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I guess there's some discourse about Set Boosters. Less cards, more money, not draftable, "duds" on The List. I responded to a post about it earlier. However, I figure as someone who likes them it would be good to explain why. In a nutshell see the below gif. For more, read on!
Fewer cards: While there are fewer cards in set booster (11 Cards, 1 basic, 1 art card, 1 token/add/The List card). While you see 4 cards fewer than a draft booster, you're only actually missing common chaff. You're going to see more uncommons, and more rares/mythics. So while
there is a material loss in card quantity I'd argue it's offset by card quality. (Consider commons at 10c of value vs a rare at 75c of value.)
Pricing: Set Boosters seem to be priced around 20-30 more per box than Draft Boosters. I'd never pay more than 100 for a box myself.
Pricing: Set Boosters seem to be priced around 20-30 more per box than Draft Boosters. I'd never pay more than 100 for a box myself.
That extra amount may seem, and may actually be, unreasonable to some. For me I rate it in line with wizards pricing trends and acceptable. Collectors sell at 20 and provide foils and full arts. Sets provide more rares/mythics per box for a minimal price increase. If they sell at
the stated goal point of a dollary doo more then they're excellent "value". Although, and I can't stress this enough, MTG product is not designed to break you even or earn you a profit. If that's your evaluation point then you should avoid sealed product.
Draft: I myself love a good chaos draft. I keep a sack of boosters for it. So I get the sentiment that it sucks to have a product you can't draft. Guess what? You can! Homelands had 8 cards per pack and I've chaos drafted that. All that happens is you lose a few picks. Overall it
won't affect the typical chaos draft in any meaningful way. If you really want uniform packs to draft with get draft or collector's boosters. The only actual thing set boosters could add to the draft are the chance of list cards showing up. Not a huge miss. I would say if
Set Boosters not being inherently draftable is a major issue for you you're being a bit nitpicky about a product not meant for draft.
The List: Abolish the...wait, wrong list. There seems to be ideological confusion about "The List". It's absolutely not meant to be a reprint
The List: Abolish the...wait, wrong list. There seems to be ideological confusion about "The List". It's absolutely not meant to be a reprint
tool and I'm currently under the impression that Wizards doesn't see it as such. The best current relating thing is the MTGO treasure chest which is absolutely not sold as a reprint tool. The List as it stands is being sold as "300 interesting cards".
It's not the focus or selling point of Set Boosters. When buying Set Boosters I'd compare the list to old masterpieces. You might open a good one every 4 boxes. It's not smart to try and factor it into the product as a selling point. If you open a dud it's better than an
Ad Card. If you open Wren and Six, well you know.
Closing: Set Boosters are cool. I love the art cards. The ability to hit multiple rares and showcase cards in the same pack is very appealing to me. And the price is right. My take is this: If you aren't drafting and the price
Closing: Set Boosters are cool. I love the art cards. The ability to hit multiple rares and showcase cards in the same pack is very appealing to me. And the price is right. My take is this: If you aren't drafting and the price
difference is not a factor then Set Boosters are going to be the best way to get cards that isn't buying singles, which I suggest. @Mengu09 opened some today if you want to see a spread of 4 packs. Cheers all, stay safe, stay healthy, stay positive.
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