Why Would You Do This? The Commander Masters Collector Booster Box Game for Magic: The Gathering

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  • Опубліковано 17 сер 2023
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  • @TolarianCommunityCollege
    @TolarianCommunityCollege  9 місяців тому +109

    I am giving away Commander Masters Commander decks, Collector Booster boxes, and more on my next WhatNot stream! Sign up using my link and get a $15.00 credit to use on whatever you want: www.whatnot.com/invite/tolariancollege Sponsored by WhatNot!
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    • @HauntedCorpseGaming
      @HauntedCorpseGaming 9 місяців тому +2

      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
      @danclavette3055 9 місяців тому +1

      I wouldn't want ANY of these cards. WTF

    • @rjhansen142
      @rjhansen142 9 місяців тому

      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
      @gabrielschaffner9117 9 місяців тому

      I have a question?Do you ship to the EU or is whatnot more a US based plattform?

    • @ZoneSinitive
      @ZoneSinitive 9 місяців тому

      ​@@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.

  • @leeland245607
    @leeland245607 9 місяців тому +1333

    That azami being .34$ says everything you need to know about opening these packs.

    • @ChrisThomas-xq1ft
      @ChrisThomas-xq1ft 9 місяців тому +58

      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
      @cjared99 9 місяців тому +323

      @@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
      @N4chtigall 9 місяців тому +69

      @@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
      @CorruptionAura 9 місяців тому +78

      ​@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
      @superman7595 9 місяців тому +18

      @@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
    @Minijibbleflab 9 місяців тому +1181

    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
      @morkroth 9 місяців тому +68

      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
      @ColorAgent 9 місяців тому +2

      Totally agree!

    • @danclavette3055
      @danclavette3055 9 місяців тому +21

      @@morkroth This. Absolutely this. He could react to his guesses in about 3 of these videos for one new video.

    • @johnr797
      @johnr797 9 місяців тому +8

      @@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
      @maguszanin5296 9 місяців тому +7

      A couple minutes segment at the end would work fine for this! And I would love to watch it.

  • @gaymer4rmmeletis
    @gaymer4rmmeletis 9 місяців тому +725

    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
      @professormanhattan7254 9 місяців тому +20

      I felt exactly the same, my jaw unironically dropped

    • @eegles
      @eegles 9 місяців тому +17

      Going to be sad when he puts it up for auction at $1 and there are no bids.

    • @animalchin5082
      @animalchin5082 9 місяців тому +44

      5 bucks of value out of a 45 dollar pack... These really should be $9.99

    • @cuccooverlord9812
      @cuccooverlord9812 9 місяців тому +23

      Azami full art looks ugly af. Would pay more for the normal one

    • @theoneandonlyAeth
      @theoneandonlyAeth 9 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @omarortiz9660
    @omarortiz9660 9 місяців тому +336

    The Prof being upset about the camera issue and the bait cuts on the unboxings tell us everything about his quality as UA-camr.
    Not just a Professor, a Professional

  • @Oso-Gaming
    @Oso-Gaming 9 місяців тому +231

    That second pack being

  • @bluwzrdisgreedy234
    @bluwzrdisgreedy234 9 місяців тому +299

    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
      @carldooley9344 9 місяців тому +1

      only if someone gets him drunk beforehand.

  • @mrtalos
    @mrtalos 9 місяців тому +337

    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
      @Radiodragonofdoom 9 місяців тому +11

      I'm eyeing those foil old boarder Mark Poole and Rebecca Guay basics... ,👀

    • @thatepicwizardguy
      @thatepicwizardguy 9 місяців тому +5

      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
      @stompingpeak2043 9 місяців тому +1

      Yeah. Just collectors hoarding old cards will drive prices on rares. So don't get older things and expect to not be broke

    • @MoikHorst
      @MoikHorst 9 місяців тому

      so you are stupid sry

    • @NewRetroGaming
      @NewRetroGaming 9 місяців тому

      This is one of those sets where the singles are cheap for once, the issue comes from each pack being like $50.

  • @MosesSuppose
    @MosesSuppose 9 місяців тому +75

    It is such a slap in the face to have Azami or Talrand in the last slot of a $45 pack.

    • @marcpr3032
      @marcpr3032 9 місяців тому +1

      Yep and 85$ in Canada 😂

  • @AlliedAirsoft
    @AlliedAirsoft 9 місяців тому +134

    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
      @gilbertz.9884 9 місяців тому

      Bump

    • @Sientir
      @Sientir 9 місяців тому

      I was hoping for that, too.

    • @Lars_Hermsen
      @Lars_Hermsen 9 місяців тому +4

      He just stares at the camera blankly and then falls off his chair backwards

    • @prskyviews
      @prskyviews 9 місяців тому

      He would start an angry mob at these thiefs! 😂

  • @lysanderxx1664
    @lysanderxx1664 9 місяців тому +63

    I was at a nearby LGS when some dude walks in and buys a CMM Collector Booster box. I watched him begin opening his packs, and he pulls the freaking border-break Jeweled Lots! He wasn't NEARLY as excited as he should have been. I said, "That's literally the most expensive card in the set!" He was like, "Oh." and went to the next booster.

    • @lordofgarbageprogenitoroft4147
      @lordofgarbageprogenitoroft4147 9 місяців тому +25

      The kind of gambling addicts that casually stroll up and crack a "box" of collectors probably put thousands of dollars into boxes for hundreds worth of cards back. Sure, that lotus is like 600 dollars or something, but if you had to open 10 boxes to find one you're probably still in the red

    • @kevinwestermann1001
      @kevinwestermann1001 9 місяців тому

      Also, @@lordofgarbageprogenitoroft4147, addicts typically don't feel genuine joy in fulfilling their addiction. They just do it because they live off of it.

  • @giovannibouchard4721
    @giovannibouchard4721 9 місяців тому +25

    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

  • @bradrasmussen69
    @bradrasmussen69 9 місяців тому +51

    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.

  • @thonk7611
    @thonk7611 9 місяців тому +89

    its heartbreaking to see the entire community's attitude drift closer and closer towards despair with literally every action wotc takes

    • @kennygrenier4011
      @kennygrenier4011 9 місяців тому +3

      in a way... nothing has changed. it's always been that way. With more products coming out that process has just gotten faster.

    • @russellhumphrey5209
      @russellhumphrey5209 9 місяців тому +2

      Im just waiting until we hit apathy as a collective

    • @user-qh2de7hp9n
      @user-qh2de7hp9n 9 місяців тому +3

      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
      @7ItalianStallion 9 місяців тому

      ​@@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
      @blkvicePU 9 місяців тому +1

      Why haven't y'all moved on to other games? The market has some genuinely fun and competitive games out there now.

  • @shawnminer4355
    @shawnminer4355 9 місяців тому +32

    The yoda yell as he threw the commander deck got me good😂

  • @Zeetro360
    @Zeetro360 9 місяців тому +75

    Yes. That's an upgrade to the base Starfield game.

  • @starchaser6024
    @starchaser6024 9 місяців тому +71

    I love these packs and everyone opening them ❤ because they give me the opportunity to buy gorgeous borderless cards for .33 cents 😆

    • @devinloew7681
      @devinloew7681 9 місяців тому +7

      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
      @gallodorogaming9964 9 місяців тому

      100%

  • @FailOwlProductions
    @FailOwlProductions 9 місяців тому +154

    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
      @devinloew7681 9 місяців тому +2

      Great point

    • @japplek
      @japplek 9 місяців тому +23

      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
      @bonaface 9 місяців тому

      well not any unique cards from WOE actually...that's the sad thing

  • @michaelgriffith7033
    @michaelgriffith7033 9 місяців тому +34

    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.

  • @niriro5741
    @niriro5741 9 місяців тому +52

    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
      @logansmall5148 9 місяців тому

      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
      @jry0511 9 місяців тому +1

      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
      @christophervennix9861 9 місяців тому +3

      @@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
      @CarefulHowYouStep 9 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @emuclone154
    @emuclone154 9 місяців тому +483

    Baldurs gate 3 is a masterpiece. Please don't buy this people and instead enjoy the greatest rpg to exist

    • @tvanddy
      @tvanddy 9 місяців тому +49

      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
      @aaronepstein9416 9 місяців тому +1

      Excited for it to make it to PS5

    • @AlbertoDeDiego
      @AlbertoDeDiego 9 місяців тому +14

      Wait a year, get game half off, prosper

    • @devinloew7681
      @devinloew7681 9 місяців тому +12

      ​@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
      @Ezullof 9 місяців тому +4

      @@AlbertoDeDiego what if something horrible happens in the meantime and I cannot enjoy the game, though? Kind of a gamble.

  • @CapoDV
    @CapoDV 9 місяців тому +98

    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
      @bricelory9534 9 місяців тому +14

      I think this is what everyone was looking for in a premium priced reprint set.

    • @iomar90
      @iomar90 9 місяців тому +5

      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
      @malakimphoros2164 9 місяців тому

      WotC can't do that,they would be banned in Belgium.

    • @minine6508
      @minine6508 9 місяців тому +2

      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
      @chazzitz-wh4ly 9 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @SilentLupin
    @SilentLupin 9 місяців тому +8

    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

  • @lordsauron8546
    @lordsauron8546 9 місяців тому +48

    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
      @chazzitz-wh4ly 9 місяців тому +1

      WotC needs to stay away from the side formats. They’ve already ruined every other format.

    • @lordsauron8546
      @lordsauron8546 9 місяців тому +1

      @@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.

  • @danalinchristania5163
    @danalinchristania5163 9 місяців тому +18

    Prof's laugh for 4 booster packs says it all 😂

  • @Cerviathrax
    @Cerviathrax 9 місяців тому +17

    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
      @Thoughtmage100 9 місяців тому +3

      So nobody will play the mono green Omnath as a Commander, but it will be in everyone's 99 for the funnies.

    • @Suhrvivor
      @Suhrvivor 9 місяців тому +1

      Someone already did a video on that, video it's called "Oops all Omnath Battle".

  • @MrClawt
    @MrClawt 9 місяців тому +9

    Ever since I found this channel I spend less on Magic and enjoy it way more.

  • @christianmontoya4674
    @christianmontoya4674 9 місяців тому +37

    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.

  • @bc6292
    @bc6292 9 місяців тому +16

    The prof was UNHINGED during the Whatnot giveaway

    • @Ramen4Days
      @Ramen4Days 9 місяців тому +1

      Hypocrites unite

    • @NeoSamurai13
      @NeoSamurai13 9 місяців тому +1

      He seemed genuinely unhappy, which was a bit hard to watch.

    • @Voyajer.
      @Voyajer. 9 місяців тому +1

      What happened?

    • @Ramen4Days
      @Ramen4Days 9 місяців тому +2

      I don’t know about genuinely unhappy, but he definitely seemed frustrated with what not breaking, and with haters hating

  • @colecarmichael5724
    @colecarmichael5724 9 місяців тому +7

    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

  • @KingOfDepravity
    @KingOfDepravity 9 місяців тому +8

    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.

  • @digitalstatictv
    @digitalstatictv 9 місяців тому +8

    Professor consistently predicting twice the price of the card is more impressive than actually guessing the price

  • @mikecampbell5252
    @mikecampbell5252 9 місяців тому +27

    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
      @sharktrap267 9 місяців тому +7

      You had to order blind to the price? I don't know well how this all works

    • @joshuaepstein5874
      @joshuaepstein5874 9 місяців тому +2

      Do you think stores will purchase less of the next masters set because of how overpriced and bad value CMM was?

    • @mikecampbell5252
      @mikecampbell5252 9 місяців тому

      @@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
      @mikecampbell5252 9 місяців тому +5

      @@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
      @kevinwestermann1001 9 місяців тому +2

      Eventually, you WILL be able to afford giving discount. Because there is no loss hurting as much as total loss.

  • @crouchinglibcrab9527
    @crouchinglibcrab9527 9 місяців тому +7

    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.

  • @cem_doe
    @cem_doe 9 місяців тому +1

    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!

  • @internetskeleton8969
    @internetskeleton8969 9 місяців тому +2

    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!

  • @packer7915
    @packer7915 9 місяців тому +11

    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.

  • @EnordAreven
    @EnordAreven 9 місяців тому +64

    I'm very glad to see such formerly expensive cards at such a low price

    • @ondrejprochazka8486
      @ondrejprochazka8486 9 місяців тому +6

      very shortsighted view

    • @Voyajer.
      @Voyajer. 9 місяців тому +1

      @@ondrejprochazka8486 elaborate

    • @EnordAreven
      @EnordAreven 9 місяців тому +1

      @@ondrejprochazka8486 guess I shoulda gone to Specsavers.

    • @lornemiller3489
      @lornemiller3489 9 місяців тому +5

      ​@@ondrejprochazka8486 why?

    • @ondrejprochazka8486
      @ondrejprochazka8486 9 місяців тому

      @@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

  • @Unphaz3d13
    @Unphaz3d13 26 днів тому +1

    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!

  • @jamespctech
    @jamespctech 9 місяців тому

    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!

  • @xelordragon4507
    @xelordragon4507 9 місяців тому +14

    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
      @TolarianCommunityCollege  9 місяців тому +11

      We talked about doing that

    • @xelordragon4507
      @xelordragon4507 9 місяців тому

      @@TolarianCommunityCollege will I be the catalyst to get it added 😯

    • @zakhudson740
      @zakhudson740 9 місяців тому

      ​@@TolarianCommunityCollegeI agree, that would be neato!

    • @lorddiablo7659
      @lorddiablo7659 9 місяців тому

      @@TolarianCommunityCollege you should do that format for every box opening
      Your guesses
      Then actual total
      Makes it even more interesting

  • @joshofthewilds7265
    @joshofthewilds7265 9 місяців тому +10

    I audibly gasped multiple times at the low value some of these cards. Fantastic video as always, but damn... 😬

  • @pirateninjacyborg
    @pirateninjacyborg 9 місяців тому

    I appreciate anyone willing to emphasize integrity over something that didn't need it. Thank you, Prof!

  • @matthewlittle2212
    @matthewlittle2212 9 місяців тому

    @ 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 :)

  • @travispotthoff6131
    @travispotthoff6131 9 місяців тому +3

    Love that scream as you tossed the commander deck!

  • @jamesfilyawDigginGabe
    @jamesfilyawDigginGabe 9 місяців тому +6

    Let's go, another Professor collector commentary, I love this format of video

  • @alhuzzah2814
    @alhuzzah2814 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @sethrose9534
    @sethrose9534 9 місяців тому +9

    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
      @DraconisMarchVII 9 місяців тому

      You said that after MH1? Damn dude.

    • @sethrose9534
      @sethrose9534 9 місяців тому

      @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.

  • @austinturgoose
    @austinturgoose 9 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @VultureXV
    @VultureXV 9 місяців тому +8

    Just what I wanted to see.
    Draft chaff in a collector pack.

  • @Flynnicus
    @Flynnicus 9 місяців тому +13

    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.

  • @melancholypants
    @melancholypants 9 місяців тому +1

    23:12 I have a cool misprint smudge thing on my MH2 bone shards. The artwork is a guy sitting down with his arms raised as bones are raising from blood and bone, and becoming sharp objects that resemble bone knifes/shards. Now the printing error is like spotted smudge/roller artifacts(common mh2 misprinting) starting thickest in the middle of the art amongst the blood and bone and extends upwards to the top edge of card. Like if a house fly was smooshed and rolled over with the ink towards top of card. Really cool misprint adds more detailed art to the bone shards floating upwards. Wish I could put a picture here.

  • @redditfan1376
    @redditfan1376 9 місяців тому +4

    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

  • @fsaavedrap
    @fsaavedrap 9 місяців тому +4

    One correction: Starfiled is 70USd for the standard edition and 90 for the Premium Edition. Prof's point still stands though.

  • @jboveda
    @jboveda 9 місяців тому

    Thumbs up for integrity on recording. I actually loved the digression about it.

  • @kosmos2740
    @kosmos2740 9 місяців тому

    Your commentary on each pack was great. Excellent video!

  • @sephyrias883
    @sephyrias883 9 місяців тому +6

    15:30 this $45 pack only added $5. That's insane.

    • @jeverly
      @jeverly 9 місяців тому

      My lgs is selling individual packs for $80 lmaooo

    • @nothing-kf4uc
      @nothing-kf4uc 9 місяців тому

      @@jeverly wtfff

  • @_DavidLeBlanc
    @_DavidLeBlanc 9 місяців тому +9

    Dang, those retro frame foil lands are pretty cheap. I love that style!

    • @kevinwestermann1001
      @kevinwestermann1001 9 місяців тому

      Pretty much the only thing really good looking in the set. ):

  • @jessevillarreal9849
    @jessevillarreal9849 9 місяців тому

    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

  • @killbotgamma
    @killbotgamma 7 місяців тому

    I actually do love watching these boosterbox opening videos and watching the prof guess card values.

  • @japhettheprophet4619
    @japhettheprophet4619 9 місяців тому +9

    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

  • @gamesdisk
    @gamesdisk 9 місяців тому +3

    considering these where off the top of his head, prof did pretty well

  • @spl1c3
    @spl1c3 9 місяців тому +1

    I love this format for the booster box openings. Hope to see it become the standard!

  • @MxPinky
    @MxPinky 9 місяців тому +1

    Love the vocalized card price guess I ask that you continue to do this as this is always a good time for me

  • @maxiom7476
    @maxiom7476 9 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @TransformersBoss
    @TransformersBoss 9 місяців тому +8

    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…

  • @callumpowell4693
    @callumpowell4693 9 місяців тому +2

    I'd love to see a Profs Guesses Price for the box alongside the actual price for the box.

  • @ZeepDr
    @ZeepDr 9 місяців тому +1

    I like this format. Thanks Prof!

  • @naejin
    @naejin 9 місяців тому +6

    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
      @gigawarman12 9 місяців тому +5

      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
      @jessArcade 9 місяців тому

      ​@@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
      @eegles 9 місяців тому

      @@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
      @JohnSmith-ul2ce 9 місяців тому

      My LGS had set boosters for $10. I didn’t realize until after swiping

  • @ericaschner3283
    @ericaschner3283 9 місяців тому +4

    Gavony Silversmith is in 572 decks on EDHREC.
    Carrion Grub is in 4,248.
    Such Masters of the Commander format.

  • @atalhlla
    @atalhlla 9 місяців тому

    That box opening reaction at the beginning was such a great start.

  • @pj-wille
    @pj-wille 9 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @Spock149
    @Spock149 9 місяців тому +4

    i just happened to check my sub box 17 seconds after this was uploaded wow!

  • @TheCariston
    @TheCariston 9 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @BookOfVampires
    @BookOfVampires 9 місяців тому +1

    I really like the down time. The honest office hours are great. No worries about the content.

  • @Ekke-MarkusMuttika
    @Ekke-MarkusMuttika 9 місяців тому +1

    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 😅

  • @peanutbutterswelly5529
    @peanutbutterswelly5529 9 місяців тому +3

    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

  • @anthonyaddario4653
    @anthonyaddario4653 9 місяців тому +9

    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
      @saturnianlotus8343 9 місяців тому

      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.

  • @geoffreygarfein9169
    @geoffreygarfein9169 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @Chocolate83Bunny
    @Chocolate83Bunny 9 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @kodiakidk
    @kodiakidk 9 місяців тому +4

    I wish FromSoftware would collaborate with MtG - Sekiro or Elden Ring Magic cards would be amazing

    • @julien4327
      @julien4327 9 місяців тому +1

      Don't tarnished FS good name by associating them with WoTC ! (pun intended).

    • @kodiakidk
      @kodiakidk 9 місяців тому

      @@julien4327 that’s a great pun lmao

  • @jacobdalling6938
    @jacobdalling6938 9 місяців тому

    I felt that moment with the ondu dancer lol. I like to have a deck that I can have sit on the shelf and pull out to play at my game store after missing a set or two. all it takes is like a set or 2 and I feel like all my decks just don't fit the new power thats out there. I find there is alot less Flavourful unique decks out there anymore. Makes it quite the odd breath of fresh air when I get into a Pod with a casual player running winter orb in my Pod.

  • @AddSerious
    @AddSerious 9 місяців тому

    Every video you make shows that me getting out last year was the best choice

  • @VultureXV
    @VultureXV 9 місяців тому

    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."

  • @ty_sylicus
    @ty_sylicus 9 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed your guessing game and played along!

  • @thomasfriebe8790
    @thomasfriebe8790 9 місяців тому

    Prof is voicing what we are all thinking. Thank you prof for being awesome!

  • @DivineSoupCan
    @DivineSoupCan 9 місяців тому +1

    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!

  • @Hellseeker1
    @Hellseeker1 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for all you do, I just want to get that out there. I enjoy your content.

  • @itbeharry
    @itbeharry 9 місяців тому

    I'm right there with you, TCC. I don't want to keep up with power level this often. However with the right pod...

  • @broomguy7
    @broomguy7 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @troybanks5037
    @troybanks5037 9 місяців тому

    My favorite part was watching the Professor do Math in real time :) Love it!

  • @siu8399
    @siu8399 Місяць тому

    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

  • @johnfeeley6982
    @johnfeeley6982 9 місяців тому

    love the prof commentary, idk if he would be up to it, but maybe seeing him get a reaction to the prices at the end would be pretty neat.

  • @Lil_Noot
    @Lil_Noot 9 місяців тому

    I love the scream sound effect after he threw the commander deck lmao

  • @CheeseProds
    @CheeseProds 9 місяців тому +1

    This is a bit random but I just love seeing a candid prof. You know, with the character off.

  • @EddiesPalace
    @EddiesPalace 9 місяців тому +1

    The reaction when he pulled out 4 packs oml that was hilarious

  • @julien4327
    @julien4327 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video as always !
    On a related note, a FaB blitz precon is only 12€... Def. worth checking out !

    • @chrishusted9296
      @chrishusted9296 9 місяців тому +1

      And the world's winning deck in pokemon can be bought as singles for $50 or less.

  • @ghostsword6554
    @ghostsword6554 9 місяців тому

    I enjoyed the scene with the water, leaf, and fire pokemon ^^ really a good example

  • @goldenostrichman
    @goldenostrichman 9 місяців тому

    Omnath LoM was my second commander deck ever, and I’ve never taken him apart and still play it!

  • @simeonsmith785
    @simeonsmith785 9 місяців тому +1

    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