Never played mtg but decided to collect because I like lotr and they have the lotr set

I started my mtg collection in 96-97 just the cheapest cards including portals and never played mtg in my whole dork life😆. But today (sept. 2023) 😆 i am building my first deck! 😎🤘🏼

I collect squirrel cards, the art cards, and decks now. I’ve sworn off pack opening specifically because variants are absolutely killing me. Got a few pages of squirrels and I’m never going back. Is it stupid? Absolutely and that’s why I love it. I went in to a game shop and bought 50 tokens not too long ago. The joy I get sitting down to ply my stupid deck with a stack of fifty tokens and answering “jeez, do you have enough squirrel tokens” with a dead eyed, stone cold “no” is about all the joy I need 😂.

Gilded foils all the way. I'm also buying Baldur's Gate companions because I grew up with and love that game.

Love the thought process here, Josh! As someone who collects what they love, I realize not all of it may have an insane amount of monetary value, but it does bring me joy. I do get excited when I open my binders and see the collections of showcase treatment cards I have, or even collections of older cards (currently working on a master set of The Dark). I know its silly to think of it this way, but with how volatile the markets are for TCG's in general, I collect what I collect and if ever put into a situation where I need to sell it, I hope its just at a great time for that product and will sell well above my expectations. But I honestly hope to keep these with me until the end, dire situations aside. I also don't use my collections as play pieces so I don't really collect based on how usable the cards are in formats, but it is a nice way to get a collection for yourself. Heck even just getting those planetary shock lands are gonna be a great collection for players and collectors alike!

I’m working on my second set of Baldur’s Gate Etched Foil legendary creatures and backgrounds. I feel like they’re really underpriced and won’t be reprinted soon. I also did some assumptions and math and calculated the print run of even the uncommon etched cards is likely to be on par with revised commons, so it’s not really an insane supply.

I get what youre saying. I wish I could get on board but Im too down on MtG right now. I was big on collecting sets.The last set I made a binder for was Dominaria. Great set, super fun draft. Loved hunting all the cards down. It was the end of an era. I miss set collecting and building up a binder for each set. I started with Unlimited through Mirage, then picked it up again with Scars of Mirrodin to Dominaria. The flashy stuff quickly got out of hand, so I just stuck to draft play. I like the game, but really dislike the predatory buisness model WotC has gone with. It has taken the joy out of collecting. I decided to move on. If want to play, I have plenty of cards, or I can jump on arena and just grind away.

This was a good video, I think it's a difficult thing to agree with though. I'd rather just not buy MTG than collect for the sake of collecting. Keep being awesome!

Smack that mic! Haha... I personally like hunting for cards in the wild. There are a couple of local used video game stores that also buy MtG cards. So, from time-to-time I go and look for interesting cards that I don't already have. It's how I ended up with a mess of Plague Rats.

Magic is such a interesting game i have played tcgs since i was 8 i collect all kinds of cards and yet my magic collection is trades or cards i need for decks i do have a few but they are all older cards and 1 is dragons that have famous last words of people they eat and the other is goblins jumping on the bed lol

Im starting my collection today! Im collecting every single card ever mande and putting in a baseball card between colors for pure enjoyment

I think you can sum up the spirit of your video by your statement: The things you collect should be things you enjoy. While I'm liquidating a majority of my MtG stuff I'm actually still collecting a few things like Kaladesh Masterpieces and legendary creatures from the Legends set. I don't think the Reserve List will hold for more than a few more years, and if it does then a lot will be eclipsed by Wizards creating a new Vintage with new/updated versions of RL cards (snow triple lands, loss of life P9, stuff like that). So for now, like you said, I'll collect what brings me joy when I see them.

I play and collect MTG. Mostly just angels and dragons cause they bring me joy and others pain XD. Great video!

I still collect the basic core set of every set. It is very difficult. By chance would you have any commander masters set for trade? That is the only 2023 set I did not start to collect due to it being crazy expensive!

Just like Ed from #DualBrainMTG... Diversify the collection. ❤️ Noice collectble Ideas, agree with most... Gave others the idea of the player rewards and sorts. 🤘🦁🤘

My brother in law found a huge case of binders in the back of his basement today. Apparently its all my old set collections. No foil madness just normals but its fun i might get back in just getting the cheapest nonfoil version and set collecting again

I've personally found joy in gathering an entire set. However, I use 1 binder for the set and only showcase 1 version of each card. So if there are special/alternative arts or promos ect. I dont concern myself with those higher #s in the set, if I get a specal art of a card I put it not in its actually "collector number" i put it in the base cards collector number place. So having a special version feels like a joy not like this rediculious task to obtain every special art and promo card. I also dont collect tokens or commander cards. Only base set cards. Thats what makes me happy. 1 version of each card in the set is enough for me.

i love this take. It's so easy to hate on everything WOTC does with modern magic. So it's refreshing to see someone take a nuanced and rational approach to finding ways around the hate. I think the Gilded Foils could be a smaller version of the Double Feature foils. So I like that idea with the charms....as you know. haha

When mtg was still 89$ a box I used to make play set sets of every set.

hey thanks for the video. i want to start collecting magic cards. you know how pokemon has sets and each sets has certain number of cards.. does mgt have a list like they do of what cards in each set. and idc about the reserve list. ive been trying to set the new sets. i know this year at the end we have 3 or 4 more magic cards set to come out.... how do i know im not buying repeating cards from the sets? thank you once again

Im pretty sire full art cards have been reprinted in the list 👉👈

I’v collected every complete set of mtg from 94-98 and I collect graded alpha

Me who plays and collect; I buy singles and boosters 😂 im constantly buying 1x of every commander set from a series such as 4x new commander decks ill buy 1x of them and then whenever yhe next series comes out i get another. I only buy the ones which are most competitive and consistent aswell as useful cards encase I got to scrap it. Currently on my buy list is the new commander set.. I'm eyeing the artifact deck coming out in July 2023 and the Dr.Who set in august.. I went with Hobbits for tlotr though 😂 FOOD and 2nd breakfasts🎉

I just buy lots of penny to ten cent cards that aren’t in my collection the only people I play with make decks from my cards anyway so i don’t get the power creep from playing low power decks haha

Go easy on louie for "borrowing" you video idea this week. He's feeling under tye weather 😅.

I collect demon cards

Collecting modern magic is going to be a bad time

119 copies of rustvine cultivator foils for less than 12 dollars from tcg player

Here’s how I collect in only five words: Try to complete non-foil sets.

Two things: 1. I would love to believe this- That Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos would be un-reprintable. Thus retaining its value or gaining more. The fact remains that Illuna, Apex of wishes(what Ghidorah actually is) has been reprinted into a commander precon. At first the mutate mechanic was frowned upon but is building up a more knowledgeable fanbase of the mechanic. Which means further reprint viability. Which also means lessening value of Ghidorah do to its accessibility despite the glamour of its variant form. The same is true for your full art spells. And the legality of those along with the fact players will often be asked to look up what the card actually does. 2. Wizards has proven that profit is their measuring stick. So much so that they tested the reserved list with 30th anniversary. They have proven they are not above loopholing anything sacred. They did this as well by mysteriously "finding" lost legends and adding them to DomU. They have also proven they can reprint old border and old foiling methods. They have proven that kaladesh relic borders are meaningless. They have proven even with serials that they will mass reprint non serial versions with serials. Just to act like youre getting the better version. They also have proven that they will mass print serials in LotR. Lets also not forget the pinkerton situation. Hasbro/WotC have not proven they value your collection or their fanbase. What they do know is that you as a consumer will suck whatever teat they offer you. And that you will still parade for them because you want to love the game despite the fact that the company that produces it does not give a damn about you or any of us. They are not rewarding WPN's instead threatening them. They arent providing prize support commensurate with the glamour of the products they profess are magnificent. And this is all without fair mention of the price gouging, bulk seeding, pack size reduction, quality control, distribution "anomalies," player ranking system, online gaming desparities and lack of connection to the fanbase. The most messed up thing is the player base knows all of this to be true and they are carrying their crosses to the site of their annihilation. My only solution is to sit back for a bit and watch everyone get nailed. As far as my collection is concerned i consider it a total loss. I am summarily putting it into storage for about 30 years. I will keep one deck to battle with. Ive written my name on all of the cards in it. If they are condemned to valuelessness then no one beyond my grave will have the luxury of these once loved relics other than to play with- assuming the meta doesnt smash these once beautiful things into sheer unplayability of which i have no doubt is the microtransactive plan for the future of MtG.

Here is how. Buy a printer, some paper and a bunch of ink - print the cards and enjoy this wonderful game. Thank me later.

I think your entire premise is confused.

I'm glad my dad doesn't play with wizard cards and videogames, he works alot and says you guys are immature manchilds