1 Reply by ElfenLied

(9 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I just got back into magic again myself, I started collecting when I was little and then stopped for about 7 years. Sadly all my cards were thrown out or given away cause my mom thought I would never have any use for them again. But once you play magic, you never go back. So when I started I just decided to go to my local shop and see if they were doing Friday Night Magic (FNM) to my surprise the shop not only did that they also did a few other days of Magic play. I decided to go to the draft and try my hand in that. It turns out that draft format is by far my favorite right now (though I have mainly only played draft). The first Draft I went too was around a month ago and I now go back every week, and starting to go on FNM and on thrusdays for the EDH tournament.

If I were you I would get a box ($100) and then go to your local store for either FNM or Draft. it is incredibly fun. And you will be guaranteed more bang for your buck with a box (a minimum of 6 Mythic rares per box vs. fat pack that only guarantees 9 rares).

Have fun! hope this helped.

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2 Reply by ElfenLied

(19 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Lucid wrote:

Generally your local shop is gonna cost you a few bucks more than going online, depending on how busy the store is the price seems to vary a little. If you have a small local shop and they charge $140/box. I say go ahead and spend the extra few bucks and pay it though. It's nice to have a place to go for FNM and to find other locals to play.


$140 for a box?!?! you can get a box on Channelfireball for like $108 plus something like 12 dollars for USPS shipping. I think $140 for a box is WAY too much. My local store sells boxes for $109 which is super nice.

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3 Reply by ElfenLied

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Go for the box. I have gotten fat packs and boxes also and I just started collecting again. I have never really gotten anything good from a fat pack, which is just my bad luck I guess, but the box is also pretty cool. You only need so many fat pack boxes also. In my opinion it is definitely worth getting a box instead of a few fat backs, cause in a box you get a total of 6(?) mythic's in a fat pack you're only guaranteed to get 9 rares, and they could just be bulk rares. Thats just my 2 cents.

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