(Opened May 29, 2015)
Ah, Damnable Pact: a bargain that would make my Nekusar, the Mindrazer flash its maliciously fleshless grin. I kind of wished it hit all players alike akin to a tainted Prosperity spell, but I guess deals with Dragonlord Silumgar are meant to be executed one client at a time.
(Continued from here)
I bought packs from different expansions through the years, but I tended to buy packs only sporadically. I mostly traded or bought singles from the secondary market - back then, I thought buying even a single pack was wasteful since you're likely to get more of the cards that you don't want than those that you do want. I loved Magic, but I didn't love it enough to have the time to research the Internet for card prices. I played the game better than I traded my cards, and continue to do so until now.
The game changed for me, however, when I met a collector for the first time. Back then, I thought anyone involved with Magic bought cards so they could play with them. Apparently, there's a small minority out there who buy it solely for owning them. The collector that I had some business with had a weird choice for a collecting: the entire set of Judgment. It was not a particularly spectacular set, but he said that he wanted to complete the set because of the art. I had the one copy of Soulcatcher's Aerie that he needed to finally make his dream come true.
I traded him that card and saw that he definitely derived some sense of accomplishment for completing his first-ever Magic set. I wondered if I'd ever experience that joy for myself as well.
(To be continued)
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