Let's Play The Double Masters 2022 Collector Booster Box Game For Magic The Gathering

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[@Yasko122]

@@altosforteaquax5083 lots of KZbinrs don’t won’t sponsors but need to

[@Nostalg33]

The Seasonned Pyromancer was a missprint you can see the corner dot and you can really see how miscut it was. This card is worth at least 200 USD

[@natebenson5912]

consider listing the Box # with pack #

[@umbralodge4231]

where does one get that suit jacket I wonder

[@aHairyBaboon]

The light in Prof’s eye got a little bit dimmer every time he said the word “box” in that intro

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[@ShivaX51]

"He's not gonna make it." "My God, that's Phyrexian Altar's theme!"

[@stevematthews4473]

It’s Mick Foley and Mr. Sack-o!

[@jimmysmith2249]

And he has a chair!

[@pygmaelion]

At 22 minutes, the cards are coming out of the pack with a dent/scratch in the text box. You're getting Lightly Played cards fresh from a newly opened pack.

[@prodigythirteen2242]

If you actually look closely, you can see Prof's thumbnail is causing those dents.

[@asmallcat]

Yeah a ton came out with chipped borders too. Not to mention the miscuts.

[@brandonnaylor3445]

@@asmallcat honestly I think the miscuts are kinda cool

[@asmallcat]

@@brandonnaylor3445 Sure, and they may be worth more (unless very common), but it's a sign of poor QA from the printer.

[@sfwest1011]

Cut yiur nails lmao!

[@pauljackson5068]

Love how much he advocates for buying singles, but seems to really understand the joy of cracking packs too.

[@johnlienhart2717]

Financial sense often requires the sacrifice of some joys

[@MidgarMerc]

Cracking packs is objectively fun but it's never not going to be literal gambling. Gambling is fun but people shouldn't do it without caution. Same as packs.

[@KrepsyK]

Cracking packs isn't a good investment, but it is fun. Buy singles to save money. Crack packs for the enjoyment of doing so.

[@VexylObby]

People can have joy in a card game, but we really should realize how petty spending a fortune on such a hobby is. Hundreds of useful and joyfully fruitful endeavors exist that are far more important for a persons and communities health than gambling in a card game. People are welcome to love it, but other people are welcome to deem it irresponsible.

[@spudster8887]

@@KrepsyK Thats not necessarily true. With a set like 2x2 there is actually a reasonable chance the cards you open will be worth more than the cost of your box. As long as the money you spend on the box is something you are okay risking, the risk can reap some returns. Its no different to gambling, and if you have the money and are okay with the risk, crack a box.

[@MrATucker88]

With boxes that expensive, you'd think they'd come with a friend to play with.

[@savagedeals472]

Not even enough cards to play with a friend lol

[@KR-nd4dm]

The transformation from Professor to Instructor is accelerating, I see.

[@xeros1613]

The Instructor is actually the Professor having returned from the future.

[@brentwalker9576]

@@xeros1613 Previously we were led to believe it was an alternate timeline/reality Prof, but the evidence indeed mounts for "time loop". Guess that's what happens when you know Teferi?

[@anderquirey]

Honestly, seeing a game you love being devolved into such stupid cashgrabs... he must be desolated...

[@xgamer25125]

@@xeros1613 I wonder which regeneration of his the Instructor is

[@elijahcampbell3314]

I feel like Pavlov's dog as I watch this at work, quickly looking over whenever I hear the little KACHING from the value cards 🤣

[@elliottengstrand5988]

Can we just stand in awe for a moment that MtG has reached a point where you can open a $144 card in a single booster and still run the real risk of not hitting a good return on investment in your 'box'? I mean what in the actual heck.

[@lordgriselbrand4600]

nothing new there though. My eternal masters box was all chaff, except for one pack which had a scalding tarn with a foil liliana of the veil behind it (280$ pack at the time!)

[@FearOgre]

That is why you don't play the short term return on investment

[@Digital_Butterfly]

I can't recall the last time I've been *disappointed* to pull a $35 card from a pack.

[@vonhousin4179]

@@Digital_Butterfly i cant recall the last time ive been happy to open a 35 dollar card. im too far gone. 75 is my new 35

[@nevermore1570]

Best advice is to buy a box to open an then one to keep. That way regardless of what u get down the road u can sell it sealed for more. Maybe not for every set but I'd say at least most are worth it

[@Lil_Noot]

I love the intro of him ‘bathing’ in the pack wrappers.

[@jackwehman6148]

My mind keeps telling me to buy singles, but my body wants to crack these packs.

[@Tuturial464]

You’re a cracking addict

[@radishhat5736]

Yeah that's how Gambling addictions go (joke)

[@CarronBarboza]

I never buy packs, but I did buy VIP boosters last time, and I bought the collectors boosters this time. I made out pretty well this time with a textured foil, but I defo went into it having a “once in blue moon” gamble mindset about it

[@overtone55]

Look at all these singles that just went on the market!

[@javeprl]

@@radishhat5736 you might be joking but that’s exactly how my brain works. Literally tickles the same urge as gambling. That’s why I binge these videos instead of busting my wallet.

[@benjaminschomburg7746]

At least, with these boxes, going through a whole box is quick :)

[@xChikyx]

"boxes"

[@DormarHX]

Watching The Professor suffer from the collectors booster box game is a great way to pass away the time at work.

[@franciscocampanile]

Try finding a job you like some day. You won't regret

[@hurricane_jack9259]

Prof: "Buy singles, cracking packs for value is gambling" Also The Prof: "Gimme one more box, gotta have my fix!"

[@MeanDeanHarrison]

I always have that “gonna make ya dance” song in my head for hours after one of these

[@zeradox1901]

Its so 90s, I yell at my mom to get off the phone for no reason.

[@jimmysmith2249]

I read your comment, and then that song started. Twice now on this video.

[@deltarosa]

A minigame we like to play while watching: Guess the upcoming card only by the very edge of its borderless art (based on colours etc) that peaks from behind the current cards

[@Ixidora]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this!

[@andymiller6474]

Some are so easy then other are impossible, I love this mini game

[@bluekeeper12]

I got the Forbidden Orchard!

[@deanofcool]

I’ve gotten pretty good at it if I do say so myself

[@pandamoniumexcellence7645]

Alright after years of watching your videos I have done it!!!.... I became a patreon member. I just enjoy the content thanks Professor.

[@TheHetNoonen]

OMG Prof laying down with the 4 empty packs had me LOL'ing irl xD xD

[@902496]

WotC: We care about the environment and are taking steps to reduce packaging Also WotC: We put 4 individually plastic wrapped packs in a cardboard box, then, for no discernible reason, put that box into another box thats basically the same size as the first box. The second box isn't bigger to offer better shoplifting protection, nor is it a shipping box made to hold multiples of the product and not for display. Nope, just a display box around a second display box.

[@jonathanwilliams1776]

I love that these videos allow me to vicariously crack packs I really cannot afford myself. It also reminds me every time that I think about buying an expensive pack, I'm being stupid and I buy a cheaper pack for the fun of cracking them. Thank you professor!

[@TokenBG]

Why, when he asked "What's your favorite Defender?" did I immediately think "Well, I'm not a fan of Iceman or The Incredible Hulk so... Doctor Strange, I guess."

[@pheonixbluere]

That last box is the first Consecrated Sphinx I’ve seen opened online or in person. It’s crazy how some of these cards are so much harder to find than others. I’ve seen several imperial seals but no mana vaults or caverns of souls. It’s odd.

[@avery581]

My conspiracy theorist brain is just thinking someone's out there just basking in dozens of these

[@TheSourcerer99]

I didn't see mana vault, dockside, or textured foil till I opened my first box. Dock side, manavault, aether vial, and veldaken in one pack btw. My second box was pretty neg and a textured ulamog saved it. Didn't see any of my friends pull a single smothering tithe nor sphinx.

[@pheonixbluere]

@@TheSourcerer99 which ones were the borderless and etched? That’s a super awesome pack. I haven’t opened a collector pack yet. I need something special to happen that frees up enough money for me to buy one.

[@ruinouseffigy1810]

I recently got a etched Consecrated Sphinx and normal Mana Vault in the same pack. Cavern of Souls and Smothering Tithe I got from my draft.

[@kelseyo402]

See I have opened a bit of product and I think gotten 2 Sphinx. Never saw a chaos warp. And a few others.

[@SaiyanPiratePrince]

27:40 And The Professor go into a "Shut up and take my money!!" moment. I love it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@nauticoom]

I’m happy to watch others open these packs. I just cannot afford it. Lol.

[@anthonykalsch5750]

Dang the professor is always looking fly! I haven't been in the MTG scene in a few years and this channel never gets old.

[@MrBe56]

The music choice is amazing prof! Keep up the great work.

[@piggy81741]

I love the booster box game because it's not "will it make back its money?" but "when it doesn't make it's money back, will the Prof. still buy another one?"

[@theChaoticChemist]

I am still amazed by the number of duplicate cards, not just in a box, but two of some in the same pack!

[@muhlor]

easy math since only SOME cards of each rarity got the borderless, alt art treatment. Thus you have a much smaller pool of cards in this slot.

[@jimmysmith2249]

I read your post, then watched it happen.

[@Cha0sRising90]

That 3rd playmat!! I'm so glad something so wholesome and fun came from that. Very glad you 2 are friendly (if not outright friends). Your banter and wardrobes were just amazing, and when he joined you on the channel was quite fun. Keep up your hard work, everyone on the TCC channel!! It is seen and very much appreciated. Much love. Edit: "It's $5... it's $5! ONE MORE!!" Lmao!

[@BarnfatherColin]

I feel like some kind of image at the end of the pack of all the ‘money cards’ or even cards over $X dollars would do a good job of illustrating how weighted the boxes can be like how 3 cards it seemed made up 80% of the first boxes value.

[@rbasara1]

Professor: "BUY SINGLES!!!" Also Professor: "Imma spend $1000 on 16 packs today"

[@kobr678]

The difference is I'm not getting thousands of views and an ad sponsorship to open packs.. I'd rather the Professor be paid to do it than spend my own money gambling.

[@kobr678]

@Lohkyn I don't really think it's hypocritical, selling high value singles ensures more are on the secondary market to lower the price. I've opened packs for fun from more affordable sets - I get that it's not always about monetary value. Opening packs just isn't possible for a lot of people at the 2x2 price point. IMO the Professor saying "buy singles" is trying to discourage people from opening packs hoping for one or two choice cards or return on investment.

[@thePrinceofFrogs]

I really appreciate the discord being free to participate!! Had some great commander games there!!!

[@MarkFillmore]

Prof, I doubt I'm the only person who's commented about this, but your comedic timing is just excellent. As if you weren't busy enough, but I would love to see you in acting or comedy skits. You'd kill it pal.

[@AbsintheMindMatt]

The 4 packs at the beginning. Gold.

[@All_that_is_Magic]

Still love these unboxing games... and love this art in double masters 2022. Even if sometimes they dont match the value paid... the art is awesome. Gonna open one soon on my channel too. Fingers crossed for a imperial seal

[@frankd3522]

ok, I legit laughed at you laying on a "pile" of 4 wrappers. That was a good joke and you should feel proud of it. If wizards said they made these collector boxes just so you could do it, I would almost forgive them.

[@thrillhouse4151]

My favorite Defender is Axebane Guardian. 5:08, hahaha Imperial Seal triggers the royalty-free Pokémon music.

[@dylanmiller9162]

Lmao that pack 1, I was laughing so much by the end. I can only imagine the dread as it went on.

[@endlevelboss4798]

The '5 bucks' segment was comedy gold. Great job Professor!

[@All_that_is_Magic]

thought it was hilarious too.

[@Kronical69420]

God damn Prof looking all blinged out in the killer suit. Like he came out of the collectors box.

[@JaySay]

Prof laughing maniacally at how expensive collector booster's are gives me Sean Connery laughing at Trebek in Celebrity Jeopardy SNL vibes.

[@doloran-]

Thumbs up for the "it's five bucks!" You narrated my inner thoughts as they happened 🤣

[@user-cd2hx8Amity]

That was my favourite part!

[@overmused]

I think my biggest issue with these packs is the intense variance in prices within them. In box 2 pack 1 was $130 something and pack 2 was $20. Both individually they both cost what, $80?? My biggest issue with this set is how lopsided it is and feels even more like a lottery than usual.

[@tuongpham7609]

Packs like that are created so you have to buy more than 1 if you want to "break even". You could get lucky with a $130 pack or a $20 pack.

[@hornylink]

when people said booster packs in tcgs were gambling WotC took that personally, and as a challenge.

[@KellyUnekis]

It's sadly no different with draft boosters. Got ta watch my friend open up a Bring to Light and Magister Sphinx when we went get the "Love your LGS" Sol Ring. Absolutely deflating.

[@hornylink]

@@KellyUnekis I mean at least you can draft with draft boosters so there's a reason for them that isn't opening packs for lottery

[@autobotjazz1972]

that is just how booster packs in any TCG are. The value of the cards in the pack can swing wildly depending on what pulls are in each pack. Does WOTC have some control of that? yes they set what cards are what rarity and what the print run is at each rarity level and specify what the contents of each pack is on the number of cards of each rarity, then choose if they want to restrict any special art, finishes or borderless cards to certain types of packs. Beyond that it is all math and up to the machines that mix the cards and seal them into boosters. It is just as likely that you buy a bum pack and your buddy who bought one right after got a lottery card ( so to speak) as it is to be the other way around. if anything the odds probably favor both you and your buddy getting meh packs .

[@Eramiserasmus]

Love the booster "box" game and Prof's mixed skits with the openings.

[@prn_Melatonin]

That close up on post malone's face is the best part of this video imo.

[@MetalAriel]

I really appreciate the subtle acting in this episode, great content :)

[@Damn_Cat]

I know four packs is a small sample size, but even other channels that have opened these packs have basically pulled the same value in cards as the price of the collector boxes. It's just baffling to me that I'm still hearing people say "the value is incredible!" when they're essentially obtaining singles they didn't want for the same price as they could have found them on the secondary market. Can it be a coincidence that, on average, these boxes are valued approximately at the price of the cards being opened in four packs if they were to be purchased as singles at the current market rate?

[@watchdominion00]

Well said

[@michaelmorgan9086]

Someone sound the alarm we have a free thinker over here.

[@PetscheDesign]

It's no coincidence. It is a direct (likely intended) result of wizards removing msrp from magic cards.

[@GrumpyIan]

@@PetscheDesign if they acknowledge the cards having value then they have to follow gambling laws. So to them the secondary market doesn't exist and why promotions at your local card shop don't apply to single card purchases.

[@canadaraid2110]

Well I purchased 2 packs and the first one valued at $30 so I said fk it and bought another and got a foil borderless imperial seal

[@hardtailstrails1299]

Love the Posty Mat!! Always enjoy the boosterbox games! Feels like iam in a retro game walking around trying to level up. Can't stop bobbin the head along with the beats! Lol 👍👍

[@MistaZiggy]

God the highs and lows in these packs is immense

[@royceflores23]

I’m watching this and enjoying it, and liking it. But in the back of my mind, like the tell tale heart I hear, “but where is anyone getting collectors boxes for only 275?!!”

[@S0ftSurv]

For real, I might get one if it was $275, but seeing as how on TCGplayer they are at $330 it doesn’t seem worth it

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

@@S0ftSurv i think they were $275 at release

[@KeeshPlay]

A+ opening! Also, it's a good thing they put that box in a slightly larger box for protection. Imagine if they had just used a thicker, more durable cardstock instead! Crazy!

[@wiki200052]

this man really opened an imperaial seal on the first pack damn i need some of your luck Prof!

[@psuvik]

Forget paying the 1, Prof went ahead and paid the 5! Loved it. Great playmat of you and Post btw! 🤘

[@thelonedart916]

They really, finally got etching right in this set and now I love it

[@KaosMasterX]

27:20 I was one of the people who were screaming at you thank you for buying another box

[@datastorm17]

I love the Prof and Postie playmat. It's so wholesome!

[@PlayMadness]

Professor: Makes this intro about how bad the Collector's Booster Box is. Professor: buys multiple boxes. YOU REALLY GOT EM, PROF!

[@gerardochadid1328]

It's as if WOTC has priced seal product almost exactly at the expected value of the singles, in a way that singles will not drop in price too much (or at least for long), so the secondary market is not really impacted by re-prints. Interesting.......

[@TheSciFiWasabi]

The Professor - "I should sell these and just be done with it!" Also the Professor - "Fine! I'll do it again and see what happens!"

[@AionJon]

Elenda, the dusk forehead. That miscut is hilarious

[@AnimeManiacAndres]

A guilty pleasure of a video but a welcome one. Thank you Prof!

[@froschkenig]

One would think that the Prof. would run out of jokes due to repetition - but he makes them work again and again.

[@breawycker]

I love how the professor advocates for buying singles while having the curse of having the best luck opening packs on camera

[@psychic2021]

The Prof: “My Pringle Sense is tingling!”

[@jameshoneycutt785]

Oh man I'm so glad you did this game, been wanting it more than any other collector box!

[@magr9911]

Good job prof. Taking money out of your own pocket for our entertainment! A true showman you are :)!!

[@walcodebruyn2135]

I don't even play magic really, but been subbed for years. the professor is so calming and his videos been helping me lots recently so i just became a $15 patron. As i will cherish a signed card from him and get my name in the credits I'm writing this because i want the professor to see how many people his videos keep entertaining for those wondering the only magic cards i have are a couple of structure plain walker decks i won from a competition a couple of years ago. Anyway keep up the good work Prof. Edit: i just noticed for some reason it unsubscribed me from the channel must be why i never got notifications from the channel on time..KZbin can be strange sometimes

[@theidiotlorian]

I fully expected this to be a one box and done with the rest of the video being the Professor reading from a favorite book of his.

[@Jonsphantom428]

I was watching this with my young daughter half asleep in my lap, and she started singing along with the song at about 23:00. She alo really likes the channel theme.

[@doomofthedestiny8065]

That five short box is hilarious cause that first pack in it was just short of two packs worth needed to advance and those other three just bombed that hard, lol...

[@Eramiserasmus]

Professor giving in to the Instructor is a great moment.

[@tiagomagalhaes7032]

The sad part is that even on that last box, the Professor was "only" losing around 30$ if he sold the cards now, but if he only sold them in 4-5 years, those same cards might be worth 2-3x times more, and that's why so many people are getting into these collector boosters, and why WotC will keep pushing them out at higher prices but with less cards. I can already see the day where they are going to release the Mythic booster pack, that has 1!!!! Mythic card, for 500$, where the average return value will be 50$, and they will still sell out...

[@KingRarecrazy]

(To your latter comment) I pretty much said the same thing on another channel and got told I didn’t understand the greater finance of this game and that these were worth the investment because “blablabla estimated value..” My god when did this game become a damn Stockmarket.

[@basilgarrad5797]

Well you foreshadowed it almost right... but they do 4 Packs with proxy´s for 1000$ (says it in Prof. voice)

[@dylangentile8]

the compleat bundle. 2 mythics, one pack.

[@JTByrd386]

12:25 I know that artist! Moz’ work looks great on a mat.

[@gabeb9495]

I loved that ending,the prof trying to get another box.

[@rileymcphee9429]

I love he checks the box like, "Ope, almost forgot one there" 🤣

[@deltarosa]

I love the Prof and Postie playmat! I'd love one tbh!

[@williamalexander3011]

I think it's adorable that prof has a playmat of him and Posty.

[@Vash77]

LOVE that Etched Foil Judith, the Scourge Diva!

[@DizzyB42]

Wall of Denial and Drift of Phantasms are my favorite defenders, Prof.

[@BlameScott]

Fantastic video, yes, but oh my gods above...that jacket is fire! Prof's fashion is best fashion.

[@Blazrath]

Watching you crack 4 boxes, it showed me just how lucky I was to get 2 textured foils between 3 boxes and a handful of packs. Its what paid for almost 2 full Commander Decks I wanted.

[@hydra66]

Prof is casting all those chaos warps on his double masters packs

[@aramfingal]

Thanks for opening these packs so we don't have to. :) That Chaos Warp is so cool! I love the new Richard Kane Ferguson card too!

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

Seeing Prof open that Imperial Seal was like a punch in the gut, because only one pack in he was already most of the way to another "box".

[@kurtreznor]

Wow, some of those borderless cards look REALLY nice. I'm gonna have to go buy some singles.

[@KEKSausagefestifalz]

The Prof getting in that crawl space at the beginning.

[@the_turnipsmith_42]

“We’ve strayed far from Richard Garfield” IM DYING

[@eliasfajardo6148]

what saved the 1st box was the imperial seal. Without that, the game would have ended really fast. Also those 1st packs in each box are really OP

[@isaacthek]

I like how even the prof had to admit how addicting this was... 🤣🤣🤣

[@rileyb4164]

Ayo me and prof the same “it’s 5 bucks gimmeeeee”😂

[@Mystefy04]

The Loading Ready Run Playmat is gorgeous.

[@msump99]

A miscut of a good mythic in foil and a foil borderless Smothering Tithe in one pack? Thanks for opening my dream pack haha

[@2IslandsUntapped]

Wow I have been out of the game for quite awhile. Was watching this channel when the professor was at 100k sub. Now 700k+. NICE congrats

[@vincentmccue7481]

Those are some lovely miscuts that you opened. I believe the Seasoned Pyromancer in the first box was also miscut.

[@Hamond1989]

Never would have thought that one would go further then one :D

[@tethler]

Man, I love the borderless foil Rampant Growth art

[@inglessin]

My favorite defender is Wall of Tanglecord. 2 drop for a 0/6 defender with 1 G to gain Reach.

[@jayhopt]

Look man, I know these are "bad value" and "lottery tickets"... but opening these and seeing the big hits come through is just fun. I really expected the Instructor to do this video, especially since that beard is just asking to be shaved to the Instructor's goatee.

[@Redskies453]

Dunno how you can say it's bad value when the numbers are right there. Avg. Box here was 281.50, over the current retail and way over pre-order prices. I get that the variance is high, anyone cracking less than 4 boxes is hanging it out there.

[@flpn2275]

Your suits get better and better, just like your content, professor 👏🏽