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@HauntedCorpseGaming Жыл бұрын
14:45 - My favorite part, not because you got it totally wrong but just the amusement to see something like that become budget, thanks for the vid. :)
@danclavette3055 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't want ANY of these cards. WTF
@rjhansen142 Жыл бұрын
Great vid. Used the code a few weeks ago and picked up some cards on what not. I like the candid technical difficulty moments in the vid. Nice to get a “less scripted” glimpse of the magic behind the vids.
@gabrielschaffner9117 Жыл бұрын
I have a question?Do you ship to the EU or is whatnot more a US based plattform?
@ZoneSinitive Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielschaffner9117most of the streams tell you if your account is European that they either dont ship or the shipping will be higher. The proff last time i was on whatnot did do international shipping, but it's quite expensive. The proff covered the shipping for contests even international.
@Fenen24 Жыл бұрын
That azami being .34$ says everything you need to know about opening these packs.
@ChrisThomas-xq1ft Жыл бұрын
It also tells you everything you need to know about reprints and reprint sets in general... what is the the point of a COLLECTIBLE card game if none of the cards are collectible anymore??????
@cjared99 Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisThomas-xq1ftI’m sorry, do you happen to actually play the game? If so, you are the only person that I have heard complaining about fairly priced reprints… sorry your “investments” haven’t held value, but it’s a game at the end of the day. If you want to make money, go actually invest it😂
@N4chtigall Жыл бұрын
@@cjared99 "Fairly priced reprints" - bro, it wouldn't be an issue if those would be fairly priced reprints. The issue is that 4 collector packs costs 180$. There are places in the world where people don't make that much money in a month. It's a joke. Same with precons which are overpriced like hell. I don't think anyone would have issue with those if they weren't treated as some kind of premium product. But they don't advertise it as such. It's a normal, insanely overpriced set. What's the reason for that except WotC greed? There is none. None at all.
@CorruptionAura Жыл бұрын
@cjared99 right, the game pieces shouldn't be more than a dollar a piece. I don't care I'd the fancy hyper rare version of a card is 100 dollar as long as it's cheap for the poor man version.
@superman7595 Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisThomas-xq1ft Collecting is not just about the money, did you know that if all the magic cards owners in the world died someone would probably use a black lotus as toilet paper because the card is not even that beautiful
@Minijibbleflab Жыл бұрын
Editor: if possible can we see a small bit at the end where the prof reacts to his guesses on the prices and then gets shown the actual prices?
@morkroth Жыл бұрын
I don't think he gets "shown" that as such, wouldn't make much sense. But maybe a reaction to his own video and his own guesses would be cool.
@ColorAgent Жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@danclavette3055 Жыл бұрын
@@morkroth This. Absolutely this. He could react to his guesses in about 3 of these videos for one new video.
@johnr797 Жыл бұрын
@@danclavette3055 It's weird that he didn't do this. I mean he mentions these videos take a while to go through the editing and uploading process, so why not just wait until the pricing is added then record a clip of his reaction then just throw it in at the end before uploading? Given the way the format was explained I frankly just assumed that's what would happen.
@maguszanin5296 Жыл бұрын
A couple minutes segment at the end would work fine for this! And I would love to watch it.
@Oso-Gaming Жыл бұрын
That second pack being
@omarortiz9660 Жыл бұрын
The Prof being upset about the camera issue and the bait cuts on the unboxings tell us everything about his quality as KZbinr. Not just a Professor, a Professional
@gaymer4rmmeletis Жыл бұрын
I actually made an audible gasp at work when I saw the actual price for Azami when prof thought she was 10 bucks….geez 😅
@professormanhattan7254 Жыл бұрын
I felt exactly the same, my jaw unironically dropped
@eegles Жыл бұрын
Going to be sad when he puts it up for auction at $1 and there are no bids.
@animalchin5082 Жыл бұрын
5 bucks of value out of a 45 dollar pack... These really should be $9.99
@cuccooverlord9812 Жыл бұрын
Azami full art looks ugly af. Would pay more for the normal one
@theoneandonlyAeth Жыл бұрын
@@animalchin5082 Like with every MTG set the value is concentrated in only a few cards. For this it's the Jeweled Lotus variants (and specifically the extended art textured foil one at $600+). It just feels so much fucking worse with packs that are this stupidly expensive because most of the time you're losing $100+ when you buy this "booster box" insofar as you can call 4 boosters a box anyway.
@bluwzrdisgreedy234 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see Prof's reaction to his guesses vs actual prices. It probably wouldn't make a great video by itself but as an addendum to another, maybe?
@carldooley9344 Жыл бұрын
only if someone gets him drunk beforehand.
@mrtalos Жыл бұрын
I know the professors whole thing is "buy singles" but I'm seeing a lot of affordable singles here, I'm really going to do that
@Radiodragonofdoom Жыл бұрын
I'm eyeing those foil old boarder Mark Poole and Rebecca Guay basics... ,👀
@thatepicwizardguy Жыл бұрын
yeah. sometimes the whole buy singles thing is a little crazy still with some cards just being like... WAY too expensive regardless, but commander masters kinda helped massively tank some of the prices. I'm hoping for that same situation with the reprints in the new eldraine set.
@stompingpeak2043 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Just collectors hoarding old cards will drive prices on rares. So don't get older things and expect to not be broke
@MoikHorst Жыл бұрын
so you are stupid sry
@NewRetroGaming Жыл бұрын
This is one of those sets where the singles are cheap for once, the issue comes from each pack being like $50.
@giovannibouchard4721 Жыл бұрын
Hi Prof! I'm from a little town called Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, here we have a game community and what you said about the prices is true, in my country a Collector Booster pack cost us 95 dolars each, so the closest we had them was watching this opening 😂. Every MtG products here costs double because taxes, and the latest prices of the sealed products (which are increasing a lot) are almost a dream for us. Thank you for your content! We All love it Here. Sorry For my Bad english. Giovanni
@AlliedAirsoft Жыл бұрын
I think that this series is missing a short “reacts” section at the end, where the prof sees how accurate his guesses are. ;D
@gilbertz.9884 Жыл бұрын
Bump
@Sientir Жыл бұрын
I was hoping for that, too.
@Lars_Hermsen Жыл бұрын
He just stares at the camera blankly and then falls off his chair backwards
@prskyviews Жыл бұрын
He would start an angry mob at these thiefs! 😂
@MosesSuppose Жыл бұрын
It is such a slap in the face to have Azami or Talrand in the last slot of a $45 pack.
@marcpr3032 Жыл бұрын
Yep and 85$ in Canada 😂
@bradrasmussen69 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this type of booster box game. Professor providing commentary while opening a box = chefs kiss. Would watch this also for older sets as well.
@michaelgriffith7033 Жыл бұрын
I love your honesty! It's clear you did not join the WotC Ambassador program. Thanks for all your effort, Prof! For some reason, I can't use my phone for the auction site. I'll try on my laptop. Be careful in that heatwave.
@SilentLupin Жыл бұрын
It must be frustrating to have technical difficulties, but I do always love the glimpses behind the curtain that show the care and integrity that go into this channel
@shawnminer4355 Жыл бұрын
The yoda yell as he threw the commander deck got me good😂
@RyzealDetonator Жыл бұрын
Yes. That's an upgrade to the base Starfield game.
@FailOwlProductions Жыл бұрын
Wilds of Eldraine is definitely affecting the prices of Commander Masters. Every day they show off another enchantment that lowers the EV of the set, and why would players buy old Magic cards over exciting new cards.
@devinloew7681 Жыл бұрын
Great point
@japplek Жыл бұрын
Particularly when we're now so many years into commander being a thing, a massive number of people who want the "commander staples" have at least one copy. You know, one - the number of copies you need to play commander. This set feels at least two years too late to be charging this price.
@bonaface Жыл бұрын
well not any unique cards from WOE actually...that's the sad thing
@thonk7611 Жыл бұрын
its heartbreaking to see the entire community's attitude drift closer and closer towards despair with literally every action wotc takes
@kennygrenier4011 Жыл бұрын
in a way... nothing has changed. it's always been that way. With more products coming out that process has just gotten faster.
@bearrington2024 Жыл бұрын
Im just waiting until we hit apathy as a collective
@SeanBishop-r3f Жыл бұрын
Poor Mark Brownwater just has to take care of the share holders! WOTC has long since given up looking at the player base as anything other than just a resource to be exploited.
@7ItalianStallion Жыл бұрын
@@kennygrenier4011no as time went on people have become softer and the majority of magic powers are extremely weak willed and although very nice and loving are just too weak to temptation and keep buying everything that comes out. For Christ sakes I remember seeing people opening boxes of core set some years ago.
@blkvicePU Жыл бұрын
Why haven't y'all moved on to other games? The market has some genuinely fun and competitive games out there now.
@CapoDV Жыл бұрын
To me a real commander masters is a not-draftable set, nearly unlimited print run, containing exclusivly playable cards. I'm not saying all expensive cards but playable cards across the price spectrum from a utopia sprawl to a mana crypt. I so desperately wanted Commander Masters to be a set that I could open a couple boxes to jumpstart my commander collection after years of not playing it.
@bricelory9534 Жыл бұрын
I think this is what everyone was looking for in a premium priced reprint set.
@iomar90 Жыл бұрын
I like the idea of high powered draft, but in the case of commander master it's the worst of both worlds. They should've made two different product, one for draft and one specially curated to just crack open and don't end up with chaff. I guess this is what set and collector boosters are supposed to be, but we all know you still get chaff in those. Hopefully this isn't a bad omen for the upcoming remastered sets.
@malakimphoros2164 Жыл бұрын
WotC can't do that,they would be banned in Belgium.
@minine6508 Жыл бұрын
Same. It's marketed as a throwback, a set for new / returning players to get back into it. I started playing Magic in Brother's War for the first time and I can confidently say this product is squarely NOT for me. Too much money.
@chazzitz-wh4ly Жыл бұрын
That commander draft box was fun. Other than that, Wizards screwed EDH with how hard they and how much they are printing cards aimed at EDH.
@lordsauron8546 Жыл бұрын
Honestly the greatest aspect of this commander "focused" set for the overall game were the downshifted cards that are now pauper legal. Can't wait for some busted tortex combo with Dread Return and Lotleth Giant to be discovered!
@chazzitz-wh4ly Жыл бұрын
WotC needs to stay away from the side formats. They’ve already ruined every other format.
@lordsauron8546 Жыл бұрын
@@chazzitz-wh4ly I absolutely agree. Designers in sets saying "oh, there's this cool card I made at common for pauper," or just downshifting cards in general, that's one thing; having a 'Pauper Masters' or something like that would be horrid for the format, don't get me wrong. I'm sure some WotC/Hasbro executive would find a way to say 'Well, we're reprinting Snuff Out and Expedition Map and Exhume and Lotus Petal, so the box prices will be $200 USD,' and then expect pauper players to pay those prices.
@cem_doe Жыл бұрын
Hey Prof, I'm from Germany and I'm really enjoying all of your videos. It's really great to see a big content creator that shows his passion for the game without loosing his integrity. I really like that you critisize the extreme pricing of products and that you put their real value into perspective. Because in the end MTG could and should be a game for everyone. Keep up the good work and greetings from Germany!
@niriro5741 Жыл бұрын
Not a single pack hit $45. Wow. I'm thankful I haven't bought any of this product. I remember getting Commander Legends boxes for $99 and being excited for the chance at hitting a Jeweled Lotus or Mana Drain
@logansmall5148 Жыл бұрын
I opened one box of it, but i didn't pay for it. Instead I traded in a bunch of fetch lands from MH2 to my lgs for it so they could actually make some money on the deal, lol
@jry0511 Жыл бұрын
I rolled the dice when the collector boosters got down to $174 and got $236+ worth of cards (only counted the ones worth $4 or more). Although I'm sure that will drop as LGS's open their boxes and sell the singles. Prof got really unlucky with his pulls.
@christophervennix9861 Жыл бұрын
@@jry0511 I would say the Prof got a bit unlucky true but mathematically your odds of getting the value of it are pretty slim. Of the 90 rare/mythic cards in the set, less than 20 have a value over $25. That means if you pull 12 rare/mythic cards across the box, you mathematically only have a 16% chance of getting at least 4 value cards...which may not even total up the value of the pack. Your chance of getting at least 5 plummets down to 10%. Put another way? On average ~70% of these boxes don't even break even. Only around 10% actually do what yours did and go significantly above.
@CarefulHowYouStep Жыл бұрын
@@jry0511 based on what ive seen, he got what many others have gotten. someone at a shop i go to spent $400 somehow and they got sub $100 in value, prob more around $50, but seeing as they were mostly super cheap prints that wont sell easily or for much, basically $0.
@christianmontoya4674 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great content Prof, I bought a signed Island from your whatnot and will be making a simic merfolk deck. I feel that would be fitting.
@KingOfDepravity Жыл бұрын
First commander deck built as the theme for Shuffle up, and play! I’ve always appreciated the candor you have with opening cards, have have never doubted you, you’ve never given us a reason to not trust you Prof! The profile shot variants look so cool! This definitely shouldn’t have cost what it does.
@MrClawt Жыл бұрын
Ever since I found this channel I spend less on Magic and enjoy it way more.
@internetskeleton8969 Жыл бұрын
I usually don’t comment on videos but I REALLY enjoyed this video, felt super natural and unscripted with the prof just telling stories. These videos are a lot of fun to have on in the background!
@starchaser6024 Жыл бұрын
I love these packs and everyone opening them ❤ because they give me the opportunity to buy gorgeous borderless cards for .33 cents 😆
@devinloew7681 Жыл бұрын
For real, you're one of the real winners. I'm excited to finally pick up a fresh Avacyn, Angel of Hope for my angels tribal EDH deck.
@gallodorogaming9964 Жыл бұрын
100%
@Cerviathrax Жыл бұрын
Idea for the Shuffle up and play episode, There are 5 Omnaths ... there's 4 players in a commander game, everyone picks 1 to make a deck from?
@Thoughtmage100 Жыл бұрын
So nobody will play the mono green Omnath as a Commander, but it will be in everyone's 99 for the funnies.
@Suhrvivor Жыл бұрын
Someone already did a video on that, video it's called "Oops all Omnath Battle".
@danalinchristania5163 Жыл бұрын
Prof's laugh for 4 booster packs says it all 😂
@crouchinglibcrab9527 Жыл бұрын
Prof, you have an immense reservoir of good will. I love your content and I value your opinion and trust the facts you present. This video made me ashamed to be playing Magic. The pricing of Commander Masters is... ridiculous. I bought singles, of course, but honestly this is killing me. I was so excited to buy and test out the Enchantress and Eldrazi precons, but the prices turned me off. I could spend 200 euro and get them both when they came out, but instead I brewed my own deck, added some staples to it, some cool art and ended up with my own 200 euro fully fledged commander deck! Ridiculous what happened here and the LGSs will suffer for it.
@emuclone154 Жыл бұрын
Baldurs gate 3 is a masterpiece. Please don't buy this people and instead enjoy the greatest rpg to exist
@tvanddy Жыл бұрын
For the price of a box you can get the game and two copies for your friends to join you on a silly adventure that will last dozens of hours.
@aaronepstein9416 Жыл бұрын
Excited for it to make it to PS5
@harfest-t5p Жыл бұрын
Wait a year, get game half off, prosper
@devinloew7681 Жыл бұрын
@AlbertoDeDiego You do you, but this is probably the only game since Elden Ring (and Zelda if you are into that) I'd pay $70 for in the last couple of years. Granted I also got God of War at full price last year as well, but I was pretty excited for that one.
@Ezullof Жыл бұрын
@@harfest-t5p what if something horrible happens in the meantime and I cannot enjoy the game, though? Kind of a gamble.
@stoicpainter Жыл бұрын
This gave me memories of the Price is Right game, but regardless of any form of entertainment I mainly follow you and watch your videos because you are 100% honest and transparent. Thanks for the great video!
@digitalstatictv Жыл бұрын
Professor consistently predicting twice the price of the card is more impressive than actually guessing the price
@matthewlittle2212 Жыл бұрын
@ the top-down camera cutting off: I appreciated he candid reasoning on why you had to stop and wait. You have integrity when it doesn't matter and thus we can trust you'll have it when it does matter. Thanks for everything, Proff :)
@mikecampbell5252 Жыл бұрын
So glad your store could afford to drop the price! I wish I was in a position to do the same, but the allotment my store got ended up costing more than the rent for the space. We didn’t even know it was going to cost as much as it did until we had essentially already bought the product from Wizards. Now I have customers calling me greedy for not allowing discounts or lowering prices, when we just can’t afford to.
@sharktrap267 Жыл бұрын
You had to order blind to the price? I don't know well how this all works
@joshuaepstein5874 Жыл бұрын
Do you think stores will purchase less of the next masters set because of how overpriced and bad value CMM was?
@mikecampbell5252 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaepstein5874 We’re looking at not ordering “premium” MTG products at all going forward, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes harder to find those products in local game stores.
@mikecampbell5252 Жыл бұрын
@@sharktrap267 Exactly. We go off of what the last similar product cost, and compare it with any hype we see in our community for the upcoming product. So we were completely blindsided when a case of four commander decks cost us nearly $300 dollars. Similar for the collector booster boxes. They cost the stores over $200, so they are taking a hit by selling them at $180.
@kevinwestermann1001 Жыл бұрын
Eventually, you WILL be able to afford giving discount. Because there is no loss hurting as much as total loss.
@ireland50408 күн бұрын
these are some of my favorite videos that prof makes, the pure raw talking is so nice/entertaining to watch
@bc6292 Жыл бұрын
The prof was UNHINGED during the Whatnot giveaway
@Ramen4Days Жыл бұрын
Hypocrites unite
@NeoSamurai13 Жыл бұрын
He seemed genuinely unhappy, which was a bit hard to watch.
@Voyajer. Жыл бұрын
What happened?
@Ramen4Days Жыл бұрын
I don’t know about genuinely unhappy, but he definitely seemed frustrated with what not breaking, and with haters hating
@jessevillarreal9849 Жыл бұрын
I wish more youtubers were like you. Honest and sincere without the absurd cuts and "youtube energy" everyone does. Keep at it dude. You are pretty neat
@packer7915 Жыл бұрын
I think the boxes are dropping is partly due to the fact that we just came from Lord of the Rings where a lot of people spent a lot of money chasing the 1/1 or just the Rings. This is the first set that I will probably not open any packs but strictly just do singles. I'll see how I feel when WoE comes out. I am already resigned to spending a lot on Dr Who, so I'm not buying too much between here and there.
@Unphaz3d137 ай бұрын
I absolutely love that Prof worries so much about authenticity. To pushbthrough like that after the camera dies. I dont think a majority of us would have questioned him if he cut there but you've gotta respect the authenticity...keep it up prof!
@colecarmichael5724 Жыл бұрын
I haven’t check in on you in awhile and you sound like a god damn madman😂 wizards have drove this man to insanity ahaha
@TolarianCommunityCollege Жыл бұрын
It wasn’t a long drive.
@colecarmichael5724 Жыл бұрын
@@TolarianCommunityCollege stay strong 💪 I believe in you
@pirateninjacyborg Жыл бұрын
I appreciate anyone willing to emphasize integrity over something that didn't need it. Thank you, Prof!
@jamesfilyawDigginGabe Жыл бұрын
Let's go, another Professor collector commentary, I love this format of video
@VultureXV Жыл бұрын
Thank you, prof, for pointing out that each one of those packs is apparently equivalent to 20+ hours of entertainment on a new AAA video game. I personally measure boxes by the Kayak. Your average small boat is $700. This means that a box of commander masters set booster is about a "Half Kayak". Most boxes are sitting about a "Fifth Kayak" but are getting close to a "Fourth Kayak." The 30th anniversary was very special at "One and a Half Kayaks."
@travispotthoff6131 Жыл бұрын
Love that scream as you tossed the commander deck!
@alhuzzah2814 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Collector Booster Box from the last Whatnot stream! It arrived yesterday, very fun opening it, a couple of good cards, but definitely reinforcing the “buy singles” mantra.
@EnordAreven Жыл бұрын
I'm very glad to see such formerly expensive cards at such a low price
@Verlajn11 Жыл бұрын
very shortsighted view
@Voyajer. Жыл бұрын
@@Verlajn11 elaborate
@EnordAreven Жыл бұрын
@@Verlajn11 guess I shoulda gone to Specsavers.
@lornemiller3489 Жыл бұрын
@@Verlajn11 why?
@Verlajn11 Жыл бұрын
@@lornemiller3489 because after everyone has all the cards, we’re stuck with a collectible card game no one wants to collect. The only thing that wizard can do after that is to do gimmicks like halo/surge foils etc, which is not working out, or power creep the game into oblivion to create new chase cards if all old cards are viewed as trash
@coltsfan354 Жыл бұрын
I have a bunch of people I know who are shocked when I don't know the price of every card I open. It's very reassuring that even the person who deals with this stuff for a living doesn't know the value immediately of every new card. Honestly, thank you for having the honesty and self confidence to post that.
@Flynnicus Жыл бұрын
The Professor has some big "It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, 10 dollars?" energy on some of these price guesses, but boy am I right there with him. It's disturbing how worthless the cards we once treasured have become in favor of the new hotness of the post Horizons era. It feels a bit of like the canary in the coal mine. If it happened to the cards we valued 10 years ago, it's going to happen to the cards we value now in 5 more years... and that's if it even takes 5. It's never been a wiser time to fully accept playing the game without investing money into it any longer. Any card with a sharpie taken to it can be any *other* card you want it to be. Don't waste the money you increasingly need to conserve for bills and food anymore. Just play the game for free, and buy only the singles and products that you intend to keep forever- because they'll have no inherent value in the future. After all, the "whales" seem content to support Wizards of the Coast financially ad infinitum. Doesn't seem like it'll hurt their bottom line in the least if the more enfranchised players like us that enjoy the game stop compensating the designers for their time and work in creating sets for this wonderful game. So why bother? It doesn't hurt them, it only hurts us when we keep paying for overpriced products with an expiration date attached to them. They should have to put "Warning: Perishable items. Good until Modern Horizons 5" on the back of their boosters.
@jboveda Жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for integrity on recording. I actually loved the digression about it.
@sethrose9534 Жыл бұрын
Being able to have the same deck for years was how I convinced my girlfriend to play magic. That was when MH2 just dropped. She now believes I lied to her
@DraconisMarchVII Жыл бұрын
You said that after MH1? Damn dude.
@sethrose9534 Жыл бұрын
@DraconisMarchVII in my defense, I was getting back into it after I flipped the table and walked away during all the standard banning in aether revolt.
@redditfan1376 Жыл бұрын
I think a episode of shuffle up and play that's oops all omnath where everyone builds a omnath deck with a different versions as the commander would be awesome
@joshofthewilds7265 Жыл бұрын
I audibly gasped multiple times at the low value some of these cards. Fantastic video as always, but damn... 😬
@geoffreygarfein9169 Жыл бұрын
I am usually super critical of The Prof, HOWEVER this is the BEST video he has ever done. I love how candid I he is about this set and the overinflated prices. Great job dude.
@VultureXV Жыл бұрын
Just what I wanted to see. Draft chaff in a collector pack.
@austinturgoose Жыл бұрын
I think another problem with opening packs nowadays is that there are so many different arts of cards that the chances of you not pulling the art you want are relatively high as well, further disincentivizing opening packs
@xelordragon4507 Жыл бұрын
I really want the editors for these types of videos to take the professors guesses and add them all together so we can see how out of touch he really is 😂. I joke but it would show why players did to look up card prices before trading
@TolarianCommunityCollege Жыл бұрын
We talked about doing that
@xelordragon4507 Жыл бұрын
@@TolarianCommunityCollege will I be the catalyst to get it added 😯
@zakhudson740 Жыл бұрын
@@TolarianCommunityCollegeI agree, that would be neato!
@lorddiablo7659 Жыл бұрын
@@TolarianCommunityCollege you should do that format for every box opening Your guesses Then actual total Makes it even more interesting
@_DavidLeBlanc Жыл бұрын
Dang, those retro frame foil lands are pretty cheap. I love that style!
@kevinwestermann1001 Жыл бұрын
Pretty much the only thing really good looking in the set. ):
@sephyrias883 Жыл бұрын
15:30 this $45 pack only added $5. That's insane.
@jeverly Жыл бұрын
My lgs is selling individual packs for $80 lmaooo
@nothing-kf4uc Жыл бұрын
@@jeverly wtfff
@janmelantu7490 Жыл бұрын
“Ghostly flicker, of all the cards that is one” come on prof, it’s a pauper staple. Now all-foil pauper decks can be the same price as non-foil ones!
@japhettheprophet4619 Жыл бұрын
What they could’ve done for the premium decks, since they want to give out special lands, is reprint pain lands and the commander lands, and give a chance to give out the ORIGINAL dual lands like Badlands, because it’s insane that lands can cost up to 1k
@BookOfVampires Жыл бұрын
I really like the down time. The honest office hours are great. No worries about the content.
@naejin Жыл бұрын
Did Professor ever do a video on draft booster packs increasing to $6.50 & set boosters going up to $8.50? Saw these prices for Lord of the Rings boosters.
@gigawarman12 Жыл бұрын
Those prices is specifically for lord of the rings because of licensing (though I'd argue it's still overpriced). The standard legal sets still go for their normal price for each box, cheaper depending on your distributor and how few chase cards are in the set.
@jessArcade Жыл бұрын
@@gigawarman12yeah I asked a friend about that and they basically gave me the same answer. I also think it's because it's technically a "modern" set, like Modern Masters.
@eegles Жыл бұрын
@@gigawarman12 "Licensing" is a convenient excuse for WotC, but it seems they are also aggressively trying ways to raise prices. For example, reducing the number of boosters in boxes.
@JohnSmith-ul2ce Жыл бұрын
My LGS had set boosters for $10. I didn’t realize until after swiping
@simeonsmith785 Жыл бұрын
I love these unscripted videos, prof! I know you don't always feel comfortable doing this, but we appreciate that you do it anyway. I love just watching you open cards and being yourself. :D
@fsaavedrap Жыл бұрын
One correction: Starfiled is 70USd for the standard edition and 90 for the Premium Edition. Prof's point still stands though.
@boobox2000 Жыл бұрын
28:00 But even standard expansion sets force you to update Commander decks when they make new cards. The worst situation is when they print a new legendary card that would be a better commander in the color combo that you already have a deck in. Then you have to decide if you want to rebuild the deck to that new commander or buy duplicates of the cards that you need out of that deck (I'm looking at you lands).
@maxiom7476 Жыл бұрын
Personally, When I saw that Wilds of Eldraine is to have all the reprints I wanted from Commander Masters, I decided to wait until then to buy the singles I wanted.
@callumpowell4693 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a Profs Guesses Price for the box alongside the actual price for the box.
@gamesdisk Жыл бұрын
considering these where off the top of his head, prof did pretty well
@pj-wille Жыл бұрын
Videos feels like a story without an ending when I don't get to see Professor react to how close or far away his guesses were.
@TransformersBoss Жыл бұрын
Sadly, a bunch of the high-priced reprints didn’t go down all that much because the product is sold for such a high price. Maybe someday Avacyn can be $20 or less…
@spl1c3 Жыл бұрын
I love this format for the booster box openings. Hope to see it become the standard!
@ericaschner3283 Жыл бұрын
Gavony Silversmith is in 572 decks on EDHREC. Carrion Grub is in 4,248. Such Masters of the Commander format.
@killbotgamma Жыл бұрын
I actually do love watching these boosterbox opening videos and watching the prof guess card values.
@Spock149 Жыл бұрын
i just happened to check my sub box 17 seconds after this was uploaded wow!
@johnhammond6225 Жыл бұрын
$50 a fricken pack? I stopped buying sealed product a few years back, and its mind blowing what boxes go for now. A pack used to mean losing like 3-5 bucks. Now it means losing hundreds.
@TheCariston Жыл бұрын
One of the biggest mistakes they did is in my opinion are Collectors booster with way too much Junk inside , I forgot all the different Artworks for Cards.
@siu83997 ай бұрын
Just getting into magic, and I wanted to say that you’re not just a great magic creator, but a great content creator in general! Thanks for the vids 💖 23:37
@peanutbutterswelly5529 Жыл бұрын
While I don’t need all three I think aesthetically they did a great job on them. The artwork is pretty solid. Prices are still unjustified
@morgunkorn_ Жыл бұрын
I didn't need all the cards that remained at the end, no. That's also the reason I'm never buying secret lairs, I NEVER want all the cards of a drop. Loved the video, super chill discussion, you're so good at this.
@anthonyaddario4653 Жыл бұрын
What’s devastating to me is the fact that when I was 12-16 before I made any real money opening packs of magic cards was so much fun If you wiff on a few packs you only spent like $12 no big deal Now you wiff and your out $180 that’s a big feel bad like gambling a casino bad Terrible direction for our hobby to have gone
@saturnianlotus8343 Жыл бұрын
The best formula was when you could open masterpieces in standard packs. The alt arts felt truly special and valuable, it made opening draft packs exciting, and it adds value to sealed booster boxes over time which is healthy for a game that prints so much product year after year. Now that nothing has any value, all it's doing is killing the LGS and the enthusiasm of many enfranchised players.
@EddiesPalace Жыл бұрын
The reaction when he pulled out 4 packs oml that was hilarious
@kodiakidk Жыл бұрын
I wish FromSoftware would collaborate with MtG - Sekiro or Elden Ring Magic cards would be amazing
@julien4327 Жыл бұрын
Don't tarnished FS good name by associating them with WoTC ! (pun intended).
@kodiakidk Жыл бұрын
@@julien4327 that’s a great pun lmao
@colefournier9704 Жыл бұрын
"Of all the cards in Magic the Gathering, that is one of them." Laughing so hard! HAHAHA!
@MxPinky Жыл бұрын
Love the vocalized card price guess I ask that you continue to do this as this is always a good time for me
@wadewilkerson5858 Жыл бұрын
You are one of the most trusted sources of mtg news and info out there Prof, don't worry about us doubting your integrity.
@CheeseProds Жыл бұрын
This is a bit random but I just love seeing a candid prof. You know, with the character off.
@Lil_Noot Жыл бұрын
I love the scream sound effect after he threw the commander deck lmao
@DivineSoupCan Жыл бұрын
That 2$ Puresteel Paladin was listed for presale for 30$. I wanted it for that sweet flavor text but couldn’t justify the price. Now I can, through the power of buying (delayed) singles!
@kosmos2740 Жыл бұрын
Your commentary on each pack was great. Excellent video!
@Ekke-MarkusMuttika Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the Carrion Grub roast but it was actually one of the few of my opened cards that made it into a commander deck 😅
@Gandhiji87 Жыл бұрын
@tolarian, when I check your page on Whatnot, it says your next stream is planned for tuesday 00:00. Even with the 6 hours we are ahead of you, that should be about 9 pm or so.
@Chocolate83Bunny Жыл бұрын
The little technical difficulty but made it feel like I was back in class and the bulb blew out on the projector. A great little break segment regardless, way to go with the flow. Edit: oh man. I just built up a nekuzhar commander and it's my favorite deck by far even though I have like 5 decks now. Probably made it a month ago and my lgs had the original print of $8. The value of that print hasn't changed, strangely. It's not even a foil.
@broomguy7 Жыл бұрын
At most stores, draft buy-in is three packs plus one for prizing - a total of four. A collector "box" of Commander Masters is the same number of packs as a single draft buy-in.
@Lavadeeto Жыл бұрын
(28:05) I think seems to be an editing error, as the current pack price is 15.45$, with "Ondu Spirit Dancer's" cost of 3.54$ should have only gone to $18.99, but the pack price jumped to 30.50$. As listed total for full pack is 88.90, which would still be correct for anything 2$ or more. But as of 8/20 I did compare and found a jump in value: Without Commons and 2+$: 102.56 With Commons: 109.06 Only bring this up cause for $170+ you're still only getting maybe 100$ worth of stuff compared to the $170+ which is still a loss. Any way just figure I'd point this out incase anyone was curious.
@thedukeofdoom Жыл бұрын
I really liked that one, very entertaining! Also liked the free part inbetween. However, who would ever accuse you of something like faking booster openings? Honestly, I assume that can only be trolls (goblins, possibly).
@troybanks5037 Жыл бұрын
My favorite part was watching the Professor do Math in real time :) Love it!
@cread13 Жыл бұрын
I noticed during the last pack the price for stuff was way off in the total. It went from 15 ish total to 30 when he showed the white card but the price for the card on screen was like 3 or 4 dollars but the total pavk price went up by 15 for some reason. It was at 28:00 in the video.
@thomasfriebe8790 Жыл бұрын
Prof is voicing what we are all thinking. Thank you prof for being awesome!
@wildbard4112 Жыл бұрын
"Oooo Ob Nixilis, Black Oath. It's a Planeswalker so it's worthless that's why they stoped reprinting them." Legit made me wheeze. Thank you