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Opened my box. Got 5 mythics and an expedition (quarantine field, kiora, undergrowth champion, dragonmaster outcast, greenwarden of murasa, and expedition canopy vista)

 

[SigmasonicX]

The story as told in the Fat Pack book:

Spoiler

Gideon successfully retakes Sea Gate with the help of his Allies.

Ob Nixilis loses a fight with Nissa at Khalni Heart (she gets her powers back); Ob was trying to use it to reignite his spark.

Jace heads for the Eye of Ugin and when he gets there, Ugin is already there trying to fix it - they have smart alecky conversation.

Gideon figures out he can trap Ulamog with an Aligned Hedron Network. He traps Ulamog in it, but then Ob Nixilis flies out and directs the hedron power to himself to reignite his spark.

Oh noes, Ulamog is free!

I feel like some of these events should have gotten story cards over ones that did.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Nice pulls, but whoever in their marketing department got the idea to call these full art needs a kick in the dick.

 

[hort]

Nice pulls, but whoever in their marketing department got the idea to call these full art needs a kick in the dick.

After seeing it in person, I completely agree.

 

[OnPoint]

The story sounds... weird.

So after all that,

Spoiler

Ulamog doesn't get defeated

? I guess you gotta

Spoiler

save something for the next set

 

[The Technomancer]

The story sounds... weird.

So after all that,

Spoiler

Ulamog doesn't get defeated

? I guess you gotta

Spoiler

save something for the next set

Hmm...lends more credence to Kozilek not being on OGW I guess

 

[Firemind]

Spoiler

He was obviously successful, though, no? He has his spark back doesn't he?

Yes, he adresses that in the last paragraph.

 

[OnPoint]

Yes, he adresses that in the last paragraph.

I know, I edited after realizing I didn't read it all.

 

[SigmasonicX]

We should have gotten a card like this instead of Nissa bringing about allergy season:

Demon's Reawakening - 4B
Sorcery
As an additional cost, sacrifice a colorless nonland permanent.
Choose one--
* Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
* Return target planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put two additional loyalty counters on it.
"Noooooooooooooo!" - Gideon Jura, in slow motion

 

[kirblar]

Well, I guess he's not the surprise black power ranger.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

Might not be an expedition, but a pretty sweet pack. From my fat pack, the only thing I was planning on buying

 

[SigmasonicX]

Might not be an expedition, but a pretty sweet pack. From my fat pack, the only thing I was planning on buying

Oh damn, Ulamog and foil Ulamog in the same pack.

 

[Firemind]

I would have taken the Stasis Snare.

 

[OnPoint]

Oh damn, Ulamog and foil Ulamog in the same pack.

Dulamog (n.) - DULE-a-mog - the act of pulling two Ulamog's from a single pack, formed from the combination of 'dual' and 'ulamog'​

 

[Ashodin]

Might not be an expedition, but a pretty sweet pack. From my fat pack, the only thing I was planning on buying

The fuck!

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Off to my first draft soon, gonna force awaken control so hard.

 

[Gaming Truth]

It should be mandatory that any Gaffer who opens an Expedition land posts pics. So pretty.

Okay:

This was from a pack in the prerelease and I've already flipped it

 

[Kid Ska]

Lmao dualamog

Got Gideon in my fatpack. Also got Bring to Light and Omnath.
So, not too bad

 

[Angry Grimace]

I would have taken the Stasis Snare.

Thanks for the tip Mr. Maynard

Lmao dualamog

Got Gideon in my fatpack. Also got Bring to Light and Omnath.
So, not too bad

I got a Canopy Vista. And a Lumbering Falls. And uh, Akoum Firebird, basically what I am saying is screw you guys.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Dulamog (n.) - DULE-a-mog - the act of pulling two Ulamog's from a single pack, formed from the combination of 'dual' and 'ulamog'​

Bofamog

 

[hort]

Got a full play set of ruinous paths on day 1

 

[Angry Grimace]

Bofamog

BOFA DEEZ ULAMOG

Spoiler

's nuuuuuuuuuuuuuutz

 

[Firemind]

Okay:



This was from a pack in the prerelease and I've already flipped it

holy fuck

it's beautiful ;-;

 

["God's Beard!"]

Oh damn, Ulamog and foil Ulamog in the same pack.

been there done that

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

this is my first time with mythics. I did get a deathrite shaman with foil in the same pack before.

Best double mythic ive seen was one not matching. My brother got confidant and foil karn in the same MM2015 pack

 

[Angry Grimace]

I only got a double mythic once, a Sigarda Host of Herons and a Bruna, Light of Alabaster. That was the only Avacyn Restored pack I ever opened. I only opened one pack of Innistrad in paper either, that was a Snapcaster Mage.

 

[JulianImp]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";180551376]been there done that

[/QUOTE]

Damn, and the only dual rare+foil I ever got was Reaper King... in a booster pack with the Reaper King art on its cover. I only wish it was some more desirable card like yours...

My pet peeve when opening packs for prereleases and drafts has always been getting multiple copies of the overcosted blue enchantment of the set. A happier reocurring theme is that I got two black foil cards in high demand (LOR Thoughtseize and LotV) in single random packs I was given out. The foil Lili was the best thing ever since it was in a booster I got by sheer luck in a FNM, and a kid said "wouldn't it be cool if you opened a foil Liliana?" right before the fact.

Other than that, my pulls tend to be bad to average, with just a couple highlights here and there. Then there's a guy who tends to end up with crazy value in his prerelease pools without fail, only to get really salty and (jokingly?) threaten to quit the game due to getting mana screwed/flooded.

 

[pelicansurf]

I had a ugin, foil ugin in a pack. I also pulled an alt art ugin during prelease. Call me Mr. Ugin.

In this prerelease I pulled 3 of the mythic extra turns. It was really sad.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I only opened one pack of Innistrad in paper either, that was a Snapcaster Mage.

Same here, the only pack of Innistrad I ever got came out of one of those wal-mart triple packs my friends and I got for a chaos draft, and I opened Snapcaster. Didn't play enough constructed at the time to understand the long-term significance, though. I only recently completed the set.

 

[Angry Grimace]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";180553056]Same here, the only pack of Innistrad I ever got came out of one of those wal-mart triple packs my friends and I got for a chaos draft, and I opened Snapcaster. Didn't play enough constructed at the time to understand the long-term significance, though. I only recently completed the set.[/QUOTE]

I take it back, there was a second pack that had a Hinterland Harbor.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

I got Elesh Norn and Karn in back to back MM15 packs. That's the best I've managed to do.

 

[The Technomancer]

this is my first time with mythics. I did get a deathrite shaman with foil in the same pack before.

Best double mythic ive seen was one not matching. My brother got confidant and foil karn in the same MM2015 pack

Its not an actual double mythic pull but my favorite pull story might still be the time I bought the Simic intro pack from Gatecrash because I wanted the promo and in the two bonus packs I got an Aurelia and an Obzedat

That or how like the one Chinese pack of New Phyrexia I bought had a Karn in it

 

[Kid Ska]

Ob Nix is the biggest dick and it's hilarious

 

[SigmasonicX]

Ob Nix is the biggest dick and it's hilarious

Ob Dix

 

[Angry Grimace]

Ob Dix

Dick Nixon

 

[WanderingWind]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";180551376]been there done that

[/QUOTE]

You were bragging?

 

[Haly]

Just waiting for people to start posting pics of their Alpha duals or whatever now.

Let's see those Moxes.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Battle for Zendikar survey

Time to express how you don't like things!

 

[Angry Grimace]

Decided to go out and see if I could find a Fat Pack somewhere in town. Two Super Targets, two Super Walmarts, Hastings, and a TRU later I come home empty handed. Looks like one dude went around town and bought everything out. Hooray. This will be the first set since coming back that I don't end up with at least one fat pack of.

I have an extra if you don't find one. I don't really know how much it would be to ship though.

 

[Haly]

MaRo is just going to spin it all positively and pat himself on the back for what a great set Battle for Zendikar was.

 

[duxstar]

In khans I opened windswept heath + foil windswept heath, it was draft so I took the foil.

 

[WanderingWind]

If he doesn't jump on that Fat Pack, I'll buy it. Germany isn't exactly rolling in 'em.

 

[Toxi]

LIke this?

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[SigmasonicX]

MaRo is just going to spin it all positively and pat himself on the back for what a great set Battle for Zendikar was.

All evidence points to Wizards taking these surveys quite seriously. If you're referring to Avacyn Restored, they have repeatedly acknowledged that Limited was bad, but there are also other aspects of the set that was popular with players.

 

[aidan]

MaRo is just going to spin it all positively and pat himself on the back for what a great set Battle for Zendikar was.

With a bit of distance, MaRo generally seems to be pretty honest with most of the sets. He's in PR mode right now, and I'm sure in a couple of years we'll get a podcast from him explaining how much the block structure switch compromised BFZ.

 

[kirblar]

Battle for Zendikar survey

Time to express how you don't like things!

Holy shit the art is bad.

Like, holy shit. Now I get what HeebyGeeby was saying.

All evidence points to Wizards taking these surveys quite seriously. If you're referring to Avacyn Restored, they have repeatedly acknowledged that Limited was bad, but there are also other aspects of the set that was popular with players.

At the top end (Mythic rare) the set knocked it out of the park.

With a bit of distance, MaRo generally seems to be pretty honest with most of the sets. He's in PR mode right now, and I'm sure in a couple of years we'll get a podcast from him explaining how much the block structure switch compromised BFZ.

That's still damage control putting the blame off of himself for botching the Eldrazi design.

 

[Haly]

I decided to take the survey just to see what kind of questions they were asking and I got:

Thank you for your time. We're looking for people who fit a different profile for this survey.

I was rejected by an internet survey feels bad man.

 

[The Technomancer]

I decided to take the survey just to see what kind of questions they were asking and I got:


I was rejected by an internet survey feels bad man.

I'm amazed that my demographic info as "24 year old who's been playing for 10 years" doesn't get rejected for being like....the second most common player type second to "24 year old who's been playing for four years"

 

[Socat]

I decided to take the survey just to see what kind of questions they were asking and I got:


I was rejected by an internet survey feels bad man.

Welcome to being part of the target demographic and not being quick enough lol

 

[SigmasonicX]

I decided to take the survey just to see what kind of questions they were asking and I got:


I was rejected by an internet survey feels bad man.

Well, if you took previous surveys, it's pretty much the same stuff.

New questions were:
* A question about your favorite card and why, which presented a drop-down list of every single card in the set, which was a bit awkward. I chose Nettle Drone, because I actually do think that card is very interesting in terms of gameplay.
* Questions about the changes to the prerelease. No question about the mulligan change.
* Story questions that I would have gotten wrong if that Fat Pack summary wasn't posted earlier.