Mercadian Masque Rough Opening = 3 FOILS in 1 SEALED PACK ~!~!~!

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[@ALittleSourCream]

"could you imagine that? instead of just having one possible foil slot... ...people would go insane" *Wizards releases VIP boosters containing almost exclusively foils and alt arts in all slots*

[@nachocheesemtg3731]

Haha lol

[@lesliemontgomery1656]

I like how this comment has aged. Ha ha ha 😂

[@gregorybarnard5593]

​@lesliemontgomery1656 I like the part when he said the boxes are $350 but should be $500 and now they're $2300

[@warhead42gaming]

Even on camera, the old foils are absolutely gorgeous and I love them.

[@tweedle634]

everything was better in cards back then

[@RMK8686]

The print rates were slower and the pigments / binders were unrestricted at that time. Now they run 200 ft a minute using less forgiving materials.

[@Scott-qy2ts]

Rudy is really stepping up his green screen skills.

[@JDobrow5]

The foiling back then was incredible. Wish wizards would put that much effort into foils these days.

[@justinthompson7238]

watching this in 2020, laughed when he said imagine if wizards put a foil common uncommon and rare in a single pack

[@monktribal951]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-ns1gi7vp9t]

Yeah, Rudy is a real noob...

[@MrThomasCWest]

I will always love this set because it is the set that got me into Magic along with Prophecy. So many memories.

[@deserteagle6937]

WoW! First magic product I ever bought, with my allowance, masques starter deck 🤩 loved these then, and just as much now! Thanks so much for having this for Timmy's like me to watch, and have our heads roll around like cabbages 🤣 love your vids Rudy! Watch them every day!

[@rickstein1396]

Old video is old, but the first booster box I ever bought was from this set at a trade show. I was 11 and the vender tried talking me into a different box. Good times. Thanks for the nostalgia.

[@PBehr]

When that poor common got thrown with the rules trash I was in panic mode - poor lil guy accidentally trashed! But Rudy saved him! Yay!

[@JR-xv6mv]

That was a foil Brainstorm

[@samimiettinen5539]

I stopped playing mtg when ice age came around but I still watch these videos... Your videos are more than just pack openings, they are entertaining

[@InsaneReeko]

It doesn't matter what kind of magic player you are, it's awesome to watch how excited Rudy gets from opening those foils. You just can't beat that genuine excitement.

[@greasybaconking5988]

Rudy says "Could you imagine if they put so many foils in a pack?" Little did Rudy know Collector's boosters were going to take him to Taco Bell and give him 23 mythics a box.

[@Thexaios]

I just noticed how Rudy turns into Owen Wilson when looking at foil basics.

[@XNYOZxnzy]

Xaios 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MadolcheGabbana]

I could see Rudy in a future Wedding Crashers-esque movie lol

[@cody9732]

It's awesome to see you at 100k man, there's so many people to claim to have been around for so long but I have been around since 2k subs I remember when u didn't post for awhile in was randomly at work thinking one day "I wish Alpha investments would upload" then like 3 days later was your explanation video and u shot up to like 16k, good shit

[@stopfgans2496]

I love going back and watch some of your old videos rudy. 15:45 - 16:00 epic prediction of collector boosters!!!

[@1234573332]

I have a absolute love for the foil lands of this set, it's just so damn awesome

[@masterkief628]

Your reaction to the planes that's full Hollow is on point and hilarious.

[@AllAboutTradingCardGames]

I started with Mercadian, got the set complete and still have some foils! They are amazing!

[@Chapterhouse86]

God this shit brought me back. Great memories of being in 8th grade and ripping open packs of Masques down at the card shop. I have so many of these cards, the entire cycle of (Part) of Ramos artifacts, and loads of other worthless cards. I never cracked a Rishadan Port, but i do have an entire deck where every basic land is a Masques foil. I'd rather have a Port. This set was pretty hated, but I enjoyed it. The limited environment was pretty fun, and I personally LOVED the flavor of the set. I hate the new card frames, and miss the way cards used to look. Thanks for ripping open this box of nostalgia Rudy!

[@keerrigan1]

did anyone else notice the card that he threw with the booklet in the vid at 16:33

[@twiztidklown88]

20:39

[@rustyshackleford11]

yea, did he ever go back and look i havent seen rest of video yet

[@vinicius_nunes]

It would be funny if that one was a foil card !!!

[@stonerayven2455]

Nope it was a common

[@Shutchohole]

I knew it was a common, it drove me crazy though

[@mrivera6975]

I yelled out 3 foils as Rudy did. Man I hear you. I pulled two foils from an old pack a few months ago. They're gorgeous.

[@triperiperanger7319]

I built a complete set of mercadian marques from boosters and penny sleeved them when this was new! This is the set I came back to after I stoped playing during ice age. Fun stuff!! :)

[@InsomniacRocker]

I started playing when Urza's Saga was released and I was at what would be the absolute height of my MTG love by the time this set came out... good times.

[@paulamorgan8928]

These where the first magic cards I ever saw / played with that hunted Wumpus brings back memories :)

[@Rebornhell]

The lands in this set are amazing, the swamps in particular. I always use the swamps just because of the sand theme they bring.

[@1123walkman]

god i wish they would go back to that style of foiling.

[@kevinlification]

1123walkman i like the new foil because foiled mtg arts look amazing. The foiling i wish they'd bring back is premium deck series

[@RobertOfStAlbans_]

KGrace Those foils are too nice.

[@mikemorrison5542]

I love the artwork from masques! I can't imagine why players at the time didn't like the set.

[@werideatdusk]

i think it felt like a step back to the vibe, and power level, of the pre tempest sets. a lot of the new mechanics, like spellshapers, were not as effective in practice as in theory. rebels were a highlight, and we had the tutoring for more creatures mechanic brought later with cards like Yisan the Wanderer Bard.

[@rainbowananas5040]

Nice opening! This was the only pack available in my town when I myself bought these as a kid. Still have the cards somewhere.

[@cqstle-]

You sound like Chris Pratt when you get excited. Makes watching even more enjoyable.

[@hateflyy]

LOL, so funny you flipping out over the foils; like a little kid on Xmas!

[@legendaryrat]

My first Magic purchase was one of those tourney packs and 2 packs of Destiny. Nostalgia ftw.

[@Kitsune_85Si]

@12:00 "I'm done, I got to go to the bathroom!" Happy foil Rudy

[@orlandus]

I really love mercadin masque and see it open is really fun, thanks rudy

[@kfry4086]

Those foils are GORGEOUS. And don’t tell me opening those tournament packs aren’t more exciting than popping boosters. Miss them!

[@jaycorpron7175]

Ty ty ty rudy,i loved mercadian...lol,urzas too. This took me back.

[@zaksaturday1693]

Love looking at this. Rudy predicted the reprint, and Masters 25 delivered

[@valakutis]

I miss that block. Beer time and nostalgia. I thank you sir.

[@birdbird5472]

I've been buying these for the past 3 weeks. My store gad a box and I've been buying them for $40 Canadian each. When my store saw your video they upped the price to 60. Fml.

[@josuemartinez7131]

Like Rudy says, everything old and Magic is UNDER VALUED. Good anecdote thanks for sharing.

[@BoosterBusters]

Rudy I'm here from 2020! They're doing it! WOTC is putting more than one foil in a pack! Oh the craziness!!!

[@anthonywolf943]

Fing fool foil basilica is so gooooood. That rebel search deck always had this in it.

[@jaredt2590]

This expansion came out when I entered a dry spell. Cool to see a box opening.

[@xxNirvana1991xx]

Only thing I could think of was..SMELL IT. SMell the damn freshness of GOOD ink!

[@tygonmaster]

What is the smell of cards curling because that is what cards smell like nowadays.

[@shibbidydoowop]

Ahhh yes this came out shortly after I began playing -- looking back on it now the flavor reminds me of Total Recall / Bladerunner meets Pirates of the Carribean... I love it.

[@fanfei9405]

Man these old cards looks amazing！

[@kiasta1]

I was 16 when that came out. Good times. Wish I still had my old MTG cards but sadly they are long gone.

[@joaodavid5188]

23:27 In the last box there was a foil land(rudy checked) a foil uncommon(saw it) and a foil common that you could only see by the border

[@daltonlewis1730]

Seconds before Rudy said it I said wow look how cool those freaking lands are. Then he had to go and ruin it lol

[@BaronVonTeeVirus]

Ha! The one with the tidal kraken on the front is my first deck ever back in ‘99. Pull an EPIC RUDY!

[@adolphus28]

Ice Age?

[@Welverin]

Those basics are pretty sweet. As for foils warping, doesn't happen if you keep them compressed. Every foil I've ever gotten has gone right into a binder and even the couple Urza's Legacy foils I have aren't warped. Conversely, a friend gave me his box of basics years ago, which included a bunch of foils and every single one of those foils was warped.

[@donaldzeller8618]

Bring back the Starter Decks! I would love a new set to print in starter decks and boosters!

[@VoodooGremlin]

Hey Rudy. Foils up to, I wanna say, Mirrodin were slotted in the pack rather than replacing a common and put to the back. So the machines would drop in a foil in position 1-15 every x cards. It was completely possible full packs of foil. My record was 2 out of a pack of Urza's Destiny.

[@wolfen8622]

The old artworks look so amazing compared to nowadays. :(

[@deffteapot]

Geez... when dinosaurs were still around! Thanks Rude-y :P This was the first set that got me into magic. So I have no clue about how people perceived it, but for me it certainly was a magical time as a kid that didn't even know the rules back then. Didn't help that this series "didn't have any mechanics" either. Haha

[@Virdues]

Started with happy and enthusiastic Rudy and ended with grumpy and desolate Rudy, chin up and have a taco

[@aethermech4585]

Foil Masque lands are the best lands. I've been collecting them for a couple years now, and watching Rudy misopen all those starter packs hurts, the pull tab for the inner pack is above the halfway point ;)

[@tocu98]

There were super rare MM packs (just normal packs from my understanding) that was 100% foils opened one during draft back in the day nothing great in it but amazing moment.

[@wolfkitch]

i did the MM pre release tourneyy opened one of those packs for the tournament and the top rare was a foil duel headed dragon god this brings back memorys :D

[@Frank_D]

15:36 Wherein Rudy invents Collector Boosters.

[@Yiyex11]

For me is the most beautiful set of MTG art wise. Love it

[@rstollenwerk]

Nostalgia! Masques was my first mtg set when my mom accidentally bought mtg instead of Pokemon cards for my brother and I. We didn't know what the cards did but the art was so much cooler than Pokemon art. (We loved Maggot Therapy)

[@TheDankDK]

Lol I thought i like Magic foiling, Rudy jizzes everytime he gets a vintage foil 😂

[@JustusVidyo]

i started on this set. i think theres just too many bad cards but the art and the sentimental value.... i really feel with ur fake emotions, rudy, good job. i would watch 100h MM openings, no exaggeration

[@barath4545]

Tidal Kraken in Foil was the first foil MtG card I ever saw. Looked amazing back then.

[@xymoriintus]

Ton of fire in the entire set!! Well done sir!

[@AdamDaviesSussex]

I've just found 3 Mercadian Masques tourny packs in an old box I lost when moving house... A few nice cards recovered, but nothing expensive (I play commander now so, YAY!) - Food Chain, Magistrate's Scepter (foil), Heart of Ramos (foil), 6x Gush(!), etc... and, obviously; lots of foil lands :)

[@mynameiscloud611]

This block is tied for my second favourite block. (1st going to Urza block) My very first misprint came out of this set, a full foils basic land which I was hoping to see a mate of come out of this box :/ The most foils is seen pulled out of a pack was a full 15 card booster from either a booster of Legacy or Destiny. Yes, a full 15 card booster foiled. It was such a beautiful sight to behold. :') I will always love the original foiling as they literally popped out at you *giggity*

[@deviltrigger85]

And the foils were like super duper foily, that's awesome.

[@arandomguy777]

When I see the old school card design all I want is to play

[@CR-kr9cs]

I was 3 years old when this came out. What a crazy thing to consider

[@mindustrial]

Oh god, I love those old rainbow foil lands

[@MestHoop]

Man that was a nice dose of nostalgia. Keep em floppy Rudy!

[@elliemay1748]

Maybe it's just nostalgia, but there's something about the old frame and print quality that made every card feel valuable.

[@romelalters8078]

I know nothing about MTG but i really enjoyed your videos, there is a hobby shop I saw here in my country dedicated for MTG but I think its already closed....I live in the Philippines btw....good vid :D

[@StoneTitan]

The only foil card I got that stands out to me is my Slow Motion from Urza's legacy. The card is a low value common card, but it was my first ever foil card and as such it got a special spot. Never played with the card itself, but later made a deck with 4 regular Slow motions. Was interesting to see the openings here and nice to see how the foils were done.

[@annoying3boys]

I once got a God box of Mercadian Masques, with a foil rare in every pack, and all the other cards in the packs were rare. Amazing box, and 3 of the 6 in the case were that way.

[@caro-kann]

Old design foils are the best foils. I have a foil "Cephalid Constable" from Judgment and, man, it's gorgeous.

[@bigteddybear5962]

I really like the way Rudy handles ALL MTG products like the trash they really are. What an inspiration!

[@dyne313]

I loved this set. I remember many cards in this set.

[@floorsweepings666]

i got a foil port in a starter back in the day... traded it for more cards just before the reprint, super value in retrospect

[@wrongserver]

is it was that I liked the video before the ad was even finished playing? LOL

[@kirkprospector4958]

Any idea why they stopped foiling that way? I forgot just how gorgeous those cards were.

[@Shutchohole]

3/4 the way through you dropped a card in the literature pile.... I kept staring at it.... the suspense killed me.

[@mrmillsap]

I've never played or collected Magic, but I enjoy trading cards in general. That being said, of all the artwork on cards that I've seen in Magic, this artwork may be my favorite.

[@hamsamich9]

14:45 honestly, Monkey Cage is one of my favorite cards of all time. I have a foil Mercadian Masques version myself.

[@luckyskin09]

god i really miss those old foils, they are soooo amazing

[@retromtg1834]

For someone that doesnt know anything about Magic you nail these box opening vids.

[@taylorarnold880]

I bought 1 invasion tourney pack back in the day. All 3 rares were foil and I also got a foil basic land and a common. I still have that pack and box

[@notorioezz]

I love that they didnt foil the drawing but just the card around it.. Very shiny stuff

[@theafi824]

I randomly looked up who this unboxing was for and it did not end well haha

[@davidrubury2726]

The pull tab has a slot for your confidence Rudy.

[@WeskersPlayhouse]

that weird outer seal was a thing that happened sometimes, I remember opening decks that were like that.

[@DiegoDeschain]

Old frame is best frame. It's not even close. God I miss the hand drawn stuff :'(

[@robbm06]

Almost as good as two girls one cup...seriously keep up the good stuff Rudy

[@chumpypoodle]

I still remember the very first foil i got back in the day was a planar collapse from urza's legacy, spent alot of money hunting for those rancors

[@knowyoshiz7525]

I miss this set so much its the last set that came out b4 I stopped playing in tournaments

[@madbr3991]

i once opened a pack with 15 foils. its was a Shards of Alara pack. yes i know it was a premium foil pack. they should bring those back.

[@TheGosgosh]

Yea, they introduced those Premium Packs way too early and with content which could be bought easily at that time. If they made those same packs now with, let's say, original Ravnica or Mirrodin I think people would buy them a lot. Heck, do those for the Timespiral block and everyone tries to get a foil Tarmy with a wierd border.

[@SublimeSublemon]

I pulled an urzas legacy all foil pack at a prerelease. The rare was planar collapse.

[@ealmond9046]

Got your wish

[@richl39]

Nice!The set I started with. I miss tournament packs.

[@withasilentg]

MAN MY FIRST SET/BLOCK I PLAYED IN. I REMEMBER ALL OF THIS.

[@withasilentg]

And now I'm sad I have no idea where my foil Lin Siivi is.

[@chriscarrozza1820]

What would you think would have been better a foil in every box or the triple ? Such an amazing video thank you so much.

[@brandonsflowers8211]

Rudy's vocabulary: "OHHH MY GOOOOOOD" "WOOOOOOOW" "OH MY GOD THE ART WOOOOORK" "OH MY GOOOOD THE FOILIIIING"