Welp the local WM had the box out a day early so I snagged the 2 Hazoret decks for my son and me. Only one box at the store with 8 total decks in it, 2 of each deck. WM does want $31.98 a piece over the $29.99 MSRP. So if you buy there be prepared for the slight markup.
Boxes are pretty much the same as the old Event decks except there is a little white trapezoidal box inside for storing the 20 sider. And there is a cardboard lip that you click down the flap that seems to hold the box together better than the older style of Event Decks.
Here's the real shocker. Cards were straight as an arrow and centered well, nicely printed and seemed to be on "good" card stock. Lets hope this stays true for upcoming Dominaria as well.
Couldn't resist and had to share. (Keep it on the DL, don't want WotC to crack down on my local WM)
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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[quote from="grid_monitor »" url="/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-general/791542-challenger-decks-bought-a-day-early-keep-it-on-the?comment=2"]why not buy two different decks and play them against each other ?
We have 2 different (Vehicle Rush & Counters) on order that won't be delivered until Saturday. We will face off at that time.
So both he and his son can have a Hazoret and a Chandra.
Bingo, we have a winner!
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Playing since 1994: Currently MAGS (HomeBrew),Standard & Pauper (Pioneer and Modern are degenerate trash formats)
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Thanks we will. Just have to sleeve them up and play them asap.
I did want to let others know that their Big Box stores may be setting these out early (doubtful, but you never know) and they could play a day early as well or get the best shot at getting the deck they want.
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Playing since 1994: Currently MAGS (HomeBrew),Standard & Pauper (Pioneer and Modern are degenerate trash formats)
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Last night WM had 6 challenger decks including 1 Hazoret Aggro, had to get it. Besides the deal itself, it's a good way to sample challenger decks, before I get the other three elsewhere.
Reminds me of the Betrayers of Kamigawa deck Rats' Nest which included a Umezawa's Jitte, one of the rare precons worth more than MSRP
I'm also a LEGO collector, and right now there's a figure worth about $30 in a $4 bag, and people are racing to get to them, same idea.
Target had 3 Challenger decks out including a Hazoret Aggro. The trading card sections were reorganized and restrock, probably while putting out Dominaria product. Their price is only $30.99, and with 5% redcard discount, that's $29.44
They're long gone at the LGS - even if they didn't pull them, another customer would've beat me to them.
Opened one -
Not interested in the packaging, as with other WOTC deck boxes, it looked like it would have been at best a tight fit for sleeved cards
the d20 is white with the planeswalker symbol, as I've seen in other products.
Card quality looks great, better than usual even. They have their usual expansion symbols (so no need to get any Challenger decks for distinct cards)
Boxes are pretty much the same as the old Event decks except there is a little white trapezoidal box inside for storing the 20 sider. And there is a cardboard lip that you click down the flap that seems to hold the box together better than the older style of Event Decks.
Here's the real shocker. Cards were straight as an arrow and centered well, nicely printed and seemed to be on "good" card stock. Lets hope this stays true for upcoming Dominaria as well.
Couldn't resist and had to share. (Keep it on the DL, don't want WotC to crack down on my local WM)
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
So both he and his son can have a Hazoret and a Chandra.
We have 2 different (Vehicle Rush & Counters) on order that won't be delivered until Saturday. We will face off at that time.
Bingo, we have a winner!
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Thanks we will. Just have to sleeve them up and play them asap.
I did want to let others know that their Big Box stores may be setting these out early (doubtful, but you never know) and they could play a day early as well or get the best shot at getting the deck they want.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Reminds me of the Betrayers of Kamigawa deck Rats' Nest which included a Umezawa's Jitte, one of the rare precons worth more than MSRP
I'm also a LEGO collector, and right now there's a figure worth about $30 in a $4 bag, and people are racing to get to them, same idea.
Vintage: Dredge | Legacy: Burn, Goblins, Soldier | Standard: Mono-Red Aggro
Commander: Nicol Bolas, Sliver Overlord, Rafiq
Casual: Selesnya Saproling Smackdown, Izzet Labs, Rebel
Played since June 2004, mostly inactive June 2011 to March 2018
Other usernames include AlanFromRochester, homerthebeerbaron
MTG checklists from Alpha to Ravnica Allegiance - https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/other-magic-products/third-party-products/805324-checklists-for-everything-from-alpha-to-ravnica
They're long gone at the LGS - even if they didn't pull them, another customer would've beat me to them.
Opened one -
Not interested in the packaging, as with other WOTC deck boxes, it looked like it would have been at best a tight fit for sleeved cards
the d20 is white with the planeswalker symbol, as I've seen in other products.
Card quality looks great, better than usual even. They have their usual expansion symbols (so no need to get any Challenger decks for distinct cards)
Vintage: Dredge | Legacy: Burn, Goblins, Soldier | Standard: Mono-Red Aggro
Commander: Nicol Bolas, Sliver Overlord, Rafiq
Casual: Selesnya Saproling Smackdown, Izzet Labs, Rebel
Played since June 2004, mostly inactive June 2011 to March 2018
Other usernames include AlanFromRochester, homerthebeerbaron
MTG checklists from Alpha to Ravnica Allegiance - https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/other-magic-products/third-party-products/805324-checklists-for-everything-from-alpha-to-ravnica