One box with all four decks contained within it.
Print numbers much like what we see for DD now.
Distribution to the big box stores just like the first time around for each of the decks.
The reasoning being that I'm sure these are being printed to help bring down the cost not only of the first dual decks but also of the cards contained within them. Sending these to only card shops wouldn't do that.
I'm also hoping that it being 1 box and that these decks were already created and would thus require much less work to create a second time that we could see a price point more like $60.
I expect this is going to be the Christmas gift in a sense that we will see 1 single box (hopefully with the smaller single deck boxes in it). $60 would be a decent asking price for what is 60x8= 480 cards.
If this is the Christmas gift set then we can expect it to be in big stores and to be at a lower price cause no grandma is going to pick one up for their grandson or granddaughter at $100.
Could someone do a price count of the cards? I know Demonic tutor is like $15 but what else? Is it worth $120 worth of cards or just $60 worth of cards (secondary market speaking)
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Weren't there some cards on the reserve list printed in the older duel decks, before they changed their loophole policy?
The one you're thinking of is the Phyrexia versus Coalition deck. That had Phyrexian Negator as the flagship card, and iirc outcry against it was what led to the loophole being closed.
Not to hijack the thread, but I want to buy a duel deck to play with my 9-yr-old son, who knows the basics and is a total Timmy (as are most 9-yr-old boys, I assume).
30 card starter decks, probably green. They are (suppossed to be) free for people who are just starting magic. Go to your local game shop and ask for them.
Oops, misread the question. I would think knights vs dragons would work for a Timmy.
This will only be cool if it's done right... I'm kind of hoping it's just the duel decks recreated and it's a set of four in stores (walmart, target, Meijer, etc) and you can pick them up for 20$. If not this will be dumb.
Not to hijack the thread, but I want to buy a duel deck to play with my 9-yr-old son, who knows the basics and is a total Timmy (as are most 9-yr-old boys, I assume).
Anyone suggest a good product for this purpose?
Some stores still have Duel Deck Heroes Vs. Monsters for 20 bucks. One deck is R/W Aggro (small, fast creatures that don't hit hard by themselves but swarm well.) The other is R/G (I think) big things. Mostly mana ramp spells that turn into giant creatures you can make even bigger. It is a foil promo Hydra and a foil promo Sun Titan, along with some other good cards that see play in other formats, but isn't really worth more than $15-$20 when taken apart.
Not to hijack the thread, but I want to buy a duel deck to play with my 9-yr-old son, who knows the basics and is a total Timmy (as are most 9-yr-old boys, I assume).
Anyone suggest a good product for this purpose?
The "Clash" deck just released for M15 is great for this. It has a green/red Giant Creatures deck and a green/blue Bounce and Fliers deck. They come in one box for $30. And there are some cards in there with high secondary market value and six foil cards with new art. http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-2015-clash-pack-2014-07-07
The repackaged duel deck anthology is more targeted at collectors for whom obtaining the original duel decks was near impossible due to 600+ dollar combined costs.
Does anyone know if the poster cards for these duel decks, such as Akroma, Chandra, Jace, etc, are going to be in foil as they were when they were printed for the duel deck, or is there a possibility they could be non foil?
One box with all four decks contained within it.
Print numbers much like what we see for DD now.
Distribution to the big box stores just like the first time around for each of the decks.
The reasoning being that I'm sure these are being printed to help bring down the cost not only of the first dual decks but also of the cards contained within them. Sending these to only card shops wouldn't do that.
I'm also hoping that it being 1 box and that these decks were already created and would thus require much less work to create a second time that we could see a price point more like $60.
I expect this is going to be the Christmas gift in a sense that we will see 1 single box (hopefully with the smaller single deck boxes in it). $60 would be a decent asking price for what is 60x8= 480 cards.
If this is the Christmas gift set then we can expect it to be in big stores and to be at a lower price cause no grandma is going to pick one up for their grandson or granddaughter at $100.
Could someone do a price count of the cards? I know Demonic tutor is like $15 but what else? Is it worth $120 worth of cards or just $60 worth of cards (secondary market speaking)
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Awesome thanks, I counted around $160 worth of cards. Though those prices will drop alot after the news of this reprint.
So $60-80 would be a really good price for this product.
To be honest I am not really sure they needed to include Lillana vs Garruk in this set since that duel deck is still quite cheap to buy in many stores if they have. Jace vs Chandra and Angels vs Demons is were your money is at. Having New card frame elves is going to be awesome.
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Any possibility for the Japanese Jace/Chandra art? That would be pretty sweet.
Doubtful. Those didn't sell very well anywhere that I've heard of. I was in Japan at Worlds when they released and no one wanted them. They sat on the shelves at most of the LGSs around here for years - I think one shop still has a few.
These decks look cool. As many others have mentioned, I wonder if they will be available separate, or only as a full set. I'd probably get them all either way.
Second thought. Where do you guys all live that your LGS sells sealed product for way more than MSRP. There are 3 LGS in my town (In Ontario, Canada) and they all sell stuff for MSRP±$5 unless it's been out of print for a while. Is it really that common, or are those affected people just more vocal about it?
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I beleive that historically they were a little more awesome than they have been lately. I would love to pick up the first 3. They look better than the newer ones.
My biggest concern is what we are missing out on because of this. Dont get me wrong, I like DDs, and I love to see prices plummetting, but I kind of wish the resources put into this could have been put into something else (and yes, I realize that it didnt take too much because they are reprints, but it took work to put them in the new border). As for the product, I will only pick it up if it is $50 or less. Lots of cool cards, but practically nothing for standard and modern.
Well this has been the most exciting news I have heard recently in regards to MTG. I will be picking this up for sure, hopefully for less than $100. Really hope the big box stores get them.
I'm torn on this one. Not really anything super exciting as a reprint but a bunch or decent stuff. The only thing we are missing out on is the holiday box. Which is a little bit of a shame because they are great storage. I bought two each year.
Weirdly enough, what might sell me on this is having a nice box that all my duel decks can slot into.
People do realize that Demonic Tutor wasn't in the Lilly deck, right?
Demonic deck had Demonic Tutor.
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I expect this is going to be the Christmas gift in a sense that we will see 1 single box (hopefully with the smaller single deck boxes in it). $60 would be a decent asking price for what is 60x8= 480 cards.
If this is the Christmas gift set then we can expect it to be in big stores and to be at a lower price cause no grandma is going to pick one up for their grandson or granddaughter at $100.
Could someone do a price count of the cards? I know Demonic tutor is like $15 but what else? Is it worth $120 worth of cards or just $60 worth of cards (secondary market speaking)
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Given this, do you think a second edition is possible? Would they skip Phyrexia vs. The Coalition or replace Negator or just not do a second edition?
Anyone suggest a good product for this purpose?
Oops, misread the question. I would think knights vs dragons would work for a Timmy.
$80 would be $10 per deck, $10 for a precon is a reasonable price for as long as I've been playing. (Since Onslaught)
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Some stores still have Duel Deck Heroes Vs. Monsters for 20 bucks. One deck is R/W Aggro (small, fast creatures that don't hit hard by themselves but swarm well.) The other is R/G (I think) big things. Mostly mana ramp spells that turn into giant creatures you can make even bigger. It is a foil promo Hydra and a foil promo Sun Titan, along with some other good cards that see play in other formats, but isn't really worth more than $15-$20 when taken apart.
The "Clash" deck just released for M15 is great for this. It has a green/red Giant Creatures deck and a green/blue Bounce and Fliers deck. They come in one box for $30. And there are some cards in there with high secondary market value and six foil cards with new art.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-2015-clash-pack-2014-07-07
The repackaged duel deck anthology is more targeted at collectors for whom obtaining the original duel decks was near impossible due to 600+ dollar combined costs.
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Awesome thanks, I counted around $160 worth of cards. Though those prices will drop alot after the news of this reprint.
So $60-80 would be a really good price for this product.
To be honest I am not really sure they needed to include Lillana vs Garruk in this set since that duel deck is still quite cheap to buy in many stores if they have. Jace vs Chandra and Angels vs Demons is were your money is at. Having New card frame elves is going to be awesome.
Decks used- GGarruk vs LilianaB, WElsepth vs TezzeretU, WGKnights vs DragonsR
WGRAjani vs BolasRUB, WUVenser vs KothR, RUIzzet vs GolgariGB.
WBSorin vs TibaltBR, WRHeros vs Monsters RG
Want to see other duel decks I made ? Check out my Blog ! Feel free to post advice or give topics for me to make duel decks out of. Check out the Theros Block Planeswalker Theme Duel Decks Elspeth, Xenagos, Ashok, Kiora, Ajani
Second thought. Where do you guys all live that your LGS sells sealed product for way more than MSRP. There are 3 LGS in my town (In Ontario, Canada) and they all sell stuff for MSRP±$5 unless it's been out of print for a while. Is it really that common, or are those affected people just more vocal about it?
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Weirdly enough, what might sell me on this is having a nice box that all my duel decks can slot into.
Demonic deck had Demonic Tutor.
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