Here we go, first boxxxx.....
Here we go, first boxxxx.....
First Box Report:
Only one duplicate rare, Sphinx of Jwar Isle. I also got a duplicate of my foil rare, but that's normal.
Number of Fetch lands; 4
# of Mythics: 6 - Ob Nixilis, Kalitas, Felidar Sovreign, Nissa Revane, Warren Instigator, Mindbreak Trap
# of Foil Rare - 1, Devout Lightcaster
Box Two:
# of Duplicate rares: 1 I got two World Quellers, which is great because I want like 17 of them. I also got duplicates of both of my foil rares
# of fetchlands: 3
# of Mythics - 4 - Ob Nixilis x2, Lorthos, Sorin Markov
# of Foil Rares: 2 - Ob Nixilis, Sphinx of Lost Truths
So, less fetches and mythics, but the amazing foil mythic makes up for it. Ob Nixilis foil is hot rihght now. Many think he is the new Rafiq of Many, a highly playable and sought after legendary mythic. and I got one in teh first box and two int eh second, plus one of them foiled. No regrets there. Value-wise, that's better than the average value of a random mythic and fetch land.
Cards I still want for my deck:
Chandra Ablaze
Iona, Shield fo Emeria
Lotus Cobra
Day of Judgment
Roil Elemental
The Good Stuff:
For you budget folks out there, here are gthe good non-rare, non-lands from Zendikar I;m very high on and are immediately inclusions in H&J.
Relic Crush - Destroys, instantly, as naturalize and can get you a s3econd naturalize for free if you want. Quite good because of its flexibility.
Gatekeeper of maliker - edicts are great
Frontier Guide - neverending mana
Expedition map gets you anuy land, not just basics, and is an artifact for any color of deck. Amazing.
Mold Shambler - Common, 3/3, destroys any non-creature, which includes Planeswalkers.
Heartstabber Mosquito - Unlike a lot of other black kjill, this takes out any creature, without any restricion.
Oran-Rief recluse - destroying flyers is gravy, and few have pro-green. the only flyer shtat surviv e- Eesha, Simic Sky Swaller, Pristine, Iridescent, and then some that no one ever plays like Zephid and Cerealn Wyvern.
Kor Catographer 0- CIP land for Whte, awesome
Khalni Heart Expedition - great acceleration and color fixin'.
Explorer's scope - Solid in the right circumstances.
Summoner's bane - Probably one of my favorite four cc counters of all time.
Journery to Nowhere - better than Oublliette
Reckless Scholar - Cephalid Seer for wizards and humans.
Kor Sanctifiers - CIP and Disenchants
Khalni Gem - Fine mana fixin' and helps with landfall.
The box I opened had a bunch of doubles... but the goods first
4 Fetches (1ug, 2 bg, 1 ur)
1 Cobra
2 Day of Judgement
1 Foil Mythic Iona
I got 2 of each of these...
Bloodchief Ascension
Malakir Bloodwitch
Luminarch Ascension
Day of Judgment
Verdant Catacombs
Magosi, the Waterveil
Oracle of Mul Daya
Terra Stomper
Elemental Appeal
Chandra Ablaze
So only 16 packs had unique rares... at least I got most of the goods I was looking for and I was able to sell one Day of Judgment on the spot. Anyone looking for a Lotus Cobra?
-JRR
Could it be that we rocked the duplicates so much because we got our box(es) from the same case?Originally Posted by jrr
-Chad
The first deck in next week's article looks like it would be awesome to play. I built in a lot of synergies.
Ok I have some time, let's open up my other two boxes.
Okay, first five packs so far, mythic, foil rare, rare, mythic, mythic, mythic. Four mythic sand fooil rare in five packs. Wow.
So here are the card that have made it into my 5-color deck:
Lands
Greypelt Refuge
Akoum Refuge
Kazandu Refuge
Sejiri Refuge
Jwar Isle Refuge
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Skalding Tarn
Verdant Catacombs
(Need more fetches)
Creatures
Rampaging Baloths
Gatekeeper of Malakir
World Queller
Frontier Guide
Vampire Nighthawk
Obsidian Fireheart
Mold Shambler
Artifacts
Explorer's Scope
Expedition Map
Sorceries
Day of Judgment
Rite of Replication
Enchantments
Luminarch Ascension
Bloodchief Ascension
Oran-Rief Recluse didn't quite make the cut, I really couldn't find a place for a 6 mana removal spell.
Khalni Heart Expedition requires 2 mana to cast, and then 3 more lands have to come into play under your control before it does anything for you, so it didn't make it.
-JRR
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