I will start off by saying I am not a MTG player. I'm sorry! I play some other games, but never started on Magic. That said, I am here for help <3
My brother has played magic for 20+ years. He plays casually as well as in tournaments. That said, about 2 years ago someone stole his collection of cards when they broke into his house (a collection that took him 20 years to make ).
I want to get him a cool card for Christmas. I bought him some shields and then a random pack of 100 rare cards. The idea is to put the cards inside of the shields, and then the shields in the box. (So it looks like he just got shields from me, then he opens the shields box and sees cards.) But I also want to get him a really nice card- worth $100-$150. So then when he is going through the not so awesome cards, he gets super jazzed to find that one in the deck.
That is where I need your help. I have no idea what card to get him. What I know is that he asked for Commander cards last year and the Merfolks vs Goblins this year. With that info, would you be able to tell me which card I should get him? I noticed that he shared a post for the Imperial Seal foil card to try and win that- but it looks like it is a restricted card, so I wasn't sure if I should get him that.
I will start off by saying I am not a MTG player. I'm sorry! I play some other games, but never started on Magic. That said, I am here for help <3
My brother has played magic for 20+ years. He plays casually as well as in tournaments. That said, about 2 years ago someone stole his collection of cards when they broke into his house (a collection that took him 20 years to make ).
I want to get him a cool card for Christmas. I bought him some shields and then a random pack of 100 rare cards. The idea is to put the cards inside of the shields, and then the shields in the box. (So it looks like he just got shields from me, then he opens the shields box and sees cards.) But I also want to get him a really nice card- worth $100-$150. So then when he is going through the not so awesome cards, he gets super jazzed to find that one in the deck.
That is where I need your help. I have no idea what card to get him. What I know is that he asked for Commander cards last year and the Merfolks vs Goblins this year. With that info, would you be able to tell me which card I should get him? I noticed that he shared a post for the Imperial Seal foil card to try and win that- but it looks like it is a restricted card, so I wasn't sure if I should get him that.
Thank you in advance!!
-mysticrose86
Imperial Seal is played in Vintage and EDH. It's not a horrible choice for a Commander player.
Several of them are in your price range, and they're typically considered one of the barriers to entry for Legacy play. A selection of some fetchlands (four is a play set) might also help, as they are multiformat all-stars, and will definitely help him to rebuild his decks.
I will start off by saying I am not a MTG player. I'm sorry! I play some other games, but never started on Magic. That said, I am here for help <3
My brother has played magic for 20+ years. He plays casually as well as in tournaments. That said, about 2 years ago someone stole his collection of cards when they broke into his house (a collection that took him 20 years to make ).
I want to get him a cool card for Christmas. I bought him some shields and then a random pack of 100 rare cards. The idea is to put the cards inside of the shields, and then the shields in the box. (So it looks like he just got shields from me, then he opens the shields box and sees cards.) But I also want to get him a really nice card- worth $100-$150. So then when he is going through the not so awesome cards, he gets super jazzed to find that one in the deck.
That is where I need your help. I have no idea what card to get him. What I know is that he asked for Commander cards last year and the Merfolks vs Goblins this year. With that info, would you be able to tell me which card I should get him? I noticed that he shared a post for the Imperial Seal foil card to try and win that- but it looks like it is a restricted card, so I wasn't sure if I should get him that.
Thank you in advance!!
-mysticrose86
Imperial Seal is played in Vintage and EDH. It's not a horrible choice for a Commander player.
Personally, I'd pick up a revised dual for him.
[card]Badlands
Bayou
Plateau
Savannah
Scrubland
Taiga
Tropical Island
Tundra
Underground Sea
Volcanic Island[/card]
Several of them are in your price range, and they're typically considered one of the barriers to entry for Legacy play. A selection of some fetchlands (four is a play set) might also help, as they are multiformat all-stars, and will definitely help him to rebuild his decks.
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Wooded Foothills
Windswept Heath
Marsh Flats
Scalding Tarn
Verdant Catacombs
Arid Mesa
Misty Rainforest[/card]
A friend of mine recently had his collection stolen as well, so you have my condolences.
Glad to be of assistance. Merry Christmas; hopefully your brother enjoys his Seal.