So tonight one of my FLGS is having Mini Masters as their late night event. You get one pack of Modern Masters 2015 and shuffle in 3 of each basic (Cryptic Command based nightmares ensue).
Then instead of getting another MM pack upon winning you have to choose a pack off the wall that has an average price tag (Conspiracy isn't allowed). The store has the entire Return to Ravnica/Gatecrash Block, the entire Theros Block and the entire Khan/Dragons of Tarkir (including Dragons in Korean) block plus Magic 2015 and Japanese Magic 2014. You think have to do this for a second time for your third pack (you get to build a 40 card min deck for round 3) and then you get another pack of Modern Masters 2015 for going 3-0.
My thought process is to go for a pack that gives a guaranteed dual land like Dragon's Maze or Fate Reforged. I then thought about going into the Theros block to try to get stuff that is easier to cast. I could just go full lotto and go for Khans for fetches since it might not matter as much as I'm thinking.
Packs with generic good cards are probably the best; you don't want too many block-specific synergy cards (which Theros has a number of). Gatekeepers in Dragon's Maze are also not great, nor are the various Maze creatures (Maze Rusher, etc), and Cluestones aren't terrific either, so although I like Dragon's Maze in theory, I don't think it's necessarily the best. Fate Reforged isn't bad, but its commons aren't fantastic. I might go with Khans; the morphs and multicolored cards seem like they should be pretty good in the format.
I would probably go with RtR. You're virtually guaranteed at least one Gate, possibly more. There are also some uncommon-level commons in there like Stab Wound, Auger Spree and Coursers' Accord. There are potential Keyrunes and Charms, and Guildmages. The mechanics actually work pretty well with what MM is doing (populate, unleash, scavenge, detain, and overload - nothing that requires any kind of synergy except populate, and that's supported).
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My inclination is RTR, Khans, or FRF. Certainly not Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, or the Theros block. Dragon's Maze is just an awful set, and Theros block and gatecrash are too synergy reliant.
Then instead of getting another MM pack upon winning you have to choose a pack off the wall that has an average price tag (Conspiracy isn't allowed). The store has the entire Return to Ravnica/Gatecrash Block, the entire Theros Block and the entire Khan/Dragons of Tarkir (including Dragons in Korean) block plus Magic 2015 and Japanese Magic 2014. You think have to do this for a second time for your third pack (you get to build a 40 card min deck for round 3) and then you get another pack of Modern Masters 2015 for going 3-0.
My thought process is to go for a pack that gives a guaranteed dual land like Dragon's Maze or Fate Reforged. I then thought about going into the Theros block to try to get stuff that is easier to cast. I could just go full lotto and go for Khans for fetches since it might not matter as much as I'm thinking.
What would you pick in my situation and why?
Also, Pack Rat.
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