They actually made a minotaur intro pack! I might get that for some casual minotaur fun. It's also nice to see Spear of Heliod and Arbor Colossus included, both of which are decent cards.
Intro packs are always terrible, but I'm glad to see that each of these intro packs has a fun "build-around" strategy with multiple copies of the key uncommons FOR that strategy (two Ragemonger and Kragma Warcallers for the minotaurs, two Flamespeaker Adepts for Scry.dec, two Kiora's Followers for GU Monster-ramp, etc) and decent rares all around especially in the "previous set" inclusions (Spear of Heliod, Prognostic Sphinx, Fate Unraveler, Rageblood Shaman, and Arbor Colossus are all solid, respectable casual cards with some fringe Block/Standard potential). Also props for both white-based decks including neo-O-ring, with the heroic deck having multiples. These are still bad but are closer to useful for new or casual players instead of being outright atrociously awful.
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These Intro packs are ok i think i will buy one for my cousin (he wants to learn how to play )
Also they have good rares from theros set too and some good uncommons...
And yes they are really good for the main public it is intended to: starters, casuals, and other people that is not conserned about value of a product that is build to have as litle as possible....
I just cant fathom why JOU is not on the freaking gatherer. Yeah, it boters me alot since only then decked studios can implement the set list on the builder app.
I just cant fathom why JOU is not on the freaking gatherer. Yeah, it boters me alot since only then decked studios can implement the set list on the builder app.
What's weird is if you go on any other site that discusses/sells Magic cards they've already had the card thumbnails and info uploaded.
Good to see they're back to using rares they haven't used in Intro packs before. That was my main gripe with the Born of the Gods Intro Packs - some of them had the same rares as the Theros ones (really lazy on their part).
These look fun, though. I like how they used some build-around me themes such as Minotaurs for this one. Definitely something a new player would appreciate.
Tired of these seeded pack rares. I wish they'd do away with them so we could see something like the AVR or M13 Intro packs.
Instead, I'm sure seeded packs are "so popular" and we're going to continue to see 6 mana limited-only rares.
Good point! Yes the seeded pack rares have wreaked the playability of the intro packs. I have to agree the M13 and particularly the AVR intro packs were great. M14 intro packs were fine even, chandras pheonix hell yeah. The intro pack rares are all bad and everyone already has them because of the seeded pack.
I don t know it looks like the blue, black, and the red ones might be playable in standard.
All in all i liked hypersonic dragon the golgari thing the rakdos hourse the boros elemental the gruul elemental and the dimir thing. Also exava , the simic guy , rurik thar , , lavinia where good , teysa for the EDH crownd....
There are plenty of other rares that would go better in the Minotaur Intro deck... a dragon just seems confusing, especially for new players. They'll play the deck, get a minotaur tribal thing going and then build up mana... for a dragon? But I guess there is no minotaur rare to be had in JOU...
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/productarticle.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/journeyintonyx/intropacks
They actually made a minotaur intro pack! I might get that for some casual minotaur fun. It's also nice to see Spear of Heliod and Arbor Colossus included, both of which are decent cards.
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With the new cards not up on gatherer yet, I keep having to go to the main spoiler and hit f3 and search for the cards I can't remember.
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
The others useless as usual for an intro pack. I'd prefer that they would actually be better than an average draft deck one of these days.
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Modern:U Mono U Tron
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GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
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Complain to them about the quality of these things - worse than draft decks.
Also they have good rares from theros set too and some good uncommons...
And yes they are really good for the main public it is intended to: starters, casuals, and other people that is not conserned about value of a product that is build to have as litle as possible....
What's weird is if you go on any other site that discusses/sells Magic cards they've already had the card thumbnails and info uploaded.
These look fun, though. I like how they used some build-around me themes such as Minotaurs for this one. Definitely something a new player would appreciate.
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How? No one's going to buy 4 intro packs just to get a playset of Progostic Sphinx.
Instead, I'm sure seeded packs are "so popular" and we're going to continue to see 6 mana limited-only rares.
I think he means he bought 40 Prognostic Sphinxes for $10 as a price speculation?
yes
and no one will buy 4 intro pack to get 4 sphinxes so the speculation isnt bad if the sphinx becoe a standard stample;
Good point! Yes the seeded pack rares have wreaked the playability of the intro packs. I have to agree the M13 and particularly the AVR intro packs were great. M14 intro packs were fine even, chandras pheonix hell yeah. The intro pack rares are all bad and everyone already has them because of the seeded pack.
Pioneer:UR Pheonix
Modern:U Mono U Tron
EDH
GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
Peasant cube: Cards I own
All in all i liked hypersonic dragon the golgari thing the rakdos hourse the boros elemental the gruul elemental and the dimir thing. Also exava , the simic guy , rurik thar , , lavinia where good , teysa for the EDH crownd....
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