Why Isn't It Worth It To Buy Aftermath? A Magic: The Gathering Product Review

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@TolarianCommunityCollege Жыл бұрын

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@W4llh4k Жыл бұрын

Prof, where are the meaningful reprints for ixalan cards that are staples of commander?, inmortal sun, zacama. Wotc has watered down reprint sets enough that a meaningful reprint is less meaningful than before

@Greg501- Жыл бұрын

Intro: Why MAT was dead on arrival Rest of the video: Why MAT deserves to be dead on arrival

@W4llh4k Жыл бұрын

@@Greg501- I think it actually doesn't deserve to be a dead set, but it is also kinda overpriced, in spite of having 5 cards, none are common, but full price is too much, 3-4 wouldnhave sufficed

@slaytronic Жыл бұрын

i dunno i play arena and i bought 100 bucks worth of aftermath got 4 of every card but 5-6 and there are a lot of fun cards in this set also helped me collect a bunch of march of the machines because those cards are inside the same packs and also filled my vault 80% so i cashed it in and got another 27% towards the next fill up it also gave me 20 mythic wild cards 30 rare 35 uncommon and 40 common totally worth it on arena and i did get a few rare dupes which turned into gems that i used on more packs from march of the machines i would say at least for arena totally worth it

@Greg501- Жыл бұрын

@@slaytronic Arena did it right

@apjapki Жыл бұрын

I hope that the Pinkertons are mentioned as a downside of every product from here to eternity.

@wallmartdragonlink2513 Жыл бұрын

i second that,this needs to become the headphone jack of card games

@Akromathia Жыл бұрын

So shall it be...

@martianmilfhunter6229 Жыл бұрын

John Marston would agree.

@peeporiot9948 Жыл бұрын

I nope not, and not becuase I want anyone to forgive or forget the incident, but because it has already become a worn-out lazy comment.

@seasnek7024 Жыл бұрын

That and fake cards for $999

@wmf92 Жыл бұрын

*Lists good reasons to not buy Afternath* Prof: But wait, there's more!

@brannontirin Жыл бұрын

You know what’s funny? For once, Arena gets more cards in a pack than IRL players.

@a.velderrain8849 Жыл бұрын

And in those packs, you get more cards from MOM than Aftermath...

@pascalsimioli6777 Жыл бұрын

They could give you a million card pack on Arena and you'd still be getting 0 cards cause those cards aren't real. Once the game shuts down you've spent real money for nothing. Once magic shuts down you can still play it with real cards.

@a.velderrain8849 Жыл бұрын

@@pascalsimioli6777 It's a game bro, just let people play what they want.

@AbystomaMexicanium Жыл бұрын

@@pascalsimioli6777 I've never spent real money on Arena, so that's that.

@typerez8132 Жыл бұрын

@Pascal Simioli why don't you play with some bitches 🤦🏾‍♂️

@bc6292 Жыл бұрын

That Tolarian Contempt 😂

@FireShadow1560 Жыл бұрын

The decline of WotC is like hearing worse and and worse news about an old friend struggling with an addiction.

@mythoughtsonblank5769 Жыл бұрын

I think you put it best

@ginov.7039 Жыл бұрын

💯 been playing this game from nearly the beginning.

@draketheduelist Жыл бұрын

And to think WotC isn't even the worst. I'm _never_ gonna' forgive Games Workshop for that "let's treat all our most longtime players like racist three-year-olds and throw them under the bus for social media clout" stunt.

@christopherb501 Жыл бұрын

For some of us, it's worse; someone we're codependent with that's breaking down.

@jimmysmith2249 Жыл бұрын

@@draketheduelist When did that happen? When they told the entire community that being racist is not ok? Oh no, racists were offended!

@HakureiIllusion Жыл бұрын

Imagine THIS being the set you call in the Pinkertons over

@billdoetsch Жыл бұрын

Well, if the product had been exciting then a leak doesn't really do much - in fact might create more hype. However, when the product is garbage, that's when it's necessary to hold information close to the chest so that it's too late for purchasers to back out. The issue here was that the leaks lead to a great deal of cancellations and price drops. People saw the guy opening copies on copies of the same cards and were like, 'no thanks'. That's what WOTC tried to bottle up.

@releasethedogs Жыл бұрын

It makes complete sense. WotC KNEW it was a stinker and they guy showed how much of a stinker it was in time for everyone to cancel their preorders. It cost them a lot of money.

@Boyzby Ай бұрын

Imagine sending Pinkertons over some cardboard at all.

@skoogebluge Жыл бұрын

Anyone else want to talk about those 3 deifications in one pack??? Is the algorithm that puts cards in packs just getting lazy? What in the FRESH HECK

@one-barwarlord8280 Жыл бұрын

1 of every version to, I had a good laugh at that

@chespin3910 Жыл бұрын

i finished reading this comment and scrolled back up to the video, just as prof laid out all the deifications

@lucasgarciaramos4035 Жыл бұрын

Truly a pack blessed by god

@Salary-Barbarian Жыл бұрын

lmao i was like "wow a 5 card, $20 booster and he pulled 2 copies of a middling rare..." then he pulled the third and I just started laughing

@Welverin Жыл бұрын

My suspicion for things like that is when there slots for different treatments the collation is close enough they line up a fair amount and you end with duplicates of the same card in a pack. Great if it's something good depressing when it sucks.

@ro9ue Жыл бұрын

7:40 The placement of the Tolarian Contempt dead center is poetic.

@Radiodragonofdoom Жыл бұрын

Man you know it's been a wild ride when Prof. starts out the video with "Okay listen I know this sucks for like 6 other reasons but I only have time to get into one of them here."

@mr.mobboss1190 Жыл бұрын

Don't worry, paper brawl isn't real, it can't harm you. Lol I died

@dudemcfurgusson7179 Жыл бұрын

It's right up there with "Rhinos are free. Games Workshop doesn't want you to know this." in terms of content creator one liners.

@amberhernandez Жыл бұрын

I miss paper Brawl :(

@narkfly Жыл бұрын

Besides that one episode of the Command Zone, who ever played paper Brawl?

@amberhernandez Жыл бұрын

@@narkfly:((((

@Phavahg Жыл бұрын

@@amberhernandez my play group used the packs from this new set with all the commons from the previous set to draft a Brawl deck. We had a blast and it was a very even fight down to the last turn.

@Kalyzery Жыл бұрын

Normally I dislike beating a joke to death, but I hope until the end of time we will continue to see Pinkerton references every time wotc tries to market a new product

@janelantestaverde2018 Жыл бұрын

The thing is, it's not even a joke

@kevinclark3872 Жыл бұрын

What about it is a joke? It was an egregious act that should had never happened and WOTC deserves to be reminded about it at every turn.

@Gooman130 Жыл бұрын

@@kevinclark3872 Doesn't matter one bit, if we all keep buying their products.

@christopherb501 Жыл бұрын

Certainly at least any time a nothingburger of a product like THIS is flipped.

@JasonOshinko Жыл бұрын

Perhaps if so many people didn't treat it like a joke and actually treated it like a serious incident then I'd take it more seriously.

@owlbusdumbledork9966 Жыл бұрын

Remember when they first created mythic rarity and promised "oh, this isn't a way to create chase cards that are necessary for competitive constructed play, mythic is just where we showcase the most epic, most unique, but not necessarily the best cards? And it was actually true for a while? Lol.

@Stinkoman87 Жыл бұрын

The first time I remember that clearly not being true was Lotus Cobra. A very boring but incredibly useful mana dork.

@wolfdwarf Жыл бұрын

Now rare is just uncommon :(

@TheGoonhole Жыл бұрын

Me neither

@malakimphoros2164 Жыл бұрын

@@Stinkoman87 Goyf reprints maybe?

@twentypandora96 Жыл бұрын

After what Wizards of the Coast did in regards to the Pinkertons, I have no interest in purchasing any future products, ever.

@bobdole8830 Жыл бұрын

You'll cave in at some point

@JD-wu5pf Жыл бұрын

Nah, it's pretty easy to stay away. Wizards is making it easier and easier to not care about this game.

@ginov.7039 Жыл бұрын

There's been plenty of cards printed in its history to continue playing. I hate this company so much I hope they go broke!

@boblemedieval Жыл бұрын

@@bobdole8830 Command+P

@ROMANTIKILLER2 Жыл бұрын

@@bobdole8830 if one does not want to support WotC or/and simply keep up with the barrage of new products, there are 30 years of cards available that can make it for endless possibilities of game scenarios.

@underscore_5450 Жыл бұрын

I really love the spellbook idea. We could've gotten the new cards themed around a plan, maybe a new or reprinted plancha card, and maybe some other reprints from that plane with new treatments. That would've been a product I'd be interested in.

@wvanhuss4190 Жыл бұрын

I gotta say i lost all respect for Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. Greed has led them to do all the things he listed. They stopped caring about players completely and only care about their bottom dollar. I still love the game of magic but i despise the corporation that created this greed

@ginov.7039 Жыл бұрын

💯

@Dornogol Жыл бұрын

Luckily printing cards is cheap and as long as you don't want to go to their official tournaments, proxies are fun in always testing new funny decks

@kadavercade3597 Жыл бұрын

@@Dornogol or going at the bottom and getting hq counterfeits and competing.

@bladezxc Жыл бұрын

How did it take this long for you to lose respect for them? Remember the Magic 30th Anniversary 1000 dollar proxy packs?

@ginov.7039 Жыл бұрын

@@bladezxc just keep holding out, thinking they' will do the right thing. Never happens.

@chrisdixon7377 Жыл бұрын

Wotc needs to be punished over the pinkerton incident. Whoever came up with that idea needs to be fired.

@jacobnordquist3448 Жыл бұрын

They have ex-pinkertons that hold high up positions at wotc so I'd guess those people

@threadmiser4914 Жыл бұрын

That would likely be either the WotC security head or the Hasbro Securities lead- both of whom worked for the Pinkertons or their parent company previously.

@Thanatos6669 Жыл бұрын

no they dont

@woody72691 Жыл бұрын

So some random jackass should go and spoil a set that's nit even spoiled yet with no repercussions?

@TransformersBoss Жыл бұрын

There will be no accountability. How many stupid decisions have come out of WOTC at this point, and nobody has been fired?!

@cax1175 Жыл бұрын

Yugioh has 5 card booster packs on occasion, but they're all foil and the same price as the standard pack. And full of reprints. Not $16 like the Aftermath collector booster pack. With cards that should have been in the main set of March of the Machine.

@Gzilla313 Жыл бұрын

I like to play MtG more, but I like YGO's product way more. Wizards floods the market with so many products that it's inaccessible, so the best thing is to get singles. YGO has $12 precons compared with MtG's $50+ Commander decks.

@anthonywolf943 Жыл бұрын

I hear all the monies wrapped up in the first edition anyways.

@kadavercade3597 Жыл бұрын

What about Vanguard? Heard they're also doing okay?

@DroppedMyMarbles Жыл бұрын

@@Gzilla313 And frequently the Structure Decks are filled with reprints worth at least the structure deck's price, and cool new cards to brew with.

@Gzilla313 Жыл бұрын

@@DroppedMyMarbles people were getting 3 copies of the Salamangreat structure deck and winning tournaments. No one is winning locals with a Magic Precon.

@Chocolate83Bunny Жыл бұрын

Ok that plane package idea sounds amazing. It would be such a tight and unique product. Obviously could have a planechase card in it. Such a better execution of the """story"""

@Gzilla313 Жыл бұрын

Some people say "this meeting should have been an email," but this set should have been a Secret Lair with only the story important cards.

@ubergusterfan1 Жыл бұрын

Prof, that is easily the best tie you have worn and that wide knot is fantastic.

@BladeMaster117 Жыл бұрын

I love what feels like a physical alchemy set

@anthonywolf943 Жыл бұрын

A little piece of History here, I used to love just opening magic cards with my friends when I was younger, and we all pitch in for a dragon's maze box. We opened it together and it was one of the most boring lackluster terrible experience week cards in a small set, you've never experienced this, we literally stopped buying boxes of magic cards after that. it's been how many years??? Just recently started buying collector booster boxes. Then Aftermath came out and I'm feeling like this is another moment where I walk away again. The secondary market is just better, but soon eBay will ruin that for us as well and I will have to find a new platform.

@RayneOfSalt Жыл бұрын

We had a similar thing back in the olden days with Fallen Empires, The Dark and Homelands.

@SiymPai Жыл бұрын

First mistake is buying collectors. My play group all stopped buying product when collector packs came out. Whats the point when nothing is special anymore. Hope you and your playgroup find some enjoyment. We found it by buying singles and staying away from bloated crap like this video speaks about.

@Volkbrecht Жыл бұрын

@@SiymPai Collectors' is especially risky since the foil quality is still hit or miss after all these years of us complaining about it. Bought a pretty gift bundle recently, the collector booster inside was already warped before I even opened it. Since the rare was worthless anyway, I binned the whole pack.

@JoeyDCote Жыл бұрын

@@RayneOfSalt Ayup, those sets were terrible. Lots of bad cards and ugly art.

@AxisAmazing Жыл бұрын

wild that you pulled three diefication in that sample pack. Really highlights how much of a gamble these packs are to crack. Definitely looking at singles for this set

@mikemimson4771 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video Prof! I wasn't planing on buying, but I was worried about artificial inflation on specific cards. You explaining what happened with dragon maze really put my mind at ease. I'm still new to magic, so I don't know much about product history so it's really great to have someone around that knows what they're talking about, thanks again!

@TRsCorner Жыл бұрын

Huh. There's a card called 'Tolarian Contempt' seen in the first Collector Booster opened. Is WotC taking a dig at The Professor for speaking truth to power?

@nuclearphish8051 Жыл бұрын

While that would be a rather immature way of handling it, it would also be kind of on point. The Professor has been admirably pro-consumer, but lately he seems to have taken that to cartoonishly flanderized levels. It's not about "speaking truth to power", it's about the constant completely unnuanced scandalmongering and hot air. Not to mention all those times he took his platform to encourage people to buy illegal proxies instead of the official product, which is completely hypocritical, unprofessional and unjustifiable no matter which way it's attempted to be spun.

@ObstagoonGuy Жыл бұрын

Hell, I would love an Ikoria "spellbook"

@Stinkoman87 Жыл бұрын

Imagine if it came with the true Zilortha!

@Sinistra359 Жыл бұрын

Hey prof! Received my academic box yesterday and I love it!!! Hope you have a great day!

@friendo6257 Жыл бұрын

@10:10 you make a good point. Perhaps with the new 3 year rotation structure they will release epilogue boosters featuring the 50 most played cards in standard. I would love to see that.

@LuKo3x5066 Жыл бұрын

It reminds me that sending Pinkertons resulted in 15% rise of Hasbro stock's price. Imagine, how much they will earn once they do something even more outrageous!

@mikotagayuna8494 Жыл бұрын

This product feels like the aftermath of an uncomfortable meeting whose agenda is to choose which cards need to be cut from the March of the Machines set because the printers were overloaded with Secret Lairs.

@wolfdwarf Жыл бұрын

JOKES👌!

@registereduser Жыл бұрын

I might have actually considered buying the “Plane X:Aftermath” type product if WoTC had thought of that instead.

@chuckfinley4542 Жыл бұрын

You can always rely on The Professor for these hard hitting commentary!

@jamminjelly117 Жыл бұрын

Important reminder for PayPal honey, it's free because you are the product not the customer. As long as you take precautions and are okay with your data being sold, it might be a nice deal. Just keep in mind that PayPal bought this service because website can't see that you bought something, just that you browsed it, so this is an extra step to aggregate spending habits. Don't shame channels for plugging it either, just know what you're getting into.

@Chroniclerope Жыл бұрын

Honey has actually never helped me. Whenever I go to buy something it fails to find coupons, a rather worthless program.

@Goldy01 Жыл бұрын

@@Chroniclerope it seems to find coupons for the most common of the common shopping sites occasionally. Maybe marketed at older women or something? lol

@splugereport Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the pink and teal card case!!!! Thank you!

@benoitlabatut Жыл бұрын

1 min into the video and it's already amazing! More please, I stopped buying MTG product when they went crazy with the printer but if all your video are like this, noone can stop me watching them!

@barrytdrake Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Professor! I enjoyed your 'best cards for commander' video as well. No MOMA boosters for me, but I ordered Karn, Nissa, and Tyvar as singles. I have Commander decks that will appreciate them.

@CyberBuster93 Жыл бұрын

Love your tie this episode, Prof! Looks really good! 😊

@ukaszmozejko9984 Жыл бұрын

This set makes Homelands and Saviors of Kamigawa look like perfectly designed sets.

@Dragonshade64 Жыл бұрын

Homelands was before my time playing but damn.

@TheRealSpellstar Жыл бұрын

the fact that they put Aftermath on Arena as a draft that just combines it with March of the Machines cards just makes it even more obvious that these cards were supposed to be part of March of the Machines originally. They play really well together

@Bjoern_1897 Жыл бұрын

That "Signature Spellbook"xAftermath idea is sooo good holy sh. They totally should have done that

@ChadZeluff Жыл бұрын

2 Pinkertons sent to harass over 1 Stinkerton of a product.

@rotembcohen Жыл бұрын

This video has been definitely useful to me. Thank you for your service to our community

@TunaTom2 Жыл бұрын

I loved the comedic timing of that list at the beginning.

@sunszenith Жыл бұрын

That plane pack idea sounds awesome tbh, getting a nice 8 cards displaying the aftermath for kamigawa…

@UlithiumDragon Жыл бұрын

I love how there's just straight up a card called "Tolarian Contempt" in this set, and that you got it, and that it about sums up this video in two words.

@latinojackson9694 Жыл бұрын

I'm really digging that tie, Professor.

@Sonicmaster4 Жыл бұрын

Love your tie in this episode!

@maasterofdx Жыл бұрын

Fantastic tie, professor!

@ExodaCrown Жыл бұрын

I remember pulling a Voice of Resurgence when that set was new. I got a bunch of good cards from trading it to a friend since I didn't play the colors especially since I am a budget player. I think that is how I got my Mycosynth Lattice.

@ZS-bg7jo Жыл бұрын

I stand by the notion that this set was developed during lockdown and their drum-beat release schedule means they never bothered to finish it.

@notme222 Жыл бұрын

That'd be a fun question for Maro on tumblr. "Is it true Aftermath design was never finished and the cards just had to be released in a smaller, non-draftable set to meet the deadline?"

@_somerandomguyontheinternet_ Жыл бұрын

I love that Prof’s voice just increases in levels of “done” energy as the video goes on.

@TheStalk Жыл бұрын

I just got myself the Kamigawa cards for my collection, Plaarg for my Ignacio/Falthis book tribal deck and Calix for my Kethis Saga deck. Everything else was.... There, indeed.

@pajurr9437 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that you are not angered, rash, salty or anything else. You are taking the issue, examining every aspect of it, and then and only then, drawing conclusions of that. Have a nice day, like everyone else reading this comment

@tuomashoffren534 Жыл бұрын

The card distribution, another 20-minute video? Looking forward to it!

@benhensley3621 Жыл бұрын

I may try to collect one of every card in Etched Foil- that card frame has always been my favorite, and it would be cool to say I have a full set of cards- but the singles are where it's at.

@twolf7448 Жыл бұрын

ya i preordered a box from my lgs, but mostly cuz i know if i didn't, it would sit on the shelf =x he got like maybe 3 people that pre-ordered and 2 of them were for collector boxes (some of the guys aren't too bright, they just see shiny and go for it :D ). I'm also one of the very few that trade in my cards to the shop (majority do direct trades with each other), so just doin my part to make sure the shop has singles on the shelf, at least a handful. But agreed, if you don't have some very specific reasons like myself, it is 100% not worth buying sealed, better off just getting the singles you want and calling it good.

@KynElwynn Жыл бұрын

Love the tie, Prof!

@cptmanifest Жыл бұрын

This is your most important video in a while. Good job prof.

@RobotHottdog Жыл бұрын

10:58 this idea could lead to a fun jumpstart idea too!

@pyotrpustota1053 Жыл бұрын

Professor roasting new products and WotC in general is my favorite thing about Magic at this point.

@chrisgebben2043 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this professor I knew about the obvious claims from Reddit but this video explains a whole lot better/deeper of why aftermath popularity is gonna be similar to dragon maze Oh definitely a couple of singles I'm getting from this while bulk price especially filter out and the scavengers and tazri

@dalewood519 Жыл бұрын

My local Walmart had them in stock yesterday. A regular aftermath pack was $15. Collector boosters were $25. I know bulk prices are better, but that's a huge disparity in price. Wild.

@sinterrussell3340 Жыл бұрын

Love your tie prof!!!

@Nienna_Asyare Жыл бұрын

ooo I really like that tie, Professor!

@ceulgai2817 Жыл бұрын

PROF, LOVE THE TIE! WHAT IS IT, AND WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

@Magicannon_ Жыл бұрын

The "low number of cards" booster is a space I feel is something that can work. Most boosters these days (no matter the type) is mostly chaff with the main useful cards at the rare/mythic and every so often a common. Cutting out said commons for nondraftable packs can make sense, but I feel they would have to be priced a bit less than a normal pack. That seems too generous and not soul-sucking enough for WoTC standards. I don't know...there's always tradeoffs. I just hope something new would be actually for the players instead of just being a new trick to separate money from -suckers- customers.

@ribbontoast Жыл бұрын

I agree. Since foils are bad quality not all the common/uncommon foils in a collector booster are kinda worthless anyway. I would be down with a cheaper product that only had the slots that are potentially good.

@clasherking4528 Жыл бұрын

Say what you will but I bought a bundle of aftermath and found a great new addition to my Hans Erickson deck arni metal brow In case your not familiar with Hans Erickson, when he attacks you reveal the top card of your library if that card is a creature you put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking and the creature must fight Hans once it enters, if you did not put the card onto the battlefield you then put the card into your hand. Arni says that when a creature you control attacks or enters the battlefield attacking you may pay 1 and a red to put a creature from your hand with lesser mana value from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Just a lovely combo

@gspoiler Жыл бұрын

Oof that tolarian contempt. You gotta be care with those rejection counters prof!

@herbievalerius5740 Жыл бұрын

Got so many dupes from brothers war set boosters. Then I opened a box of draft boosters, and the collection was opened up. Set boosters increase the chance of rares mythics, yes, but as the Prof just stated, there's several different prints for each one!

@mikecantwell77 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if this makes the physical product worse or not but, if you buy an Aftermath booster on Arena, you get the exact same number of cards that you normally would in a booster for the exact same cost. It's a mix of Aftermath with regular MoM cards filling it out.

@Stinkoman87 Жыл бұрын

That's what they should have done IRL too. Do a few runs of just March of the Machine, then after a month replace it with MOM:Aftermath, a draft booster with all the cards from MOM plus all (or at least the relevant ones) of this.

@therealax6 Жыл бұрын

They use MOM for the commons (and multiverse legends) and MAT for the rest. I also see a draft format advertised; I assume it's the same?

@MrArthurT1100 Жыл бұрын

That alternate idea is such a cool one. If only.

@antoniomromo Жыл бұрын

The idea of tye spell book would have been awesome!

@marlmachine Жыл бұрын

The only highlight I see with Aftermath is that we get Training Grounds in standard/ pioneer. It's a cool backbone of older modern/ legacy jank combos. I wish we'd get more of that!

@SquareViking Жыл бұрын

I picked up 8 copies of Filter out for less than 3 bucks, just because it's an amazing card. Imagine having to buy boxes until you got just one Playset..

@pUREsTORM9267 Жыл бұрын

I'm keeping an eye on the price of the new Karn in Aftermath, as it's the only card I currently have interest in. The lowest price on Cardmarket, at the time of writing, is 12 euros, but I suspect the price will drop into the single digits, which is when I will probably buy a single.

@danielvanginkel7081 Жыл бұрын

Buying a regular March of the Machine collector booster taught me enough already. I payed 24 euros and got 4,50 worth of cards out of it. This will just be an extra insult to injury.

@eliasontiveros4297 Жыл бұрын

4:40 Tolarian Contempt is a very appropriate name for Aftermath

@KenshinRyuzaki Жыл бұрын

I have no idea what the 3 letter code is for Aftermath, but I would find it hilarious if people just started calling it PNK (for Pinkerton) just to immortalize WOTC's blatant abuse of money and power.

@davidlundquist1979 Жыл бұрын

For some reason, my brain reads that as "Portal Nine Kingdoms" instead of "PiNKerton". But I'm probably just weird.

@therealax6 Жыл бұрын

If you want to know, it's MAT.

@RayneOfSalt Жыл бұрын

I bought 1 single from Aftermath, the green one with nissa & chandra, just because I have a "Flowers in the Art" themed commander deck and it's a new card that fits the gimmick. I thought the idea of an epilogue set was great, until I saw how wotc executed it (almost no story, very little flavour text? how is that an epilogue?) and heard that they sent the pinkertons after someone (btw, how are they not ridiculed for having a name like the villains in a d-grade spaghetti western?).

@Stray7 Жыл бұрын

They don't just have the *name* of the villains from a Western -- they are *literally* that same company.

@MichaelSuperbacker Жыл бұрын

Is that why there is a red “X” on the Collector Booster Box???

@frankclaro451 Жыл бұрын

Love your tie!

@nerdgoodness7656 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see what decks the Professor brews from the legends within Aftermath!

@Solo-cu4eo Жыл бұрын

Hey guys professor hasn’t mentioned it yet on KZfaq but his deck box will be available for purchase at your LGS starting next year

@bobjoe2955 Жыл бұрын

“Oh boy, I sure do love this card game! I think I’ll make content for the community on some cards they might like!” WotC: and I took that personally.

@reskar Жыл бұрын

That is a sweet tie!

@Spymii Жыл бұрын

3 copies of Deification in a collector booster pack of 6 cards is absolutely insane to me

@cameronbarnes7760 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Whatnot 15$!!!! I got 3 packs of aftermath for just 4 bucks and pulled the ob nix I wanted!

@petardvorski684 Жыл бұрын

Hi Professor! In your opinion who is target audience for this set? Is it new players who entered mtg world and are missing some staples from previous sets?

@that_guy_in_a_bowtie4849 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I really like your tie!

@vitorizard Жыл бұрын

I love that you are already saying that it isn't worth on the thumbnail, but sad that we are all so discontent with Hasbro and mtg, despite loving the game. I stopped spending money with mtg, I'm here just to support the professor

@CageFreeLowFatSugarFreeRange Жыл бұрын

Definitely deserves an update, while the value is not there atm the cards inside are super useful, almost all of them have a home somewhere

@jayhopt Жыл бұрын

That guy with the idea about plane themed products seems like a real up and comer. You should collaborate with him!

@WindchaserX Жыл бұрын

Here in my local game store, we like the Epilogue design. While the 5 / 6 card design isn't great compare to the usual 12-15 cards, it's completely normal since Japanese games are usually designed in that amount of cards. My second point is that, taking out all the commons is great despite that basically means the uncommons are commons in a way. Some card designs are pretty interesting in commander. All the set designs these days are basically for Commander and nothing else. Basically, if it fits into Standard, Modern, Legacy, etc... So be it. I find this is better to make the price point better, but not quite at Pokemon level still. Bundle still needs improvement after all the sets. Can they add a few more to make it look more appealing rather than just some basic lands, a promo, and a die?

@thehumblehearth Жыл бұрын

I’m new to the channel and I’ve heard Prof say buy singles a couple times. Tried finding a video on that topic, but didn’t find one. Does anyone know if there is such a video Prof has made, or able to explain what he means?

@ChrisBcards Жыл бұрын

Thanks professor! Needed that Fomo killer.. we were right! Very good sir!

@00Clank Жыл бұрын

I don't hate the idea of these micro-sets inherently, but it's a shame they aren't offering enough for game stores to even sell it for even the most meager of profit.

@CHoustonify Жыл бұрын

Hey Prof, I'm curious about something - I'd previously been kinda down on the number of variants because it's confusing to see that Elesh Norn has 23 different versions available when trying to find one, but Aftermath made me realize that on the whole, this might be a good thing for the singles market in the future. If whales and booster fun types are cracking packs to find special editions, does that possibly lead to lower prices overall for the chase game pieces? Obviously this has no bearing on whether it's worth it for us to buy a box of Aftermath - it isn't - but with every game piece only costing 150 bucks for the whole set, it does make me wonder if the variant explosion might actually have positive effects on the market.

@dashkataey1740 Жыл бұрын

For a time it would lower prices for sure but eventually, when the whales who buy a ton of product realize that they're losing money because of how many variants and such there is and that what's inside the packs isn't worth the price they paid for it, the prices of new cards would skyrocket as supply would be a lot lower and demand be high for those special singles that people are hoping for.

@ziggy7457 Жыл бұрын

There’s only five cards per pack? Wtf 😆 That tie is on f’ing point Prof

@Phavahg Жыл бұрын

none of the cards are commons is the short answer. however, as the Prof points out when you have 6 versions of the same rare card is it really rare? Also the packs contain "1-4 uncommons" but that might as well read "80% of the packs in a box contain 4 uncommons and 1 myth/rare" which was the case for the ones I opened. Not a single pack had more than 2 mythics/rares. There were several duplicate rares to boot -- in the same box.