So i was at my local game store, and i saw a booster pack that cost 20$. I didn't look very closely, so im not sure what it was, and i was hoping someone could give me a clue as to what is. The only things i remember is that it had like a stamp thing that said either master or expert(not sure) and it said something about 15 *premium* cards
If you could give me a clue, that would be great, and sorry if this is like a dumb question, i just started playing magic a few weeks ago.
It probably was the Shards of Alara Premium Foil booster pack. MSRP was $12 and it had all foils of cards from across the entire Shards of Alara block with a normal rarity distribution (1 Rare/Mythic, 3 Uncommon, 10 Common, 1 Land)
ok so i went to the store that had them, and it was just old sets, and the one that was the most was urza's saga, and i was just really confused what so special about it, and it turns out it was mtg's way of advertizing, by saying they were "expert" and "premium" cards but it was just the now normal rarity distribution.
ok so i went to the store that had them, and it was just old sets, and the one that was the most was urza's saga, and i was just really confused what so special about it, and it turns out it was mtg's way of advertizing, by saying they were "expert" and "premium" cards but it was just the now normal rarity distribution.
It sounds like you're not sure what you're looking at.
Urza's Saga is expensive because it has a bunch of very powerful (and valuable) cards in it, many of which can't be reprinted due to Wizards of the Coast's (WotC's) internal policies.
"Expert" sets denote how WotC used to have different products tailored to different audiences. While this is still true today, Core sets (which were "Advanced") no longer exist, and WotC no longer uses this branding to segment its products.
"Premium" cards are WotC-speak for "foil".
The Shards of Alara "premium" pack contained 15 foil cards, at their typical rarity distribution.
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At the time, there were 3 "Levels" for Magic products.
Starter - which was for Portal, the product designed to teach people how to play the game.
Advanced - which was for Core sets, the base sets which only included reprints of older cards.
Expert - which was for all expansion sets.
They stopped using these classifications many years ago. I think Future Sight (2007) was the last expansion with the "Expert" label on it.
Urza's Saga packs don't have the word "Premium" printed anywhere on them.
Urza's Saga didn't have foils. Foils first showed up in the following set, Urza's Legacy.
It is very plausibly a shop keeper would mark an urza's saga booster with a sticker that says "premium booster" on it considering how valuable and rare they are. Premium is just an english word to denote "value, special, of high quality...". Just guessing as to explain OP's wording.
At the time, there were 3 "Levels" for Magic products.
Starter - which was for Portal, the product designed to teach people how to play the game.
Advanced - which was for Core sets, the base sets which only included reprints of older cards.
Expert - which was for all expansion sets.
They stopped using these classifications many years ago. I think Future Sight (2007) was the last expansion with the "Expert" label on it.
Urza's Saga packs don't have the word "Premium" printed anywhere on them.
Urza's Saga didn't have foils. Foils first showed up in the following set, Urza's Legacy.
This sums up what I was basically going to say.
Interesting enough, the first foil Magic card was actually Lightning Dragon printed as a promo for the Urza's Saga Pre-Release. This led to the creation of foil premium cards being included in packs starting in Urza's Legacy.
If you could give me a clue, that would be great, and sorry if this is like a dumb question, i just started playing magic a few weeks ago.
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Urza's Saga is expensive because it has a bunch of very powerful (and valuable) cards in it, many of which can't be reprinted due to Wizards of the Coast's (WotC's) internal policies.
"Expert" sets denote how WotC used to have different products tailored to different audiences. While this is still true today, Core sets (which were "Advanced") no longer exist, and WotC no longer uses this branding to segment its products.
"Premium" cards are WotC-speak for "foil".
The Shards of Alara "premium" pack contained 15 foil cards, at their typical rarity distribution.
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Starter - which was for Portal, the product designed to teach people how to play the game.
Advanced - which was for Core sets, the base sets which only included reprints of older cards.
Expert - which was for all expansion sets.
They stopped using these classifications many years ago. I think Future Sight (2007) was the last expansion with the "Expert" label on it.
Urza's Saga packs don't have the word "Premium" printed anywhere on them.
Urza's Saga didn't have foils. Foils first showed up in the following set, Urza's Legacy.
This sums up what I was basically going to say.
Interesting enough, the first foil Magic card was actually Lightning Dragon printed as a promo for the Urza's Saga Pre-Release. This led to the creation of foil premium cards being included in packs starting in Urza's Legacy.
Jalira, Master Polymorphist | Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | Bosh, Iron Golem | Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Brago, King Eternal | Oona, Queen of the Fae | Wort, Boggart Auntie | Wort, the Raidmother
Captain Sisay | Rhys, the Redeemed | Trostani, Selesnya's Voice | Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight | Obzedat, Ghost Council | Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind | Vorel of the Hull Clade
Uril, the Miststalker | Prossh, Skyraider of Kher | Nicol Bolas | Progenitus
Ghave, Guru of Spores | Zedruu the Greathearted | Damia, Sage of Stone | Riku of Two Reflections