I used to like the bundles because I liked collecting the player guides, but now that they don't have them anymore I don't buy the bundles.
Exactly! At least those had some collectability value to them, similar to the mini instruction/story books which used to be included in old Starter packs (evidenced by the fact that I actually kept and still have a few from Revised, Mirage, and Tempest). *sigh* Those were the days...
I just threw that in the bin after a quick chuckle, total waste of printer ink imo.
Agreed. These invitations along with the unnecessary extra packaging bundles produce should go in recycling bins where it belongs
Bundles (and fat packs) have always been a bad purchase from the consumer standpoint in my opinion.
What's a bundle good for?...gambling, an arty box, and an oversized spindown die?
You can't run a 4-player draft with it nor a 2-player sealed, won't open enough quality cards to build a half-decent constructed deck from it, and the promos aren't even random which effectively lowers the rarity of those particular "rare" cards (included in every bundle). You never break even unless you open the chase foil mythic or rare, so at best the product is a tease, and at worst it's a dozen bulk rares you weren't even looking for. I just find the product confusing and don't see who the target market is (suckers?). If you're a Magic player and/or collector who just enjoys opening packs and spending more than you would just buying the singles you actually want, isn't it always more cost efficient, and doesn't it always make more sense to simply buy traditional (draft) booster boxes instead?
If all bundles moving forward were "Gift Edition" with a collector's pack (and without the additional price markup we see now), at least there'd be some incentive to purchase one on occasion. That's my two cents
Collect these if you want.
However, these are NOT Magic: The Gathering Cards!
Also, did anyone else recently get their Phyrexian praetors (and other) drops delivered?
The packaging changed and shrank.
I was surprised to see drops no longer come in those nice black boxes.
Flavorful, and obviously belongs in every Edgar Markov commander deck, but still feels slightly underwhelming.
At 4CMC, wouldn't you rather draw something like bloodline keeper nine times out of ten?
The anthem might be on the night side, but it's more evasive, non-legendary, and creates tokens on both sides.
Even other 4CMC lords at uncommon are more intimidating.
Perhaps I'll be proven wrong, but this just feels a bit slow and gimmicky
question for the commander players how often will the ability to pay eleven mana 4 of witch has to be green for the 8/8 anthem backside the turn it is played for the need for haste on the backside?
Personally, I like cheaper anthems and haste enablers, but 7-mana is nothing on turn 4 or later with so many 1-drop elves (plus archdruid), birds, lotus cobra, gaea's cradle, Omnath, castle garrenbrig, Nissa who shakes the world, leyline of abundance, etc. Keep in mind this can also flip for less or no mana with 'make it night' effects. Either way, it has great art, and at rare will be a nice budget options for newer commander players who don't have easy access to arguably better or more efficient and effective options.
Nobody thought haste was strange on questing beast recently, and this is arguably less intimidating (functionally, not visually)
EDIT: Can someone explain why this doesn't also have the creature subtype Elk which exists and is used for other moose-like cards (ie: highland game, Jegantha, etc)?
Perhaps to encourage migration to the new domain, any user who had an account here should be given a "Legendary", "Legacy", or "Vintage" user account upon signing up for added prestige depending on how many years they were active or posts they had.
Exactly! At least those had some collectability value to them, similar to the mini instruction/story books which used to be included in old Starter packs (evidenced by the fact that I actually kept and still have a few from Revised, Mirage, and Tempest). *sigh* Those were the days...
Agreed. These invitations along with the unnecessary extra packaging bundles produce should go in recycling bins where it belongs
Bundles (and fat packs) have always been a bad purchase from the consumer standpoint in my opinion.
What's a bundle good for?...gambling, an arty box, and an oversized spindown die?
You can't run a 4-player draft with it nor a 2-player sealed, won't open enough quality cards to build a half-decent constructed deck from it, and the promos aren't even random which effectively lowers the rarity of those particular "rare" cards (included in every bundle). You never break even unless you open the chase foil mythic or rare, so at best the product is a tease, and at worst it's a dozen bulk rares you weren't even looking for. I just find the product confusing and don't see who the target market is (suckers?). If you're a Magic player and/or collector who just enjoys opening packs and spending more than you would just buying the singles you actually want, isn't it always more cost efficient, and doesn't it always make more sense to simply buy traditional (draft) booster boxes instead?
If all bundles moving forward were "Gift Edition" with a collector's pack (and without the additional price markup we see now), at least there'd be some incentive to purchase one on occasion. That's my two cents
However, these are NOT Magic: The Gathering Cards!
Also, did anyone else recently get their Phyrexian praetors (and other) drops delivered?
The packaging changed and shrank.
I was surprised to see drops no longer come in those nice black boxes.
fair enough.
Reap and Sow is also decent and often overlooked
At 4CMC, wouldn't you rather draw something like bloodline keeper nine times out of ten?
The anthem might be on the night side, but it's more evasive, non-legendary, and creates tokens on both sides.
Even other 4CMC lords at uncommon are more intimidating.
Perhaps I'll be proven wrong, but this just feels a bit slow and gimmicky
Essentially, this is a worse journey to nowhere
I'd rather just have a portable hole
Don't forget careful study, ancestral vision, visions of beyond, and of course...Jace, the Mind Sculptor
In standard, this will also ramp nicely into Storm the Festival
Personally, I like cheaper anthems and haste enablers, but 7-mana is nothing on turn 4 or later with so many 1-drop elves (plus archdruid), birds, lotus cobra, gaea's cradle, Omnath, castle garrenbrig, Nissa who shakes the world, leyline of abundance, etc. Keep in mind this can also flip for less or no mana with 'make it night' effects. Either way, it has great art, and at rare will be a nice budget options for newer commander players who don't have easy access to arguably better or more efficient and effective options.
Time to dig up those conjurer's closets
EDIT: Can someone explain why this doesn't also have the creature subtype Elk which exists and is used for other moose-like cards (ie: highland game, Jegantha, etc)?
Also works with eternal scourge and misthollow griffin
Could this theoretically be even more dangerous than demonic tutor in legacy?