The Throne Of Eldraine Deluxe Collection Is Not For You - A Magic: The Gathering VLOG

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[@RhysticStudies]

you gave this so much more respect than it deserved, and that's because you're the best (and this product is the worst of the worst).

[@MJVelascoSalvador]

Rhystic Studies oh man I love your videos!

[@davepavey2737]

RS Why do you not like this set, is it due to all the different card type options? it seem very much to be like Marmite in the UK you love it or hate it.

[@Varooooooom]

you’d think it would be the worst of the worst, but

[@winkelfilms]

@@Varooooooom hoh boy

[@jkmsr5363]

I'd rather buy Winrar.

[@HidingOverHere]

Well yeah, they provide a good service (for the most part for free), they deserve to be paid.

[@mikegordey2163]

Deceased lmao

[@edwardfoster7357]

Underrated comment

[@saulooliveira9015]

Hahahahahahaha good one

[@TheGtafreak77]

You sir...have won the internet for the day. Congrats

[@123adamhewitt]

Money: The Spending

[@andrewf2453]

Very nice

[@pongchannel.]

I get it

[@OrphanCrippler1]

You didn't have to buy it if you dont want it, bud

[@OrphanCrippler1]

@@justinclement5417 oh ok

[@dohc16vturbo4g63]

How does this not have more likes? Lol

[@TheSpikeFeeders]

I think you've nailed it here. I would say that every single one of us Spike Feeders would be textbook whales. I would also say that at the sale price of $595CAD, I can pull up the reserve list and pick up just about anything I care to. Most of the things at that price will bring me loads more functionality in a commander deck, there aren't thousands of them walking around, and I'd be happy to show them off. In fact, at $595CAD I could pay an artist $25 per card to get 24 basic lands altered in a matching style to really bling out a deck. Hell, that's what it cost us per person to travel to MagicFest Vegas in August (flight and hotel)! I don't balk at spending $600 on something Magic related, but the value has to be there.

[@joshjryan88]

I literally went out and bought the masterpiece sol ring instead of buying this yesterday and I have the $130 to get the chrome mox masterpiece leftover. Actual value vs possible chance of value

[@MJVelascoSalvador]

Yo you guys are awesome!

[@johnpeters3288]

Wow great perspective here!

[@alchadylan4592]

I was expecting it to be like $150... when you said $449 my mouth literally dropped

[@sweetandsaltyminx7310]

Yeah I was thinking $250, which didn't even sound that bad. For a big premium product? Sure. But almost 500 dollars? What the hell Wizards.

[@cacs2201]

It has 400$ of boosters alone... I get wanting more exclusive things, but the price is correct

[@alchadylan4592]

@@cacs2201 yeah, I didnt realize they were the collector boosters at first

[@Sentom23]

Yeah when he said 16 collector boosters i was like oh boy this aint gonna be pretty

[@cantrip7]

@@cacs2201 I always see the boosters in products like this as a cheap filler to inflate the price of something sorta costly to ship. They're never the reason to buy the box; the main feature's always the foils and alternate arts of iconic cards.

[@ty_sylicus]

"Just buy one copy of each Fetch Land and....." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

I laughed at the scalding tarns price and then remembered my LGS; face to face, has them priced at 113$ up to 120$. There is 1 however that’s moderate played Condition at under 100$ so it’ll probably be going by the time you read this comment

[@jjumpytoobz1211]

Just bought 4 more tarns

[@AidanWR]

"This is the uncut sheet." "Looks kinda small." "Oh, it's only a piece of it." "So you cut it?" "Yes, but this is uncut."

[@user-ro7zp2ug3o]

I literally lol'd when I read this. Nice job. Funniest but true comment I've read yet.

[@ethdsththwethr7220]

@@flaelilithane2151 cut into a 3x3 (uncut) piece. They don' have a machine specifically printing out 3x3 just for this collectors edition. At least I wouldn't think.....

[@kproestos]

I am from Wales and now i feel obliged to purchase this product.

[@tnntaronewsnetwork4514]

5:36. Don’t worry we have your back

[@bestbry1]

Kostas Pro HAHAHAHA it’s made for you bro

[@PHOENIX-wr9ob]

The North has your back

[@drumsmaaan]

Still kinda sheepish about it though

[@Andy_Sidaris]

@@drumsmaaan No reason to bring the man's wife into it

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

I’m convinced business executives live in an alternate dimension where everyone drinks champagne and pisses liquid gold

[@percyvile]

I mean, they're high paid executives... They probably do.

[@bobdole8830]

You don't? Pathetic.

[@UKinQ8Gaming]

I had to wash my eyes out after reading this peasant :(

[@nathanialmynameisajoke]

No, they live in a world where they can manipulate people with an unhealthy relationship with their hobbies and if they don't buy it mtg finance will, then inflate the price and charge those people even more.

[@cybersloth-mtg7296]

Eli Jone piss liquid gold?!?! I’ve been missing out my whole life...

[@ashschannel5024]

ROFL, congratulations KZbin algorithm, the ad I was presented with in the middle of this episode was "visit Wales" 🤣

[@McSquizzy962]

Here's a tip. Don't.

[@Bobbingtonn]

Wales is nice

[@krim7]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@MrThewooter]

You should visit Wales, even across the bridge on Anglesea there are some amazing places.

[@dudemcfurgusson7179]

@@McSquizzy962 so what i'm taking from this is Wales is to the UK what Tenessee is to the rest of the USA.

[@sulakkalus]

Cut "uncut" sheets seem like a way to salvage sheets that have been damaged in part during production.

[@milesarmstrong2990]

Good Bling: Random artist signed magic card in a display case, limited run statue based on Planes walker card, limited release lapel pin, Release themed life counter tool, The 'ART OF' coffee table book, Blue Ray documentary of how to make this release, from pitch meeting to sample art work to play testing to production.

[@alvinknapp5397]

I was thinking even special prints of older popular cards. Strip mine, tron lands, lorwyn block cards(cause fairy tale theme of eldraine) etc...

[@Lurker1222]

I literally said "holy shit" out loud at work when he said the price.. they are insane

[@Boblol126]

My reaction was along the line of “what the f-“

[@upchuckles243]

I said "what the f***?!" out loud, lmao

[@djs5947]

That is a good name for the product

[@SeanBMoose]

Somebody is buying it otherwise we wouldn't be seeing it. what kind of worries me is as we saw with the masterpiece series special edition type cards have a tendency to raise the price of the regular versions.

[@DaLivelyGhost]

oh it'll probably be something absurd like a hundred dollars or- 450!?

[@rookpwnd]

Sees price tag "Oh so it'll have a playset of every card in the set right?"

[@feritperliare2890]

rookpwnd I could’ve seen that for the arena code that’s for sure and have 24 boosters not 16 and also 8 foil cool cards than you can maybe say it’s maybe fine

[@inannaenigma9391]

The real fucking joke is that each of those collectors boosters could be full of Jank. They had to throw in Garruk and Kenrith just to make up for it.

[@manjr]

Yeah, I don't have a problem with super-expensive products for whales, but this isn't even that good. How about a foil playset of every card in a nice binder and wooden box for a thousand bucks? You could collect them and line them up on your bookshelf.

[@AaronTsuii]

You can buy 5 Tarmogoyf body pillows for less than this cardboard.

[@gallodorogaming9964]

I died

[@Troy082]

The magic executives are going to send you a disenchant for your review card for the next set. 🤣🤣

[@vario6492]

He'd be lucky to get a disenchant. My money's on Root Snare

[@bluntsummary1666]

Nah. Basic Land.

[@Skullgrin.]

Huh, this is the first I'm hearing of this product. I hate it.

[@xenosai371]

Skullgrin Welcome to r/TIHI (Thanks, I hate it)

[@chocolateking1143]

You get a 20 dollar folder... for 450 dollars... just cause it has a cool emblem. LOL

[@theendcreep]

chocolateking1 well, you also get the collector boosters which obviously make out most of the price

[@Skullgrin.]

@@theendcreep I guess, but I'm here to collect cardboard and play EDH, and I really do not give a hoot about how pretty the collected cardboard looks.

[@bradleyarnold6377]

Can't wait for the complaint emails when people don't get their value back in these packages.

[@AsterDXZ]

*Professor starts listing off what’s in the collection* Me: Hey that sounds pretty neat! Professor: $450 Me: ight ima head out

[@rawpower2025]

As someone who already knew the MSRP of this product but not the contents I was thinking "I wonder what they would include to require the price?" *Not what I consider $450.00 worth of value* "Ight I'm kind of angry and think I'll just buy stuff that makes me happy"

[@TurnerFoster]

🙌🙌🙌

[@druidobianco9734]

If i’d want to spend 450$ in magic products, i’d buy an underground sea or a volcanic island + savanah

[@eightbitblitz5868]

I love how 10 LANDS are worth more than an explicitly overpriced and premium product.

[@trpggames2162]

I would buy 1 unlimited tropical island. Odds of it appreciating in value and being playable a year or 10 years from now would be 10x or more this product.

[@emanuelegagliardi5391]

Hope so

[@Baby_boodle]

Yup, exactly. That's where smart whales will go, and have been going for a long time.

[@benjaminshufelt6337]

My wife: "We need to save money this month, can you buy less Magic stuff?" Me: *Dramatic Whale Noises

[@ChaseSpec]

This made my day. Thanks. Cheers from Canada.

[@jd6220]

Yeah i wish i knew this was coming out and i wouldn't have bought 4 boxes of collector boosters

[@thekitchenchikens]

😂😂😂😂

[@titheproven954]

That made me laugh.

[@ivanfuchs2820]

@@jd6220 pretty sure you bought your collectors booster boxes cheaper than they are offering at wizards.

[@andyspendlove1019]

6:40 Prof: "which I believe the teenagers today call...." Me: he's gonna say clout. or maybe swag? Prof: "...bling." Me: oh yeah, the teenagers from 2004 did say that, huh?

[@WaaveLvl0]

Those are the exact two words in the exact same order my brain went to when he said that

[@corbettdollar2354]

I definitely thought he was going to say clout

[@sowardsfamily2369]

Wait you Swag, when that is the definition of stuff freely given for a promotion? Well that's silly.

[@brittanynguyen3794]

We don’t do that here. Hm. I don’t know what we do here.

[@sleipnirodin2881]

Either way it's bad, long live the early 80's.

[@BrooksBoyd426]

If I were to design a "bling for whales" offering, the key thing I'd change is to remove the randomness: cracking packs you have a chance for a dud. Getting "some slice" of a foil sheet might get cards you don't care for. Which if you're going to pay a premium on the thing, ideally you should get exactly what you want. So, I'd do it thusly: The "Deluxe Collection" would include a figurehead card, in an alternate art/frame foil printing (only available through this collection), signed by the artist, as well as a limited-run (only available through this collection) art print of that artwork, numbered and signed by the artist, plus a playset of the standard printing of that card. Additionally, the set would include one copy of every card from the set in the color of the figurehead card, and a themed way to display them (binder or other display piece). There would be multiple variants of this collection (one per color), but buying a "case" of Collection sets (one of each of the five colors) would also include a Gold/Colorless figurehead card in alternate art/frame printing, and the rest of the cards in the set (colorless, gold, and land) such that the purchase would end up netting you at least one of every card in the set. This way, "mini-whales" could buy just the one color that they associate with best, while "full-on-whales" would end up owning at least one copy of every card in the set, plus alternate-art versions of five of them. Oh, and then include Arena versions of whatever physical cards were received, plus an alternate art style for the figurehead cards. War of the Spark had the unique "stained glass" look as an alternate art style only available in Arena, which I think was good. For Eldraine, they've done somewhat a "gingerbread" theme in the advertising so far, so I'd say make the alternate art style for Arena "cookie" style, and each permanent in that style, when it gets removed from the battlefield, instead of the standard removal animation, it looks like it gets bitten/eaten as it disappears.

[@nykal1510]

I abhor signatures.

[@BrooksBoyd426]

@@nykal1510 No problem! As a Super-Whale, after you purchase my bundle, you also re-hire the artists who did those card artworks, and pay them to paint over the top of their own signatures, removing them from view ;)

[@moxavenger]

You had me at "and a Snickers bar" .

[@Dynoboot]

WotC, you're not getting your hands on my rent money. I need that so I have a place to keep my Magic cards.

[@michaelgoetze8531]

Yeah, this product isn't for people who pay rent.

[@Tobbns]

You're living in a really big binder? I mean a reaaaally big one, unlike the one included in this Deluxe Collection.

[@italoaugustooliveira9664]

I've missed the entry line: "Many Magic: the Gathering players..."

[@shammyrage]

I found it funny that KZbins subtitles said "Throne Of El Drain" and all I could think was "the wallet drain"

[@rwxstudio7173]

I made a comment on another channel. Went along the lines of... More like "Throne of El-drain your wallets".

[@josefranciscodasilvaeolive674]

😆😆😆😆

[@MPScrimshaw]

As soon as Prof flashed the price and said it, I literally laughed out loud.

[@2MeatyOwlLegs]

same. I was expecting like something around 250$ but 450$? that's (in the words of Tiny Tina) redonkulous

[@MPScrimshaw]

@@2MeatyOwlLegs As far as I'm concerned it's all completely insane, but like he says, I am definitely not the target audience for these things.

[@officialsuperrad]

lol me too! wayyy too much. insane

[@elijahdavila3684]

I, out loud, sounded just like Smokey from Friday. "Daaaaaamn?!"

[@electricmayhem2010]

I think we all had that same approximate reaction...

[@Larry.R]

1:29 THRONE OF ELDRAINE: DELUXE EDITION? MORE LIKE: *THRONE OF I'LL DRAIN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT EDITION*

[@Doodle_Dud]

Larry R oooh snap. Suck it WoTC

[@natebeal18]

Beautiful sir.

[@AsterDXZ]

Got em

[@NSixtyFour]

They include a reprint of Surgical Extraction. But instead of a spine coming out its your wallet

[@rawpower2025]

Oh boy I can't wait to play with I'll Drain cards in draft, what do you mean we need to draft with collector's boosters? Im kidding lmao but imagine

[@altromonte15]

"a cut uncut sheet" sounds like some philosophical paradox. Is Theseus uncut sheet uncut if it has been cut?

[@justinanderson2631]

I ended up buying a stove yesterday... But if I had that "whale money" for MTG? Gaea's Cradle.

[@sB-wt7jy]

Amen to that or a playset of mox opals

[@matthewhutchinson2500]

You don't need whale money for magic, you just need to be an active member of MTGFinance. I've spent about $2,000 on cards in the past decade, but my collection is worth over $20,000. You just have to sit on product for years before flipping it and never buy individual packs, only single cards or full boxes, nothing inbetween.

[@Scorch428]

@@matthewhutchinson2500 Or you could use the shitload of time you spent pricing and buying all that shit and do something even more profitable.

[@hiage66666]

Scorch428 Or you know, you could play Magic x)

[@matthewhutchinson2500]

@@Scorch428 you say that as if profit was the primary motivator. I wanted a large collection but didn't want to spend a large amount of money, treating the product like a stock facilitated that. It also doesn't hurt that unlike stocks, money cards are still relevant as something besides raw cash. I get to see my Gaea's Cradle whenever I play my Elfball deck, my Misha's Workshop whenever I play my Eggs deck or my ABUR duals whenever I play one of the half dozen decks they're seeded into. As long as you take care of your money cards, you can still play the game with them without significantly dropping their resale value, so they can still gain value over time.

[@darkjigoo]

This collection costs about $100 more than an Ultimate Masters box cost on its release. Think about that one for a second...

[@ashseth1768]

Ultimate masters was 260 at release so like $200 more

[@xx-cj6ew]

You can buy almost 4 normal boxes for the price of this trash!

[@goldcreeper7376]

@@xx-cj6ew not almost, that's four boxes and a few boosters on top

[@NinjaDaemen]

I think this is a good exercise, because whales are people too. I think it should be perfectly acceptable to design products for these customers, because no one is forcing any of us to buy these. It's completely optional, and only the hardcore collector whales may be able to call it "worth while" to buy them, but just because it is not marketed specifically to you, whoever "you" may be, does not mean that it should not be (at least) available for those who deem it worthy of their interest. That being said, I completely agree that this particular product does seem to lack a substantial level of premium feel, as mentioned by the professor, here (14:23): "The meat of this collection, however, is just potentially a better bargain on an already over-the-counter product." -The Professor I think that his alternatives are reasonable, and they definitely feel like more premium options since the idea of premium should have some kind of exclusivity or other individual appeal instead of simply just more of the same. Finally, I also agree that the focus should be on the cards, and not bloated with partial uncut sheets, binders, and prints. Those can be collected through other, more meaningful ways. This concludes my short essay, sorry for the long read XD

[@mindustrial]

It should have had a bunch of Deluxe Collection exclusive Food Tokens, since those new Food Tokens are so essential to the set.

[@JStack]

Your previous tenure as a teacher really shines through in this video and I enjoyed it greatly.

[@EnbyeonTTV]

I'm glad you went with the Eevee version.

[@sammyisanoctopus]

Even if I could afford it, I wouldn’t. But the Nintendo Switch would tempt me. How about Wizards drops the price on this deluxe collection to $350 and throws in a new Nintendo Switch to the deal?

[@luckbfern]

Great review. I love the way you really dig into the actual value of this and other products.

[@joshuanorris5860]

"Its not like you can trade them" That was a deep cut hahahahah

[@schrottinator]

This box looks to me like a huge disrespect towards the people they aim for. This thing feels both greedy an lazy. People are throwing 450$ at that thing. At least make it feel like 450$ of value.

[@DimT670]

thats not true. People might perceive some whales that way, but people like that simply want something and get it. thats it. they simply have the disposable income to do so. they dont seek to one up anyone they want the things they want. this perception you speak of comes from pay2 win games where what you want is what makes you powerfull

[@Hhhhhh-sz9ud]

Scott Bland usually products for whales are cheaper but intended for a person to purchase it an absurd amount of times.

[@asl4nsgr4c3]

I don't see the value. Its cards for Standard.

[@joshuasnyder4101]

Collectors pack alone are worth almost 500. Everything else is just gravy

[@drewx420]

@@joshuasnyder4101 ive seen 10+ opened so far. not worth even 15$ each. I'd rather crack another box of modern horizons and open 3 Hogaak's LOL

[@dongiannini4902]

As every magic players says at the end of their turn.....pass

[@Dalamr]

i am old school so i say "done."

[@aiden_macleod]

@@Dalamr I always say "Goat head." They look at me and as, Did you just say goat head?" I respond with, "No, I said, go ahead." Gets them every time.

[@evilal20]

@@aiden_macleod I say give head 🤣 I'm a child again😂

[@ashenwuss1651]

I say "turn"

[@combo9571]

I applaud the effort you took to edit this video it was amazing to watch. Throughout the video my head was saying "What happened to your silver play button" lol

[@dafunk100k]

When you started laughing about whales I loved it. Have more of those raw cuts in your videos it is great and hilarious.

[@Cogax]

Wizard’s after these whales like Ahab

[@beefyjerky1125]

THAR SHE BLOWS! :P

[@snarferyasmr3739]

I approve of this

[@autobotjazz1972]

From the boardroom's heart I stab at thee! for money's sake i spit a piece of a foil sheet at thee!

[@herrdussel7710]

I thought i was a whale just by wanting to buy a collector booster lmao

[@goldcreeper7376]

Better to buy a prismatic vista for that price

[@baranpourtahmaseb-sasi1421]

As a decades-old Magic player that has managed to eventually fall into the target demographic products like this are meant to appeal to, I truly appreciate your decision to on the one hand represent members of the Magic community, like me once upon a time ago, who can't afford such a product, while also make this video objectively representing the Magic community members who can. I think Wizards has the potential to create a truly unique product that serves as a "thank you" for customers that want to find a way to support the company directly, like through these Corporate Direct products, but unfortunately, there were quite a few missed opportunities, many that you mentioned, and some others, to make this product feel more like that token of gratitude. I know this topic is a highly controversial one, but I think it's important for people to keep in mind that while the "finance of magic" has the potential to leave a bad taste in people's mouths, and that such products create an inevitable level of stigma to the concept of high-spending players and the potential resentment felt towards them, such products are still the most lucrative way for companies to remain competitive and relevant in an increasingly accelerating global market place. I don't like the idea of using the term "whale," because it has a very derogatory tone to it when used by consumers, and a very predatory one when used by companies. However, as your on-the-nose joke implied, whales are important to an ecosystem. And just like Magic's own ecosystem, I'd like to think higher income players that want to both help Wizards, while sharing their collections with other members of their community, can be respected, and not just seen as cash cows by Wizards, nor as an elite class trying to ruin magic for those with lesser means. Again, thanks for speaking on the consumers' behalf, regardless of their income...

[@thewestsideducks]

Baran Pourtahmaseb-Sasi that is the longest comment I’ve ever seen

[@jeromiedorrance9403]

Just pulled the trigger on playsets of all the singles I’m interested in playing in every format I play for under $100 at presale prices, your videos have helped me realize there’s no need for all the fluff and saved me a ton of money in the long run, although the 16 year old inside of me is already calculating out how many lawns I need to mow to be able to afford this product 😹! ✌🏻

[@UltimatePokemonFan75]

God do I miss the masterpieces and expeditions. I have 2 Invocations and they are my favorite cards in my collection. So beautiful.

[@xChikyx]

I have 2 too, they are beautiful 🙊 even alternate art manga japanese planeswalkers were a better idea than this

[@SomeYouTubeTraveler]

Yeah if I had $450 to spend on MTG, I'd probably buy a few boxes of BFZ before I blew money on this crap

[@elijahdavila3684]

Invocations are so underrated. They have the best custom frame for masterpieces right next to Kaladesh Inventions.

[@ExtremeMedium]

I really wish the MtG community as a whole didn't whine and bitch so much about the Invocations. Sure they had design flaws but I believe we still might have masterpieces instead of the disaster of the Mythic Editions and especially whatever this...thing is.

[@skinnyman8320]

Yeah, I have Oketra and Hazoret, I love them!

[@eliluttrell7637]

As a note. The buy a box promo has a chance of being in a pack of collector's edition as well. So both of the 2.. yeah.. 2 cards you actually get with this are available just by cracking packs of collector's edition.

[@KalosPVP]

That Fallen Empires box in the background! I remember being around 13 years old and thinking, "all these cards suck."

[@chrispellbois6498]

Havent played or touched MTG in 3 months , yet i still watch your videos !

[@Stephanie-iq9tx]

"Maybe it is a good deal ..." while he is already shaking his head. :D

[@electricmayhem2010]

Yeah, real nice and subtle XD

[@thepurplepanda4]

@@electricmayhem2010 about as subtle as an explosion lol

[@jeremiahbachmann3901]

The sad part of this is that there are people who are not wealthy lining up to buy this product.

[@Leivve]

The whole practice is to take advantage of people who have conditions that make them vulnerable to this kind of marketing.

[@liquid-slick]

Leivve yes I agree. It’s sad and predatory. And it just makes it worse that the value just doesn’t exist here in the first place.

[@OctopiWalgreens]

Exactly. Not all “whales” actually do have the disposable income

[@alvinknapp5397]

I thought about buying one cause I have a work bonus coming soon.....then I saw the contents lol

[@Starfury117]

I think they're going to buy it just so they can flip it. I mean, it happened before for the mythic edition, so they will just think its easy money making. Though I do worry that this might not sell as well since the cards blows.

[@arthurkinata1910]

I like your little head nod around 3:00.

[@MTGBros]

Very well thought out video. This deserves maximum exposure.

[@aligaterr5137]

Don't do an unboxing video Professor, this thing is too pricey.

[@zachtaco12345]

the instant you said $450 +shipping, i thought hell no

[@fijilees8624]

Haven't playedagic in years and am going to go to the prerelease for eldraine, ngl, forgot how entertaining these videos are, considering I'm not into review videos, you've caught my interest, nicce

[@nateb4013]

You made many great points in this video Prof. I will look into those uncut card sheets on Amazon or eBay though. 👍 They look great for a game room.

[@JohnDoe662002]

Me being me, I'd put the $450 into my "new computer fund".

[@nzos14]

Premium products should have premium contents and this ain't it.

[@infernorooster8465]

That borderless binder is godlike love the orderly playsets in a row Go prof!! 😁👍

[@hiro1234512345]

Not ganna lie prof when you said $450 + shipping and handling all the light bulbs on they hell no sign in my brain all blew at the same time.

[@pike1294]

6:40 "will the product provide value and prestige, which I believe teenagers today call...." Me: "clout" Prof: "Bling" How old is this mans?

[@danieltaylor7152]

Dude I was thinking exactly the same

[@tegg7017]

Wtf is clout?

[@sharkyprodiver4904]

I thought "swag" would be the word

[@ce3915]

I thought the same! Bling hasn't been a thing since at least the early 2000s. Bless this old man's heart

[@Tacklepig]

I have literally never heard the term "clout" in that context.

[@DangerBay]

My boy the professor going IN.

[@Balgore8]

So well stated. Spot on descriptions, thoughts, and business sense. Wizards really should hire you, for marketing, for managing, or at the very least to give you and pay you to showcase more magic products (probably in a more positive light though LOL)

[@00Clank]

Prime example of why we should all be grateful that the largest MTG KZbin channel is a reasonable critic of the company. Good stuff Prof, having ‘this product isn’t for you’ front and center is a great message to stick onto the item.

[@GTA_500]

That is just too much money i would rather go with a PS4 and Borderlands 3 I've been waiting for that game for so long

[@kamma333444]

You should get it, it's great. Though, word of warning, the menus are a bit laggy when scrolling through them, and that's on any system. Plus, the PS4 has some crazy exclusives.

[@ecos889]

Enjoy the microtransactions! Making it more expensive than this product. :P

[@nathanialmynameisajoke]

@@ecos889 not yet lol

[@xCheeseHead95x]

You're probably like 17, just ask your parents.

[@thestormtrooperwhocanaim496]

@@ecos889 For skins lmao. If it is anything like the previous 3 games (BL1, BL2, BL1.5) you don't need to buy a dam thing to enjoy the game. The DLC's are fun but wait for reviews. You can just buy the DLC you like the most if you are on a tight budget. Or use kinguin in a few months and get everything at 70% off when there are a surplus of keys. I did and bought copies for the homies. The only people who fall for mico-transactions are those who put bling before all else. Also those who are afraid to criticize the game. I love star wars battlefront series but refuse the latest game due to micro-transactions and having to buy Darth vader. Or play 1000 hours ingame (they might have change that number by now). So I didn't buy it. Not much else us consumers can do other than be discipline and don't buy. Can go on social media and give the game a poor rating. But I don't like reviewing games without beating the game in its entirety.

[@SgtMoo]

with $450 I'd foil out my Shadowborn Apostle commander deck...those suckers get expensive fast

[@TheSimmus]

😂👍🏻

[@ReZELpilot]

This is probably the most fair assessment of a product I've ever seen.

[@Bryan-xl8gu]

This is a great video. Very nice think-through of a premium price-point product.

[@TragicMTG]

I hereby nominate The Professor for President (of WOTC)

[@Patrick-bu2uh]

Yo! Post more videos. I'm entitled to the free content you make. /s (Your channel is great.)

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

I’d be fired so fast...

[@nh1017]

Tolarian Community College they’d be scared of who you would fire for trying to take advantage of the player base

[@doncon_380]

@@FluffyFractalshard is it possible to learn this power

[@doncon_380]

@@FluffyFractalshard yes I also like to wish the impossible from wotc

[@proxyg4884]

Listen. With that money, instead invest in sealed booster boxes. Go get an Avacyn Restored box

[@dzyer8359]

R Gonzo or just buy the singles for most modern and up decks

[@Eaglejorge]

or simply gift it to someone starting in the game with a couple of $20 starting decks

[@Daldi564]

Wizards: Alright guys, we really need to sell Throne of Eldraine. Any ideas? Aquaman: I got an idea. Wizards: Yes Aquaman? Aquaman: We could use whales. WHALES!!!!!

[@davemartin8409]

EEEeeeeeeooooooooooooooooooooE.

[@williamlingg2263]

Honestly when I first heard of this product and saw the base picture I mainly rolled my eyes. After actually learning everything thats in it... I think wizards could hear my eyes rolling all the way from the Midwest. I love collectors items when they're well done. Not so much when it's 80% stuff i can definitely get elsewhere, 19% stuff I might one day be able to get elsewhere and a non foil buy a box promo...

[@impendio]

@Tolarian Community College But Prof., remember stores were canceling preorders on the deluxe booster boxes (which only have 12 packs) and those were selling for $350-$450... at $450 for 16 deluxe boosters wotc is basically undercutting their own stores and distributors. Yes, that means the deluxe booster box stores were getting at maybe $180 a piece were expecting to sell those packs at $40+ or something...

[@popdavid3438]

4 booster boxes from m20 and some poket money is not bad!

[@Xan1011]

Some sellers like AlphaInvestments sells the boxes for $80 each, so you could get almost 6 at that price.

[@cloud2537]

For that price, you could buy the legendary teir for Dice throne which includes all 3 battle box sets, a dice tray and sleeves for all of those cards and have enough left over to pick up all of the painted mini figs or even 4 of their premium play mats.

[@KarstenOkk]

[listens to the contents of the collection] "oh seems pretty neat, i feel like the professor is exaggerating here...." "$449" "oh boy"

[@thepurplepanda4]

100 bucks and its a steal, 200 and your pushing it but i could understand it, 300 and its already cross the line and bounding to Chernobyl, but 450? The reactors gone off and its your fault lol

[@exquisitepauper635]

Looks nice . . . But I'll stick with the awesome commons from this set for pauper! :D

[@sandwichboy1268]

Hm... A Nintendo switch and some games, or some shiny cardboard... Tough choice, but I'm gonna have to go with the switch. Tbh I'd be kinda dissapointed if you spent $450 for a single review. I'd rather that go literally anywhere else, including straight to your pocket.

[@nathanialmynameisajoke]

He should do a breathe of the wild stream, I'd watch that.

[@doncon_380]

@@cutecommie yeah But it would hurt him to feel that hip with the current generation and all their "bling"

[@Inglonias]

Don't forget to eat the delicious cartridges, since you won't get the delicious food tokens. (Do not eat switch cartridges)

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

The smoothness of him zipping and flipping the binder

[@DustDoll]

As a suggestion for clarity, I would say rephrasing “cut uncut sheet” to “partially cut” or “semi-cut” sheet, assuming that WotC does something like this in the near future. That withstanding, great video exploring what whales would get out of the product which will help them make the decision of their own accord based on personal value for the touted bonuses.

[@thedarkemissary]

I was a little skeptical of the video going in... But, then you hit me with that $449 and I couldn't smash the like button hard enough!!

[@sleeper_san619]

A plushie or little action figure would've also want a long way.

[@emmaramirez4330]

you're thinking of Pokemon :)

[@sleeper_san619]

@@emmaramirez4330 worked for them 😂

[@thepurplepanda4]

a statuette would be pretty cool too, or a saga with actual reed paper or something. Just... anything else on top really, 450 is worth way more than this.

[@williamzhang153]

Dude.. imagine an action figure with Garruk and a tiny gingerbread man fighting. I would buy that

[@outofpowder]

Theres someone selling that binder on ebay for 180 right now. I just bought the binder at my lgs for 80. Honestly i really like it. I like the colors and the feel. Its got an extra padding on the front and back that feels good. They haven't made another binder like this since it came out a year ago so it is collectable to me ( as far as i know ). I do like it a lot. I would recommend that if your looking for a nice binder today then just get the new ultra pro mythic edition binder. Its like half the price and has what i beleive to be a stitched mythic plansewalker symbol. It feels nice.

[@OGNoNameNobody]

No to both Qs, Prof. Kudos on the academic analysis of the "Whale" concept also, Professor. Very professional & without experience-based bias.

[@outdude]

I was estimating 250 but geeze 450 dollars!? It better let me cast the spells in real life

[@corpsefoot758]

LMAO right?? Where’s my sorcery eBook, WotC

[@thebannedking1107]

Bless on the “screw this imma buy smash” meme

[@north7738]

I want those Eldraine style legendary creatures so much. Also the other hypothetical promos would be great.

[@headfirst10153]

Of note, the non-foil Kenrith has a chance to appear in the Collector Booster. Since he's a non-foil ancillary card, and WotC specifically said that Buya-a-Box counted for the ancillary card slot. So the two super special cards at the front? There's a (super slim, admittedly) chance you get duplicates of them in the boosters.

[@Robert-vk7je]

Eldraine has "drain" in it. Like in: "How do I flush my money down the drain?"

[@faridrodriguez4696]

Switch + games. You got a point right there, professor. lol

[@capreus1983]

Learned this approach in my economics and corporate finance classes getting my Bachelor in Science!

[@thirty8506]

This is a great review and I appreciate the content dearly I had to cancel a bunch of my pre orders due to the secondary Market driving the prices up on several products. It's a shame too. I dont collect for investment. I collect to play and appreciate the art. Recently I have had to slow down on spending because I can't hold pace with release schedule.

[@corpsefoot758]

I think a better way to support those artists would be just buying art from them directly 🤷‍♂️ From what I saw on Reddit AMAs, artists don’t get paid that much for their MTG commissions to begin with, and they sure as hell don’t get any royalties if that particular card happens to sell really well

[@EthanKTufts]

Exactly. Lots of stuff but no actual bling or in-game style upgrades.

[@user-th5fz4xr3t]

WOTC: Check out this new deluxe edition Prof: Hold my binder

[@skippycoulter]

It is amazing how much younger and full of optimism and youthful hope you look just one year ago...

[@stylaffulus7541]

2:43 ...or you could buy any combination of 4 boosters boxes of standard sets in addition to sets rotating out of the format luckily with pocket drafts leftover; or just draft from those booster boxes anyway. The possibilities of limited may be finite, yet oddly endless just from player base alone. Oh, or weird masters/modern sets I guess,...whichever better suits you.