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[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

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[@KamelotFan17]

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[@davidhowell1415]

Opera gx is Chinese malware glad you support them

[@KamenRiderCorn]

For what it's worth I think MKM's price drop isn't just "The new set is here" and more "The new set is here and also this set was selling poorly"

[@ryanbarham8464]

I mean, are there even any chase cards in MKM? I can't think of any... maybe one or two of the Cases?

[@KamenRiderCorn]

@@ryanbarham8464 Delney and Mole God come to mind, but there's definitely a lot less to hunt for

[@pneuma08]

@@KamenRiderCorn Vein Ripper made a big splash in Pioneer so is the most expensive. The surveil lands, Archdruid's charm, new Massacre Girl, Warleader's Call, Leyline are all good value.

[@jojobetzler3732]

@@pneuma08 Sounds like DMU and we´ve seen where the DMU single and box prices landed. I think i should buy some Vein Rippers before he hits 80 Euro.

[@gladiatordragon9219]

@@ryanbarham8464 Somewhat expectedly, the chase cards are... the ones that don't bother with any of the set's gimmickry. Vein Ripper is the biggest one, sitting around $25, but, listing all standard treatment cards above $5: You have Delney, Streetwise Lookout, Undercity Sewers, Leyline of the Guildpact (likely for its applications with Scion of Draco), the new Massacre Girl, Warleader's Call, Underground Mortuary, Archdruid's Charm, Meticulous Archive, Anzrag, Hedge Maze, the new Rakdos, and Shadowy Backstreet. The most expensive cards that actually are linked into the set's explicit mechanics are Forensic Gadgeteer and Cryptic Coat. Both have applications outside of those mechanics. The big issue with MKM is that the lower power level is simply a result of just... not really having great mechanics. Like, "Collect Evidence" doesn't have much synergy with anything, Clues are somewhat established but still quite niche, Cloak and Disguise are generally inefficient, and Suspect is just weird. The set exists as almost a mechanical island.

[@snarferyasmr3739]

They should have brought back "Horsemanship" for this set 😂

[@dicechronicles6964]

My goodness that is a great idea. Missed opportunity

[@titheproven954]

Damn, now I am disappointed

[@dunefox8]

That's what I've been saying

[@TheGeth18]

I love how Prof is slowly losing his mind over the various videos, slowly transitioning from Markov Manor to "Markov's" of Thunder Junction.

[@occheatsoft]

i really like when there’s commentary on these instead of just music

[@zealouslyonpsychedelics]

Yeah but what are you going to say? Oh my another dud!

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

It's nice, but thats waaaay more editing hours for prof & co

[@occheatsoft]

@@Awes0m3n3s5 is it? when he just has to sit there talking with very minimal editing if it all xD

[@TheAustin09]

@@occheatsoftthere’s lots of sped up moments and having to make sure audio is clear is a lot of work especially over and hour video

[@KnightWhoSaysNopeAvi]

Love that they're even embracing the trolling/gaffs in post (Murders of Thunder Junction).

[@FanOfMostEverything]

Truly the best set since Outlaws of Markov Manor.

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

​@@FanOfMostEverything Im still waiting for the Fallout from that set's lore!

[@vctrsigma]

I keep feeling sad at how 90% of the box value comes down to 3 or 4 lucky chase cards instead of spread across a bunch of $5+ cards. It's like wotc has been trying to make boosters more like gambling over time with maybe 10% of packs being worth anything.

[@dantehensley6799]

Buy singles?

[@bpchongo-.-]

Yeah bro I haven’t broke even on a booster box /:

[@lVideoWatcherl]

Or maybe cardboard just shouldn't be this expensive in the first place.

[@OgreSayrone]

Compared to yugioh, magic is a blast to open.

[@lestertjester4140]

WotC doesn’t decide what the value of cards are. That’s entirely the secondary market.

[@enternamehere5498]

The real booster here was the serotonin we made along the way. (For real, thanks for being out gambling proxy)

[@beerman2000]

Set boosters were $130. Draft boosters were $110. Set boosters cost more because they had the potential for more cards in the rare/mythic rarities. WotC smashed those together, raising the value in relation to draft boosters, but lowering it compared to set boosters..... and started charging $10 MORE for it....

[@BapuanFun]

Hasbro - "I'm going to make everything premium! So everyone gets premium! And when everything is premium... nothing will be."

[@TostonDePana]

If only it were. But the card quality has gone down depending on which continent it's printed on. It's maddening. If you get sealed produced anywhere in the Americas you're going to have a bad time.

[@krisdaschwab912]

Reminds me of Nathan Explosion from Metalocalypse when he declares that they will make everything metal - blacker than the blackest black, times infinity. They were writing a coffee commercial jingle xD

[@brendans1983]

@@krisdaschwab912 DO YOU FOLKS LIKE COFFEE?

[@camoyuki]

I didn't realize Simulacrum Synthesizer was worth so much 0.0' I pulled one in my prerelease packs, but just put it in a box because I don't have a blue artifact deck. I just found it and put it in a sleeve

[@eddy_kro423]

Same here, pulled it and thought without artifact deck this ist pretty meh, go into a binder :D

[@udntwnna]

I pulled 2 and somehow missed the value thanks prof

[@Llithiss]

I pulled one in my pre release kit and after winning some games with it in my deck for the event, I threw it in my liberty prime deck.

[@TheJustDoIt33]

It's going to the moon because of a weird combination of speculation and a legacy/vintage tournament results lol.

[@Dalex0592]

to be fair on prerelease night, it was less than $10

[@olsongc8422]

Friends: Why did you open so many packs!? Inner 8 year old me: Cowboye?

[@brendans1983]

The normal border, basic lands in this set actually have really nice art. I didn't think I liked them at first, but now I do 😂

[@heliobarbosa3525]

They really outdone themselves on OTJ. You open packs called outlaws of thunder junction, you hope to pull cards from one of the mini sets baked into it instead of OTJ cards 😂

[@STS-qi1qy]

The multiple bonus sheets definitely help make it easier to 'win' the booster box game given how they pump up the rarity of cards even further. A pain for folks trying to get their hands on a set of Card X but better than normal sets on the chance of hitting a few bombs in a box.

[@brianhawkins8397]

I got so excited when you said an OTJ box was $95 and now I’m devastated 😭

[@Greg501-]

Just wait until MH3 when everything else won't be selling for high prices

[@JChalant]

A pleasure to see another episode of of 'buy the singles" :)

[@BSengen]

Just had this thought and this is the best place to write it. To those of you complaining about legendary creatures in cowboy hats, think about them as tourists. When you go somewhere cool, you buy something that you can take back home with you. If you’re visiting thunder junction, why not take home a cowboy hat! It reminds you of the time you spent there. Anyway here’s wonderwhal

[@hankhill5616]

Was wondering why there wasn't a hat equipment like detective hat for this set lol. We only got gold pan instead...

[@alymckenna5050]

Or like a spurs equipment, it could let a creature saddle for a bigger number haha

[@Arastelion]

Prof's LGS is never gonna run out of business with such a patron!

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

Do you know what lgs he goes to?

[@Did_No_Wrong]

NGL I kinda cheered when the price total finally made it to above $140 on your pack open. Don't know why.

[@happybrain2674]

wizzards: we need something new and inovative! an employee: how bout alot of set symbols for ONE set? wizzards: thats great! btw your fired.

[@Jenterelle]

I genuinely love hearing the prof just talk. please more of just prof talking while he opens packs.

[@Cleansweep38]

OMG! This is the first one of these videos, that I’ve seen, where you not only succeeded at winning once, but twice! Incredible! Well Done!

[@Palasdin]

That foil full art concealed courtyard goes pretty hard Professor. Would love to see your signature on it. 🥺

[@Malacus9000]

Just opened a Bundle, pulled Mana Drain and Simulacrum Synthesizer. I was happy :)

[@OvAeons]

42:18 That is totally a song you would hear in a zorno XD

[@TheCrustiCroc]

Please prof, we love hearing you talk during the unboxing. Way bettter (and probably way more effort) than just music. It's funny hearing you guess and tell stories.

[@brianhawkins8397]

Prof continuing to troll WotC with “Markov Manor” well after the moment has passed is so savage

[@gotic1926]

Idk why, but when I see Tinybones, for some reason I see him running through a mineshaft instead of over a piano.

[@dragonofthesky9999]

honestly astonished that you made it pass box 1.

[@musashibriem1352]

Imagining how this would’ve gone if the from the vault cards were their own aftermath set 😅

[@admiralsky56]

Thank you for this booster box game! I love this set so this is a nice way to feel like I'm opening boxes without the financial cost. Here's to hoping OTJ falls to $90 too

[@Augrills]

I even bought one of these boxes at 144, but I hope the price drops for you cause this set is my favorite too and just fun to play! I won’t sell these cards anyway. I’d just order another one if the price dropped lol

[@machdude3366]

I'mma definitely say that despite the hit rates, my experiences here were pretty lackluster. Fun set, but I was somehow hitting higher on MKM than this.

[@thatepicwizardguy]

they have similar value distributions weirdly enough

[@Justin-id3km]

Box 3 is usually how my box breaks go, which is why I don’t buy boxes anymore. I’ll grab a few packs to have fun opening, but then it’s singles for me after that.

[@calvinmobley9628]

Just opened a bundle box like an hour before this video was released. Got myself a simulacrum synthesizer and the new Jace. Pretty good bundle box all around.

[@hollowknight4630]

Makes me realize how lucky I got with my prerelease bundle having a terror of the peaks as my stamped and getting a wanted poster variant of Vraska

[@malachifreedman3975]

In a prize pack for my prerelease I opened a Simulacrum Synthesizer and a Mindbreak Trap. That was pretty cool!

[@MasterFallenHero]

My favorite part about opera is how I used them nonstop in the mid 00s and they had a boost feature than made pages load fast. And its nice to see that company has kept the same feature spiritually alive by boosting profits with predatory loans to third world nations. Gross sponsor.

[@donladplaysgames4036]

5:34 is a new song in the playlist, I love it

[@ironpalmmonk1199]

With the change to play boosters which are just draft boosters, it just doesn’t make sense to buy them if you want to crack packs. You are going negative than you would the old set boosters. These are just upcharged draft boosters. Buy the cheaper bundle if you want to open for fun but I’d honestly just stay away from these unless you plan to draft. In which case they’re pretty fun.

[@austingreen4775]

This is just the thing to listen to as I work and wait for the Behind the Campus video!

[@AllTheNerdThings]

I loved this set, I always find I get crazy pulls from bundles rather than booster boxes 😂

[@Nameless.Friend]

Is it me or these are not Professors' hands that were opening boosters in this video? I don't know, maybe I'm tired or something...

[@davidhowell1415]

18:14 wow I figured this card would be worth way more I guess standard hasn’t found it yet. I’m running it hard on arena in an izzit deck

[@trident042]

Future Cha Cha is such a bop it always helps me enjoy jamming out to the booster box game. Thanks for still doing these, Prof!

[@cesarromeroalbertos3839]

It's been some time since the last time we saw so many boxes opened

[@AdaWongMistress]

Boxes like the last one are the reason i stopped gambling with boxes in Strixhaven and never got back to it

[@thatepicwizardguy]

yup. when sets are topheavy in value they're actually pretty awful to buy boxes of. problem is a lot of the time those ARE the cards you want lol so pay 100-140 to maybe get that card and a ton others? or pay 20-100 to definitely get 1 card?... this is especially painful when you have cards like sheoldred the apocalypse in a set -.- brutal. I just avoid buying anything generally until somethings been reprinted into the ground or prices tank for whatever reason

[@oceanallama]

I got a full art Jace Reawakened form my first pack (not even a box, just one of two that I bought from my LGS for fun), I was so hyped it was sick

[@miiryks97]

Im still surprised how much I like the set, I didnt when it was originally announced. And I still feel all cards over 1, something should count towards the score, they do add up.

[@devinahfong1933]

Hell yeah, he did this on the birthday! And it's for one of my favorite sets!

[@germanyjones2700]

Murders at Thunder junction was so fuggin clever lol almost spit out my coffee

[@AdrianoDonizetiJr]

Good luck on the booster box game!

[@shinryoku33]

Wish that was the price to get a booster box here in Mexico, here it sells for about $160 to $200 dollars

[@bryceduyvewaardt8136]

Nice music choices in this episode and great work as usual

[@alphy9314]

I am not trying to sound rude, but I really like to watch these videos to fall asleep. They are so relaxing to watch after a rough day, with the calm music and the occasional cash register sound.😅

[@MrCrimAngel]

i buy a couple packs every week from my LGS, but my LGS had crazy markups and doesnt discount anything ever. Like a box of thunder junction is 160$

[@Kristallini]

Somehow the Big Score cards overshadow the set quite a bit, and the bonus sheet actually designed for the set (i.e. the Crime Newspaper cards) fall so short of expectations, I only had underwhelming stuff in my box (the Mythic Newspaper cards are really rare, and only a few of them are worth anything), while the Big Score cards make a big splash in Standard and other formats (the Synthesiser made it into Legacy, which explains the hefty price). But for drafting, the set is fantastic, much faster and more agile than Markov Manor, the mechanics mesh well, the bombs can really shine

[@ana-alyciajuarez5958]

I’ve had a lot of fun at prerelease and draft with this set. It’s definitely given me a better appreciation for the set.

[@Durbikins]

Tinybones right in the first pack, nice lol edit: TWO OF THEM?!

[@insainraven9875]

I cannot even remember the last time the booster box game had a legitimate “win”

[@HJOTech]

I'm so excited for the Dandan SUP!!

[@DarkDiamondInc]

packs are 5.99+tax, 5.99 x 36 packs=215.64. now, i know math may not be your specialty, but $140 is about.... $75 cheaper than buying those packs individually.

[@nicholasworsham7187]

Why would you buy them individually?

[@DarkDiamondInc]

@@nicholasworsham7187 well i mean, the professor was complaining about the price of a booster box. the primary point of comparison would be the price of an individual booster pack.

[@julienmarocco]

@@DarkDiamondInc not at all, it's always been like that and that's the very point of buying a box ; like going to the bakery, I've never seen offers to buy 3/5 croissants for more expensive than if buying them individually, it would make zero sense

[@DarkDiamondInc]

@@julienmarocco obviously? are you somehow not understanding the fact that the point of my post is questioning the professor complaining about the completely reasonable price of a booster box?

[@newdonkshitty]

damn it's crazy that you just figured out what bulk purchasing means. it's even crazier that you're comparing two products prices even though they're made and have their prices controlled by the same company. it's even more crazy that you're taking an offhanded comment about how the supply and demand of these boxes have cost their prices to spike up and decided to compare that price to the historically much more consistent single booster pack instead of the prices of sets before MTG started doubling down on chase cards

[@josephkim3542]

After watching this video... I'm so happy my box was so good lol

[@Innate47i1]

Soundtracks were 🔥

[@corykeaton3126]

Oh boy, love me some Booster Box game!

[@christopherellis409]

Murders at Thunder Junction: Wild Caverns of Markov Manor

[@riddlermangaming3533]

This is great! Means more of the cards are affordable

[@KojhiWinters]

Man, I'd Pay for a signed Fling

[@levirynearson5800]

Not done with the video, but its Simulacrum or bust in this set. Even Tinybones is dipping, which is great, bought all the singles I wanted. Now to just wait for Simulacrum to drop...in three years...

[@mateus5875]

He's laughing. A draf- play booster box's costing $140 and he's laughing.

[@IAmUser420LV]

Aren't we all glad the ceo finally stepped down

[@krisdaschwab912]

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." -The Who, Won't Get Fooled Again

[@Beckola44]

Thank you for the video Professor.

[@js0nkn0ws]

Instead of seeing the highest card price per each booster opened, it would be cool to see other high value cards to see something different

[@ArchetypeGotoh]

Say, Prof, what are the bottom cards of the pack? You started the first 6 or so (before i stopped counting) by revealing them all until it looked like there were three cards left, and then sweep away the pile. Now granted, they’re probably not going to be mythics as the last card, but they just ads or could there be more commons in those slots?

[@lvcsslacker]

this set looks like so much fun!

[@senkrad5]

Wow I cant wait to newest set of Magic and hope I pull a card thats been printed years ago so I can make my money back

[@thundahorseful]

Can someone explain why they added Booster Fun to packs and then put the rares in front so that opening boosters is done being fun after the first 4 cards?

[@MasonzeroDigitalWorks]

Usually that is because the packs are Japanese. Packs printed in Japan are collated backwards. I do not know why, and I do not know why WOTC can't make them do it the same as other packs.

[@Realletsplaygrey]

Love you professor!

[@Metha_59]

This is the first set in a while i actually thought would get past 1 box

[@mori4671]

Prof opens 2 boxes, finds the mana drain, I open 4 and still haven't seen it, I have given up and am gonna have to find a single for it

[@OvAeons]

I don't think i ever thought path to exile would have a bulk version.

[@Vokda77]

Bonny Pal should be worth at least $5 lol

[@zealouslyonpsychedelics]

Are you complaining about low costs!?

[@Vokda77]

@@zealouslyonpsychedelics it’s the most powerful card in the set, it should be worth more. In fact I’m going to go pick up 10 play sets right now for $10 lol.

[@TheLetsPlayWG]

Professor, we need those academic deckboxes in Germany! No stores are selling them and i‘m going crazy because i missed the kickstarter and want one 🤯

[@Its-Lulu]

Morning to all my fellow players!!!

[@Casual_BackPacking]

The boxes seem like good value

[@yukimonski]

Got signed arcane signet🎉🎉

[@johnconderjr.3241]

Hey Prof got a question about wording on some cards. My question is does the wording " damage to a player" mean that if I attack two opponents and hit with both, that it triggers twice?

[@stratavosstuff7575]

"Each time a player would be damaged" is another way to read that

[@waterlmao]

so no, since damage occurs simultaneously

[@aribdis]

I’m definitely nitpicking here, but I don’t think Play booster boxes drop to $95 after release. Karlov Manor boxes dropped to $95 after release, but I don’t think that will become a trend. I’ve been pleased with the value of play booster boxes for my money thus far, and I think the quality and flavor of the set (and the presence of chase cards!) will determine whether they gain, retain, or lose value after release.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

Murders of My Bank Account, my favorite set

[@xGMOx]

Remember, a shop will give you 50% trade in value so you would have to get $280 to play this game yourself.

[@AddOneMathTutor]

Are we intentionally calling it Markov manor as joke in the community?

[@tylerwolf42]

Goldvein Hydra is such cheesy fun.

[@Thomas-vn6cr]

Been watching some of your older "story time" videos. About your past and experiences. I have a lot to learn from you.

[@Wyomingfox]

Why is No one talking about WOTC new printing process that is damaging the back of cards with imprints of the Halo Foil Stamp at a rate of 40%! I was brought it up during lthe Magic Historian when he was live and he was opening Bloomburrow. Guess what, he repeatedly cracked cards with this major defect.

[@archster4]

Hey Prof, are you going to use that Obeka?😆

[@michaelmueller5211]

the burn lands are cool

[@Quimusik]

I'm mad about the prices... In my country it is actually more expensive to buy mtg pack, therefore boxes. Wotc mindset is: if you can't aford the product, maybe it's not for you. We can't do anything about it. Can we? It feels awfull

[@LincolnOsirisnumba1]

Birthday in 4 days, bought a box for fun and ended up pulling simulacrum synthesizer 🎉

[@thatepicwizardguy]

so looks like if you don't pull a $30+ card or multiple of the next highest value these boxes aren't very good value. you basically NEED to hit the huge hits or there's nothing... sets like this are fun for gambling minded people but I tend to prefer sets where the value is distributed more evenly. That being said the cards that are worth ~$10+ need to be reprinted way more so they aren't so expensive in all cases (mana drain etc from bonus sheets included)

[@coachesmagic2886]

What happened to box #2 Professor?

[@Wooter29]

My question with this series is how is Prof selling these cards for their Buy value? When I go to my LGS they offer like 50% of the buy value in store credit meaning this type of thing is basically impossible…

[@TubbyBubbleLove42]

Sells them on eBay or the like. That's why it only counts if a card is over $2, to help cover shipping.

[@Wooter29]

@@TubbyBubbleLove42 Makes sense, I am too much a coward to use those types of sites as I have been scammed multiple times.... Wish there was a good alternative