұрын
and chsrging the most possible
@janelantestaverde2018
@janelantestaverde2018 4 ай бұрын
Gotta raise that yearly profit somehow. What they do with that money? Who knows. It's at least not going to their staff or their products. Maybe they sleep on it. Seriously, what _are_ they doing with these yearly record sales profits???
@whydoesthisexistpod
@whydoesthisexistpod 4 ай бұрын
Not everything. They haven’t tried selling pack wrappers with no contents inside…yet
@xChikyx
@xChikyx 4 ай бұрын
@@whydoesthisexistpod the aftermath boosters were basically that
@BlubRuss
@BlubRuss 4 ай бұрын
​@@janelantestaverde2018the money is usually a bonus given to the CEO and then they'll lay off a couple 100 people
@rd8696
@rd8696 4 ай бұрын
WOTC, "Double the prices! Triple the prices! Squeeze every last drop out of those insolent, musical peasants" lol
@okredcoat5141
@okredcoat5141 4 ай бұрын
Old man screams at clouds
@enternamehere5498
@enternamehere5498 4 ай бұрын
Prof is still a man of the people. I have the money to spend, but I don't want to waste my money either... thanks for doing the work!
@eddorneles
@eddorneles 2 ай бұрын
"Buy singles"
@alexscott8799
@alexscott8799 4 ай бұрын
The festival in a box last year for Vegas was amazing
@TheIrishJackel
@TheIrishJackel 4 ай бұрын
Not only was it a better box, they even sent a free one to stores to run an event with. It's wild how far WotC swings from good to greed in such a short span of time.
@SlongestKongest
@SlongestKongest 4 ай бұрын
​@TheIrishJacif if they weren't so greedy I prob would've got got one If i played last year I would've gotten the last years one
@aegs9605
@aegs9605 4 ай бұрын
last time i bought a festival-in-a-box it was missing 75% of the order. It took over 6 months for wizards to even recognize there was an issue and even when they sent "the rest" of the order it didnt have everything again. ended up just doing a chargeback instead of bothering to get it fixed.
@Polskimg
@Polskimg 4 ай бұрын
🫣 I would lose it.
@TheTheatreKing
@TheTheatreKing 4 ай бұрын
The add for Hello Fresh, a box of food shopped directly to you, about a box of magic cards directly to you is a flavor win.
@C._Bradford
@C._Bradford 4 ай бұрын
Ad is still kind of an L though.
@TheTheatreKing
@TheTheatreKing 4 ай бұрын
@@C._Bradford Ads are, unfortunately, one of the best ways for TCC to gain revenue. You can always skip them if you don’t like waiting through them. Prof never minds skipping over the ad breaks. It’s why he puts #sponsored on the adds so you can skip until it’s gone and not miss a moment of content!
@Hot_Dog_Jones
@Hot_Dog_Jones 4 ай бұрын
I appreciate the Ponder that depicts a Turtle eating a Hot Dog
@SlongestKongest
@SlongestKongest 4 ай бұрын
Very fitting
@keanumalone2256
@keanumalone2256 4 ай бұрын
It's 25 to 30 nonfoil
@okredcoat5141
@okredcoat5141 4 ай бұрын
I love it. May not be as great as the Mox but it's awesome.
@codygammon
@codygammon 4 ай бұрын
I am purchasing one - simply for the draft experience. I honestly didn't do my research comparing it to prior festival in a box options - but in comparison to the last year's version I am significantly more upset at the price I paid for it. The 24 extra chaos packs would've made this festival in a box a 10/10 for me, honestly. Allowing me to charge my friends HALF the price for each draft.....
@Thayf13
@Thayf13 4 ай бұрын
I'm debating on putting a request in for a refund/cancellation after watching this tbh. I'm fairly new to magic and all I've heard is how amazing Mystery is, so I bought this pretty much on sight.
@NuclearPowerToaster
@NuclearPowerToaster 4 ай бұрын
⁠@@Thayf13If it makes everyone fell better, I bought last years and this years knowing it was worse value, just because it’s a fun early xmas gift to do with my buddies. It’s obnoxious, but that’s the hobby, I guess.
@mateumitjans5281
@mateumitjans5281 4 ай бұрын
For me its better the 3 collectors than the 24 draft packs cause i don't think i could draft them. The secret lair in the other hand... No comparison
@TheSteve5154
@TheSteve5154 4 ай бұрын
Honestly the collector packs and mystery box was enough for me. The collector packs together are about 120 bucks, which is already half the price. Treating the rest of the box as costing 130 was definitely enough for me.
@Thayf13
@Thayf13 4 ай бұрын
@TheSteve5154 that's one thing that got me. It's been hard find ixalan in stock at my lgs. And a couple buddies have been interested in draft so it's definitely meant to be a GROUP activity in this case. I just need to not buy anything else for a while 🤣
@Meatwadsan
@Meatwadsan 4 ай бұрын
It feels like this was just a markup for the Mystery Booster Box 2.
@jakeset
@jakeset 4 ай бұрын
That said Mystery Booster will not go to retail for ONE reason. It was a product designed by the convention committee to create a product that can be a convention exclusive, so short of convention bundles, there will probably never be a public release given how this product was even created or developed.
@MrArchivist1
@MrArchivist1 4 ай бұрын
It's weird how many times WOTC seems to drop a product like it's in a vacuum with no regard for past actions (looking at you Double Feature). It's an endless episode of "Short Attention Span Theater."🙃
@Greg501-
@Greg501- 4 ай бұрын
They plan these years in advance, it takes like 2 years to see the results of current feedback in sets, see BIG still existing.
@ribbontoast
@ribbontoast 4 ай бұрын
I ended up getting 2 of these 9am when it was released because I REALLY wanted to get the mystery boosters and, tbh, I think it's worth it because of the mystery boosters themselves and everything is like, a bonus.
@Michaelspeaksloud
@Michaelspeaksloud 4 ай бұрын
5:08 absolutely killed me *cough cough cough*
@ZeroIsEven
@ZeroIsEven 4 ай бұрын
The cards in the MB2 packs seem wonderfully designed and I love the unique card frames included in each pack. That’s mostly why I bought this. I want those white bordered and future sight frame cards and test cards that are only in this.
@jamthesnowman
@jamthesnowman 4 ай бұрын
Wish this came out a couple weeks ago when I ordered it. Had no clue about the old festival in a box secret lairs being so good! Not gonna cancel and still intend to draft it with friends and family but it feels a little less exciting knowing that I have bought a bundle that is so lack-luster in comparison to its previous iterations.
@aqdjbcr
@aqdjbcr 4 ай бұрын
I kinda did the same thing. I saw it didn’t have a lot I actually needed that’s valuable but I’m more interested in the different artworks and the drafting
@nicholashidvegi6839
@nicholashidvegi6839 4 ай бұрын
I did something similar as well, I didn’t really know anything about the past festival in a box, so I thought I was getting a good bang for my buck! Turns out previous years got some really good deals, especially in the drafting department. I’m still going to keep my order since it’s a silly set and looks fun to draft. But I’ll definitely be more wary in the future of these products.
@jamthesnowman
@jamthesnowman 4 ай бұрын
@@nicholashidvegi6839 Nice to hear I'm not alone in my disappointment with festival in a box, wishing you good pulls and if you're going to do it, happy drafting.
@Thudeer_Turtle
@Thudeer_Turtle 4 ай бұрын
Picked one up. My EDH group wants to try a draft, and folks have said this is a fun one for that, so I'm hoping it pays back in smiles. Do a couple drafts, if all's well and enjoyable maybe move to cube down the road if it seems all are on board.
@zerodono
@zerodono 4 ай бұрын
Again, I love that WOTC did something relatively sensible with a Secret Lair and decided to print real quantities of FIB. Hate that something that should be standard excites me so, but hopefully good feedback will encourage future behavior. Hopefully.
@johnpisser1983
@johnpisser1983 4 ай бұрын
its sold out now
@zerodono
@zerodono 4 ай бұрын
@@johnpisser1983 Well, it was a decent enough run. What was it 2 or 3 weeks? Certainly beats being sold out virtually before release.
@TrevHolland
@TrevHolland 4 ай бұрын
They basically shot themselves in the foot with last year's box. Full chaos draft capabilities, actually useful cards, a single card worth 2/3 of the value of the entire box. There's almost no way they match that again. But at least they set the bar low this year. Maybe next year's comparison to this year's box will be more favorable.
@Hrafnskald
@Hrafnskald 4 ай бұрын
5:10 That moment when Prof turns and coughs :D :D :D
@ribbontoast
@ribbontoast 4 ай бұрын
Also not sure where he said it but Gavin or Maro has pointed out that MB2 was funded by the WotC Convention Team so it's meant to be a con exclusive and won't appear in retail for that to happen.
@kman193
@kman193 4 ай бұрын
Literally only bought it for the swords to plowshares and ponder. Call me an idiot but all the extra stuff was icing on the cake lmao
@magicalplaid
@magicalplaid 4 ай бұрын
Agreed, last year's festival in a box was much better and I think the C grade is spot on. I did still get this year's because I want the new mystery boosters lol. I will say that I'm glad they at least chose banger sets for the collector boosters for this year's box.
@alex2d
@alex2d 4 ай бұрын
Crazier than the absurd pricing people are trying to sell a Mystery Booster box for is the fact that people are BUYING IT. TCGplayer's snapshot shows 16 sold so far, all for over $350
@felypesilvestre9679
@felypesilvestre9679 4 ай бұрын
It’s probably people buying their own stock to keep the price inflated/show that it’s being “bought”
@earthpond8043
@earthpond8043 4 ай бұрын
@@felypesilvestre9679I always wondered if that happens or not lol
@TehSeksyManz
@TehSeksyManz 4 ай бұрын
$14 a pack, no thanks
@fighterinferno7776
@fighterinferno7776 4 ай бұрын
Dan Frazier's art is iconic.
@gigabowserpwns
@gigabowserpwns 4 ай бұрын
Honestly, my favorite thing from this is the birdman who brings the tulips. I might have to see if I can get him.
@calesaucer6999
@calesaucer6999 4 ай бұрын
I bought one, but I just considered it as though I was buying the Mystery Booster 2 box. I realize the likelihood that I’ll pull anything near that in value is small and I’ve made peace with that; they got me with the white-bordered cards and Future Sight frames.
@AulaGeschrabbel
@AulaGeschrabbel 4 ай бұрын
In Europe it actually sold out. Thankfully I got two in time. :-) That's going to be some super great drafts, I'm really excited for it!
@tcsmagicbox
@tcsmagicbox 4 ай бұрын
Already ordered it. I think I'd rather get the 3 collector boosters than the 24 draft boosters.
@danlat
@danlat 2 ай бұрын
Lmao
@MediocreTCG
@MediocreTCG 4 ай бұрын
Got mine to split with a friend from my LGS. Went half-ish and came up with a split we're happy with. He paid 150 and i paid 125. Each gets 12 MB2 boosters. He gets the LCI and Eldraine CB's, and i get the CMM. He's getting the Lil Legends and I wanted the Promos. Seemed pretty fair.
@mateumitjans5281
@mateumitjans5281 4 ай бұрын
I ordered one but still don't know how to share it/draft it with my friends. Not sure if i should charge them something to draft MB2 or what could be fair for them. Or if i should resell the CB to get some value back...
@MikeBrown-q1h
@MikeBrown-q1h 4 ай бұрын
I cant find one of those swords to plowshares for less than $37USD
@willanderson9688
@willanderson9688 3 ай бұрын
weird i bought one for 2$
@sdawg35
@sdawg35 4 ай бұрын
We can compare the value of includes of Mystery Booster 2 to Mystery Booster 1. It does seem to have the value more diversified compared to the original.
@Troy_34
@Troy_34 4 ай бұрын
The main desire for the product is the MB2 box to draft and play with. So having the collector packs is cool to try to crack something great. The draft packs from the previous drop is just chaff.
@maidenless_tarnished
@maidenless_tarnished 4 ай бұрын
The only thing valuable to me is that I am priced out of attending actual conventions. Sure $250 is still a lot, but it's a farcry from the total cost of attending events to get packs otherwise
@asaffin1
@asaffin1 4 ай бұрын
It costs $250, but a Drana art styled to look like Ankha is priceless.
@RisottoNero-z1w
@RisottoNero-z1w 4 ай бұрын
I would give up thunder junction for MB2 in a heartbeat.
@Phe0nix1986
@Phe0nix1986 4 ай бұрын
Turtle eating a pizza and a hotdog. Said with such joy.
@rj7344
@rj7344 4 ай бұрын
I preordered one... because I assumed it would sell out... FOMO got me hard this year because last year sold out so fast!!! I was so upset I missed out on last years... Thanks as always for the awesome content PROF!
@Dohlenblick
@Dohlenblick 4 ай бұрын
Ah, it seems the Fyre-Festival secret layer is really going all out for flavour...
@jamescompton2588
@jamescompton2588 4 ай бұрын
I am actually really excited about the chibi legends secret lair. I probably would have been interested in the box anyway, but as an angel enthusiast, the secret lair was a must have!
@deloreigames8641
@deloreigames8641 4 ай бұрын
I agree with everything, except the fact that we may get a MB2 Retail anytime soon, for two reasons. MB2 was financed specifically for Conventions by the Convention Team in WotC to have an exclusive thing. The whole purpose of this box is that you will only have access to it through the convention or FiaB. Second, the main thing that happened with MB1 retail is that Covid happened. WotC released MB1 Retail as a way to help stores survive the pandemic, while also not having any way of having conventions take place, so naturally they didnt want their whole print to go to waste. This time, if nothing happens, WotC have absolutely no reason to release MB2 as retail
@DudeMcAwesome
@DudeMcAwesome 4 ай бұрын
The MSRP of the Collectors pack and the current market price of the Ponder and Swords were just enough to justify also jumping in for one of these boxes. I was lukewarm at best and am still around that.
@beard_ninja5581
@beard_ninja5581 4 ай бұрын
Festival in a box 2023 also had an etched foil Arcane Signet with the promo cards
@ricardoguerreiro6935
@ricardoguerreiro6935 4 ай бұрын
You forgot Festival in the box 2023 also had a Dan Frazier arcane signet, which helps further your argument
@WayneLeMaster
@WayneLeMaster 4 ай бұрын
I bought two of them, gonna buy another if they don't sell out by the time I rationalize burning my cash some more.
@Did_No_Wrong
@Did_No_Wrong 4 ай бұрын
Everytime you crack open a pack Prof you have to "Secret Lair alert!!!!"
@christophermurphy8117
@christophermurphy8117 4 ай бұрын
To wotc credit and iirc, the three collector boosters offered the ones most sought after. It does feel like there is some consideration of what people wanted.
@Julian-og3ps
@Julian-og3ps 4 ай бұрын
Checked one hour after this upload and it's sold out, at least here in Europe. Goddammit
@nopenopeson5907
@nopenopeson5907 4 ай бұрын
it's sold out in europe for couple of weeks
@AtriumXP666
@AtriumXP666 4 ай бұрын
Just noting, it's still available in North America
@TolarianCommunityCollege
@TolarianCommunityCollege 4 ай бұрын
It is incredibly frustrating that we apprently have a lot of stock still available in North America but the UK is sold out.
@roosm92
@roosm92 4 ай бұрын
​@@TolarianCommunityCollege when I change the shop to UK it can be pre ordered. So maybe check again 😉
@regnarissad
@regnarissad 4 ай бұрын
I just want that stupid Omnath. It's so cute!
@gawrshurab1035
@gawrshurab1035 4 ай бұрын
Everyone: can we buy your cheap cardboard Hasbro: no i dont like money unless we get it from overpriced cardboard we want you to buy
@FUser-tz4ei
@FUser-tz4ei 4 ай бұрын
worth noting there are 3 version of mystery booster 1, convention, retail, and convention reprint. notably the playtest cards between the original and reprint differed by having a 'the list planeswalker' symbol, as well as updated art in some cards. the original has retained value well but the mass produced reprint is of much lower value. the first festival in a box was also priced so the whole box was cheaper than the booster box alone, so its about equal to the original, but again that one only worked out because the others started to use reprints
@perrytanner9762
@perrytanner9762 4 ай бұрын
Lookin’ clean Prof. Love the cut!
@SailorJoestar
@SailorJoestar 4 ай бұрын
My friends and I got the box to host a draft at home and are using the collector boosters, SLD, and promo cards as prizes. Very excited for the draft experience, everything else around it definitely feels like shiny fluff lmao
@lordrakster
@lordrakster 4 ай бұрын
Let's also note that it's been "limited availability" for about a month now... While MANY other secret lairs are sold out in the 1st hour
@Tengokuno
@Tengokuno 4 ай бұрын
In the grand scheme of things, I get boxes of MTG not to boost my asset wealth but rather to recapture the - *ahem* - Magic of seeing what each pack brings. Cool art. Intriguing flavor text. Neat combos. But now instead of a few packs here or there, adult money gives us dozens of packs to crack. I'd been away from the game for over a decade, and it still feels almost as grand as it did in the 90's. It'll be amazing to see what hits reprint in Mystery Booster 2.
@obadijahparks
@obadijahparks 4 ай бұрын
Man, it's supposed to ship out soon! Come on Monday! It really isn't worth it, but it can be if you draft with it.
@angelrivera1420
@angelrivera1420 4 ай бұрын
For those saying why isnt it gone yet.... wotc did specify they will have enough to sell so everyone can grab one.
@KunushiH
@KunushiH 4 ай бұрын
Too expensive of a product for not enough value to try and flip anything due to it still being available. Like you said, anyone who wants one can just go get it theirself instead of depending on the secondary market. I'm just excited to get one for some MB2 fun with my friendgroup. Agreed, the price for included value is a little rough compared to past FiaB SLD, but it feels worth it for the chaos added to my collection and all the fun we'll have together with MB2. I plan on cubeshelling it for repeated random-draft nonsense.
@hurdurrhurr
@hurdurrhurr 4 ай бұрын
Don't forget there's also tax which makes it around $275 depending on your area.
@devinloew7681
@devinloew7681 4 ай бұрын
5:09 Total Beavis and Butthead moment
@keissetje
@keissetje 4 ай бұрын
Bro, video goes live, 16hrs later, no boxes left. Thanks Prof! xd
@riverpanther5868
@riverpanther5868 4 ай бұрын
I definitely got one pretty early but it was purely to get in on mystery booster as soon as i could tbh
@CyberBuster93
@CyberBuster93 4 ай бұрын
5:08 My exact reaction as well Prof lmao
@CaitofFate
@CaitofFate 4 ай бұрын
Was looking a comment along the lines of My live reaction to the FIAB vegas 2024 : 5:08
@jeremytorres547
@jeremytorres547 4 ай бұрын
Fr
@benjaminlehman3221
@benjaminlehman3221 4 ай бұрын
Us: Let us GIVE you money WOTC WotC:no have a plains instead.
@theredfoxcamio
@theredfoxcamio 4 ай бұрын
I personally prefer the promos this go around over the mox opal. I have spots waiting for Orvar and Reya. Been passively waiting a few months for a Reya to show up at any of our LGS and they haven't. Our LGS also hasn't had stock of Ixalan and WoE CBs for months. But we don't draft, just build janky themed commander decks for a very moderate PL.
@MasonzeroDigitalWorks
@MasonzeroDigitalWorks 4 ай бұрын
I was definitely a little iffy on purchasing this. The Collectors Boosters will be very hit or miss, of course, but technically their retail value is quite high, so on paper this secret lair is not a bad deal. But we're really rolling the dice on opening good stuff here.
@AStormbl3ssed
@AStormbl3ssed 4 ай бұрын
The cough killed me 😂😂😂
@TheMaskedNinja_
@TheMaskedNinja_ 4 ай бұрын
Looks like I'm finally getting another job after months of no luck, might pick one up for my friends to play with as a celebration
@MathiasWB
@MathiasWB 4 ай бұрын
congrats! jobseeking sucks, I'm glad you're celebrating the wait finally being over 🎉
@danacoleman4007
@danacoleman4007 4 ай бұрын
this makes me super glad I don't have any friends!
@okredcoat5141
@okredcoat5141 4 ай бұрын
The professor not hitting the books before making another rant 😂 Ponder is going for 32.00 atm so you sir, are incorrect.
@Graemyr
@Graemyr 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video prof! I was looking forward to buying this just to make sure I got an opportunity to draft MB2. Didn't even realize the sale was going until this video popped up in my feed! The secret lairs might be a little too secretive..... Shame the filler is meh, but the fact I can even get my hands on MB2 at retail price and it didn't sell out immediately is fine by me.
@SaltySparrow
@SaltySparrow 4 ай бұрын
I can't believe I missed 2023. Wanted that Mox Opal so bad.
@Surfer669
@Surfer669 4 ай бұрын
Secret lair alert ⚠️ and it's all gone....
@andrewwang7699
@andrewwang7699 4 ай бұрын
(it's not in NA)
@jojobetzler3732
@jojobetzler3732 4 ай бұрын
@@andrewwang7699 It´s sold out at least in europe.
@eMeM-zz7vn
@eMeM-zz7vn 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, definitely sold out in Europe and that's the case for weeks and weeks now, even though the sale window still goes for 46 days...Wizards...
@arvinsim
@arvinsim 4 ай бұрын
These are great art....to print proxies of!
@aarongates4245
@aarongates4245 4 ай бұрын
The packs have a chance for a mana crypt, so that's pretty exciting, VERY unlikely, but that alone pays for everything.
@dantehicks36
@dantehicks36 4 ай бұрын
I do wonder if they will do a retail edition. I had talked to Gavin at Pax Unplugged when they did Mystery Booster 1 (I think it was the second event they had it at, gen con being the first) that the idea was that it would be convention only. That changed when COVID hit and conventions weren't going to be a thing for a while. At least that was my understanding, thought I could have been wrong. But if thats the case I wonder if they are going back to that plan of only having it be at convetions and seeing how it does that way.
@MrOrthoclase
@MrOrthoclase 4 ай бұрын
I'd rather have 3 collector boosters than all those draft packs, personally. And I did buy last years FIB. I ended up giving the packs away, except for the MH2 ones.
@doncare8
@doncare8 4 ай бұрын
i got into magic last year, and hearing all of the cool stuff they had in previous festivals makes me so sad, i would have absolutely gotten the box that was sold last year if only for the draft packs as they would have been an awesome way to supplement my starting collection if only because i had no clue where to start for what i wanted to get
@oelboy
@oelboy 4 ай бұрын
I sincerely hope they will never release a retail version. I'd love for Wizards to keep their word and put more trust into it.
@haunakahzombie7899
@haunakahzombie7899 4 ай бұрын
Those ixalan mana crypts are what's going to give people the (perceived possibility of value)
@EXZRB
@EXZRB 4 ай бұрын
To answer the question, NO
@anarchond
@anarchond 4 ай бұрын
4:23 start of actual video
@TotalTimoTime
@TotalTimoTime 4 ай бұрын
Gotta love 20% of the video being non-content.
@HeyHaidle
@HeyHaidle 4 ай бұрын
Interested on where you got the prices from the new promos at $15. The Ponder itself has a market price of around $30. That is expected to drop of course but not that significantly.
@metalliholic
@metalliholic 4 ай бұрын
That was price for the regular card. Not the alt arts or special versions.
@TolarianCommunityCollege
@TolarianCommunityCollege 4 ай бұрын
A Mox Opal is a $80 card. Ponder is a $0.10 card. We are talking about the value of the cards chosen to be included, not TCGplayer's presale prices before this product has even shipped.
@chrischristiansen3561
@chrischristiansen3561 4 ай бұрын
I ordered 1. I was very excited prior to watching this. Thanks for giving truthful opinions I respect it
@crazymexicanoloco
@crazymexicanoloco 4 ай бұрын
I 100% only bought the festival in a box for the mystery booster 2 box. I totally forgot about the chibi promos.
@IqmasterDaNinja
@IqmasterDaNinja 4 ай бұрын
This year's Festival in a Box feels mostly like someone in corporate Hasbro said to not sell Mystery Booster 2 directly, and to make it a package deal to create artificial scarcity. The Festival in a Box Vegas 2024 has token inclusions to pad the perceived value, to the point where WoTC might as well have included actual tokens, because they're at least useful game pieces.
@TheMaverickGirlGaming
@TheMaverickGirlGaming 4 ай бұрын
In fairness, the Ponder and Swords to Plowshares promos (which came out earlier this year at previous MagicCon events) are around $30 or so each, which does make things a better better. Those prices will definitely go down a bit further, but given how they've been around for a bit now with market data, they'll probably still retain a good amount of that value. Honestly if I were to buy one of these those two cards would be the only real incentive here which is a bit of a bummer. I imagine the shift from draft boosters to play boosters and the "technical incompatibility" is why they didn't just run back the chaos draft aspect this year.
@vDeadbolt
@vDeadbolt 4 ай бұрын
The cards are 30 bucks a pop because of the art. You can get a ponder and a swords to plowshares for around a dollar still. It all comes down to form or function.
@AtriumXP666
@AtriumXP666 4 ай бұрын
Agreed, even if they drop to $15 each (as I suspect will happen) that's still worth noting.
@AtriumXP666
@AtriumXP666 4 ай бұрын
​@@vDeadbolt sure, but we're evaluating the included products, not "what's the cheapest version of something comparable?". I guess it's fair enough to note that Prof's valuation of Mox Opal at $80 was also using the lowest available version.
@jojobetzler3732
@jojobetzler3732 4 ай бұрын
The choice of the collector boosters is interesting, because each set has very expensive bonus cards to gamble on. I think if they added a collector booster of Ravnica Remastered and Modern Horizons 3, nobody would have complained.
@vDeadbolt
@vDeadbolt 4 ай бұрын
@@AtriumXP666 I mean I know where you are coming from. But the cards themselves are only valuable because of the art itself, rather than it being hard to come by. Unless you can find a market to where someone is willing to buy a card at higher value because of the art, the card in of itself is kinda worthless unless you care about the sentimental value of it.
@noahboone524
@noahboone524 4 ай бұрын
Best FIAB they made was the one with the Dan Frazier Secret Lair
@aqdjbcr
@aqdjbcr 4 ай бұрын
I was afraid it would sell out. Didn’t have time to wait for this video. But I kinda knew what i was getting into
@BioBrimm
@BioBrimm 4 ай бұрын
I was at pax west recently and pastimes events said they did not have any mystery booster 2 even for events. That was even though wizards is headquartered like 30 min away. I also was not able to play at gen con when they announced it and I even participated in the “into the unknown” sealed event with Gavin Verhey. Pretty disappointing.
@cubikx8575
@cubikx8575 4 ай бұрын
Yeah 100% agree I ordered it, aside from the collector boosters vs draft of the past. I will be using the promo SL, as I am doing an "all anime art" deck and things like omnath are very very welcome. The swords to plowshares? Im a second generation dutch immigrant so I love it aswell. But seriously why collector boosters? Why wizards
@keanumalone2256
@keanumalone2256 4 ай бұрын
That ponder nonfoil is 25 to 30 alone
@IvanMTG1
@IvanMTG1 4 ай бұрын
Yeah, he didn't calculate that right
@IvanMTG1
@IvanMTG1 4 ай бұрын
Thag Swords to Plowshares is about 35 also
@jacobgriffeth3068
@jacobgriffeth3068 4 ай бұрын
Me over here trying to complete my collection of the lil style artworks.... lol
@GhostTV-tu4fk
@GhostTV-tu4fk 4 ай бұрын
Personally, I’m actually more excited for the collector booster packs because I can’t find a box of these sets let alone packs at any of my local stores.
@HistoricalVisionism
@HistoricalVisionism 4 ай бұрын
I wanted to go to the convention, but realized that I couldn't afford the $2-3k cost. They were charging $280 for the mystery booster box full box sealed event at the convention. So, $250 for each box feels pretty close to how much the MSRP would be imo. Wotc charging close to to Masters boxes sounds like them. Also, only having these for festival in the boxes means they won't have to put any other box for FITBs going foward.
@PrimalFears
@PrimalFears 4 ай бұрын
250 for an item you can’t get anywhere else. At least for now. That’s one collectors box. It’s honestly worth it the prom cards suck but that’s not really the draw here. Future festival in a box will see swings in additional content.
@IROCTV1
@IROCTV1 4 ай бұрын
The last festival in a box, out of the 24 packs I got ZERO Mythic’s that is correct 0 !
@christopherealy8025
@christopherealy8025 4 ай бұрын
I miss the old promos, but I still feel it's worth the value. The promos, especially omnath and orvar, will go up in time. On top of that, collector's boosters, especially the ones selected, are exceptionally weighty. You either get dirt, or you get a ton of value. Wilds of eldrain has a metric ton of fantastic reprints, and lost caverns has some expensive pulls. Commander masters is just alright, but I feel they are overpriced compared to reprint value in recent sets.
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