Duskmourn and bloomburros play boxes are just draft boxes as set box prices. No list and reduced chance of multirare packs. The rest of the boxes i agree with but mostly BUY SINGLES
One thing to note with the baulders gate set vs draft is that with the way the sorting/algorithm worked for the packs is that with set boosters you get way more legendary creatures than the other mythics and rares in the set. I have seen both boxes opened and the draft always opens more of the ancient dragons.
Beezy and Mia, amazing video! I've been wishing someone would make a video like this. As someone who enjoys cracking packs, a lot of the magic community comes off as toxic. Trust me, most people understand cracking packs is a gamble. If we're doing it, though, it's so nice to have a creator giving some advice and tips so people aren't missing out on opportunities or further wasting money. One note I'll add depending on budget consider collector booster boxes, IF you're spending $200 plus, i.e., two boxes, it's often worth it jumping to collector in my experience. If your budget is $100, don't push yourself just to get the collector. Good luck and safe hunting!
I love the suggestion of buying a booster box for inspiration to build a themed deck out of. I got a Set Booster box for Neon Dynasty, and ended up pulling about 90% of what i needed for a mean Isshin, Two Heavens As One deck.
Is there a spreadsheet list of your commons/uncommons/rares/mythics playability? Would be a useful thing for the greater community to reference. Full disclosure: I'm also preparing to sell premade decks, so I would love a more detailed view.
I love the comments, yeah just buy singles or proxy every single card you ever touch, I'm sure that if everyone who played followed this line of thinking it wouldn't negatively effect the game at all
it was overpriced and set booster boxes are still terrible. but draft booster boxes are very decent. A ton of value in the common slots already (natures lore, deadly dispute, lightning bolt). Some choice uncommons too. Just don't get setboxes (and also buy singles)
Newb question here. How do you determine the playability of a card, as per the percentages in the video? I need (some) help deciding which commons/uncommons are worth hanging on to out of the Commander Masters boxes I have cracked. Thanks
We went through the sets looking for cards we would grade about a C- or higher in regular commander. Cards that are at least functional, worth casting, and can forward your game plan in commander
Dom remastered is absolutely packed with heat for EDH. I grabbed a bunch of draft boxes for 95 but even at 115 the EV is pretty good force of will, tutors, sylvan library, entomb, swords to plowshares, sneak attack, wrath, BoP.... there's no way you crack a box of draft boosters and walk away without something playable and/or vaulable
Appreciate your insights and teamwork! Keep up the great work and keep those shorts coming as well! I can't believe Jeweled Lotus was banned. I heard that the card was too expensive, give me a break, what about Dockside and Mana Crypt!!! Ok, thanks for the vent.
I've opened a few packs of Commander Masters (maybe too small of a sample size), and it really seems like the value isn't there for the price of the packs. Like, yes there are staple cards for EDH at all rarities, but the rares I got didn't come close to the cost of the packs in value. I love the other two sets though
Ive thought about this before for modern and sticking to recent standard sets then I thought the dnd set was best you got the man lands which were playable, one of the cards that brought back grief for 1 mana, portable hole as a decent removal spell on an artifact along with an artifact land, and some decent utility creatures
@@NitpickingNerds you guys are like my favourite mtg channel btw. Been watching a while (since the Joe days :) ) and it’s so cool seeing you guys get featured in official and other big mtg TH-camrs stuff!
Murders at Karlov manor … wasn’t a great set .. but they released some great new COMMANDERS!!! I like “Eriette the beguiler” and “Judith Carnage Connoisseur”
Don't buy any boxes. These boxes are like $120 for a set box with $60 of value. And that's at market price. If we're talking about actual low price that you should be purchasing cards at, it's probably close to $30-$40 of 'value'.
Building a deck out of boosters you personally opened is an unique, albeit expensive, experience. I wish I had money to do that more often but then I end up with piles of useless commons.
Beezy literally said if you're chasing specific cards, buy singles. This is for building collections, or if you're opening because it's what you enjoy or want to do, then these are the best. This is a video that's been needed.
@YoungLiam74 That's the toxic extremes the community is full of. It's a great option and needs more support. It's not the only way and no one's wrong for opening packs and enjoying it. No one's wrong buying singles.
Don't buy Battle For Baldur's Gate SET box ! Buy a Draft booster Box ! An 18-pack set booster is simply NOT worth it. If you're on the fence, just don't do it. Draft packs comes with 20 cards/packs with +1 slot for a rare/mythic card compared to the Set Booster... oh and it's a 24 packs box
yeah!! draft all the way!! there's so many ways in which draft boxes are superior for that set. 1. Ridiculous duplication because of guaranteed legendary and background cards in set boosters. You open one box and you'll barely get copies of key uncommons and even commons because the set boosters have some seriouslyy weird collation, but instead you will have 4-5 copies of each of the uncommon legends and while those are cool, you just don't need a playset of each of them. 2. There's a ton of excellent commons in Baldur's Gate and draft booster boxes have more boosters (24 vs 18) and those boosters have way more commons in them, so you basically open almost twice as many commons if you open a draft box instead of set box. And this is relevant because there's a lot of value in the commons. Lightning Bolt, Nature's Lore (!!), Deadly dispute and some surprisingly sought after pauper staples (I'd assume) with Avenging Hunter and Breath Weapon. And in addition to that just a ton of playables that kind of got initially underlooked. 3. Because the set boosters went completely overboard with guaranteed legendary slots, they only have ONE guaranteed rare/mythic slot for non-legendary cards. The rest is low probability "wildcard" or foil slots. Most of the money cards in Baldur's Gate are NON-legendary. You have basically the same chance of opening battlebond lands, displacer kitten and mythic dragons in a draft booster box simply bexause, again, a draft box has more boosters in it. -> stay away of set booster boxes from baldur's gate.
no Dominaria Remastered?? It had ALL the 1 drop tutors, force of will & mana drain. Wasn't much that wasn't playable in that set. Wilds of Eldraine was even better & more playable than Baldur's gate, commander players famously hated that set & it bombed out.
I bought MH3 for the nadu and built a nadu deck and I'm ok with losing it that fast. Of course they would ban the first cheap competitive commander in years.
Boxes are $150 to $180 and sometimes over $200 in Canada. We get fucked for prices rip us Canadians 🫡 I’ve only split booster boxes with my brother and even by splitting, I’d get some valuable cards like the fetch/pain lands, but because they decreased in price, I was better off buying them single
For some reason, this video uploaded in Standard Definition. Sorry about the quality dip! Hopefully it’s not too bad ❤
ngl i was like what happened to my settings!?
I thought it was just the stream quality.
Wow who is that handsome guy at the beginning???
Jealous of that stache game 👨🏽
You just made my day.
what a cutie fr
Oh, oh my, who’s this HowlingSaltMine guy? He’s handsome
Are people here flirting with Sam? You’re veeeerry handsome sir
That intro im dying!!!
Goodbye buzzy we hardly knew you
😂😂😂😂
I'm glad you Nerds had some fun with this.
Duskmourn and bloomburros play boxes are just draft boxes as set box prices. No list and reduced chance of multirare packs. The rest of the boxes i agree with but mostly BUY SINGLES
They weren’t recommending the first two they were showing them to give a baseline for the three decks after.
OH MY GOD THE RC BANNED BEEZY TOO?!
Underrated comment
One thing to note with the baulders gate set vs draft is that with the way the sorting/algorithm worked for the packs is that with set boosters you get way more legendary creatures than the other mythics and rares in the set. I have seen both boxes opened and the draft always opens more of the ancient dragons.
I'd just pick a set with playable multicolor lands. Karlov manor and new capenna usually cheap af boxes with 15$ rare lands.
Beezy and Mia, amazing video!
I've been wishing someone would make a video like this. As someone who enjoys cracking packs, a lot of the magic community comes off as toxic.
Trust me, most people understand cracking packs is a gamble. If we're doing it, though, it's so nice to have a creator giving some advice and tips so people aren't missing out on opportunities or further wasting money.
One note I'll add depending on budget consider collector booster boxes, IF you're spending $200 plus, i.e., two boxes, it's often worth it jumping to collector in my experience.
If your budget is $100, don't push yourself just to get the collector.
Good luck and safe hunting!
I pulled an ancient copper and gold out of baldurs gate along with Karlach! My dragon deck has never been happier!
On the building a deck from a box experience, my pod did a deck build from a thunder junction play box each. We all made fun, solid, and unique decks.
Whichever of these boxes has the most goblins I will be buying. it's most likely to have some nice little treats for us Krenko, Mob Boss players.
Sorry we did not comment on the percentage of goblins found at each rarity
That dual deck Merfolk Vs Goblins was such a great pick up, it was like $20 and it had Krenko and a bunch of other good staple goblins in it.
Holy shit, hi Sam!! 😂 fancy seeing you here
Sam is the goat
Because Beezy doesn’t learn from his mistakes…
That first Mystery Booster box when it was like $110 is still my favorite, that’s where I got my Teferi’s Protection, Elesh Norn, Purphoros and more.
I love the suggestion of buying a booster box for inspiration to build a themed deck out of. I got a Set Booster box for Neon Dynasty, and ended up pulling about 90% of what i needed for a mean Isshin, Two Heavens As One deck.
It's the howling salt mine!, tududuudu tudududuu. Nice to see you in the intro of the Nitpicking Nerds. Great fan of your podcast.
Thanks for being a prospector!
The intro then cut to the new host.. lol
Move over, buzzy
Is there a spreadsheet list of your commons/uncommons/rares/mythics playability? Would be a useful thing for the greater community to reference. Full disclosure: I'm also preparing to sell premade decks, so I would love a more detailed view.
I love the comments, yeah just buy singles or proxy every single card you ever touch, I'm sure that if everyone who played followed this line of thinking it wouldn't negatively effect the game at all
I gotta say, Sam does a solid Beezy
My job security has never been lower
awesome video! i've been wondering about this for some months now, ty so much
Every time I deck build and I find an “obscure” gem it’s always from commander Legends Boulders Gate. Definitely a slept on set
it was overpriced and set booster boxes are still terrible. but draft booster boxes are very decent. A ton of value in the common slots already (natures lore, deadly dispute, lightning bolt). Some choice uncommons too. Just don't get setboxes (and also buy singles)
I lol’d and rewinded the video to see that intro again. Hilarious!!
Had to call myself out! 😂
Sam!!! What a nice surprise!
I wonder if the commander masters deck will start to lower in price a bit now that the chase card is banned
What about Wilds of Eldraine I thought that enchantment slot had some real good stuff
10:09 My brain has been broken by the internet, because all I heard was "Hawk Tuah It" 😂
Bloomburrow has a very fun draft experience absolutely would pick that up if your drafting with a group
Newb question here. How do you determine the playability of a card, as per the percentages in the video? I need (some) help deciding which commons/uncommons are worth hanging on to out of the Commander Masters boxes I have cracked. Thanks
We went through the sets looking for cards we would grade about a C- or higher in regular commander. Cards that are at least functional, worth casting, and can forward your game plan in commander
@@NitpickingNerds Thank you. I guess there's no substitute for experience with the game in this case. I appreciate the reply
That opening well done! I love it!
RIP BEEZY
NN host 2018-2024
Dom remastered is absolutely packed with heat for EDH. I grabbed a bunch of draft boxes for 95 but even at 115 the EV is pretty good
force of will, tutors, sylvan library, entomb, swords to plowshares, sneak attack, wrath, BoP.... there's no way you crack a box of draft boosters and walk away without something playable and/or vaulable
great format, thanks a lot!
Appreciate your insights and teamwork! Keep up the great work and keep those shorts coming as well! I can't believe Jeweled Lotus was banned. I heard that the card was too expensive, give me a break, what about Dockside and Mana Crypt!!! Ok, thanks for the vent.
March of Machines might be a good option for box building decks.
HAHAA love the intro!
I've opened a few packs of Commander Masters (maybe too small of a sample size), and it really seems like the value isn't there for the price of the packs. Like, yes there are staple cards for EDH at all rarities, but the rares I got didn't come close to the cost of the packs in value. I love the other two sets though
I think March of the Machines should be mentioned here, some of the "stables" in my commander group all come from MoM
yeah, was a bit surprised not to see it here. We drafted that set a bit and the amount of playables is astonishing.
great type of video ! would be cool to see this for every set that comes out :p !
Dominaria remastered is an honourable mention imo
Ive thought about this before for modern and sticking to recent standard sets then I thought the dnd set was best you got the man lands which were playable, one of the cards that brought back grief for 1 mana, portable hole as a decent removal spell on an artifact along with an artifact land, and some decent utility creatures
I wouldn't say that set anymore though
I am not surprised that all of these booster boxes are from recent sets (when they started designing for commander).
What do you think the best set for enchantments is?
$140 is way too much for any base box. Great video guys, love this video format. ❤
This is the perfect timing for me haha I was just looking at boxes
Destiny? 👀
@@NitpickingNerds you guys are like my favourite mtg channel btw.
Been watching a while (since the Joe days :) ) and it’s so cool seeing you guys get featured in official and other big mtg TH-camrs stuff!
I miss the old host, Sam. Interested to see how this new guy Buzzy does, he's got a lot to live up to.
In my humblest opinion, otj , Woe and jumpstart are the best to open atm outside of premium packs, masters stuff
Intro really got me 🤣
RIP Buzzy
Murders at Karlov manor … wasn’t a great set .. but they released some great new COMMANDERS!!!
I like “Eriette the beguiler” and “Judith Carnage Connoisseur”
I just bought myself a box of timespiral remastered. Dont even care if i "lose money" i want to show my friends what a cool draft it can be.
Had a blast in the draft I did with friends!
i fell in love with Sam
I’m blushing
I’m a huge fan of the XY swords. I sold my Sword of wealth and power 🤷🏻♂️ it can be good I guess but in my opinion it’s just not good
best intro ever
I’m wheezing.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Okay, as far as a methodology for buying sealed product, this is not bad. Someone should create a spreadsheet or something to spread around.
I hardly comment
Let alone positive ones
Thanks I appreciate this video
BUT SAM, WHATS SALT?
SALT IS FRUSTRATION IN THE GAME…
Don't buy any boxes. These boxes are like $120 for a set box with $60 of value. And that's at market price. If we're talking about actual low price that you should be purchasing cards at, it's probably close to $30-$40 of 'value'.
I counter with cracking packs for the thrill of good cards is fun
Building a deck out of boosters you personally opened is an unique, albeit expensive, experience. I wish I had money to do that more often but then I end up with piles of useless commons.
HAHA the intro!
Great joke right from the start 🤣🤣 made me laugh ❤
Buy singles!
why is this in 480p?
Cracking open boosters like it's 2007 again
Stay tuned for our Shards of Alara commander set review
Rip beezy
None are good to buy - only singles make sense + proxies
The Prof says buy singles instead
Yeah, a good use for this is for what packs to get when chaos drafting or for just regular drafting if you want with friends
Beezy literally said if you're chasing specific cards, buy singles.
This is for building collections, or if you're opening because it's what you enjoy or want to do, then these are the best.
This is a video that's been needed.
That do be facts tho
Proxying is the way to go. Your doing it wrong any other way
@YoungLiam74 That's the toxic extremes the community is full of.
It's a great option and needs more support. It's not the only way and no one's wrong for opening packs and enjoying it. No one's wrong buying singles.
mia seemed a little too excited in the beginning
Not gonna lie I watched the video where Beezy said that and I thought you guys were just gonna totally forget he said it lol
Mia would never let me forget ☠️
That intro LMFAO
Huh didn't knot beezy wore glasses
None, none of the boxes are good for your collection.
Draft boosters of Baldur gate are way better. No foil edged cards. But way more good commons and uncommon and even more rares and Mythics
Buy singles and proxies. Wotc should feel the hurt in their pockets for deceiving their players
I thought the video being in 480p has something to do with beezy getting laid off lmaoo
480p wtf
It's definitely not Caverns of Ixalan 🤣🤣🤣
Don't buy Battle For Baldur's Gate SET box ! Buy a Draft booster Box ! An 18-pack set booster is simply NOT worth it. If you're on the fence, just don't do it. Draft packs comes with 20 cards/packs with +1 slot for a rare/mythic card compared to the Set Booster... oh and it's a 24 packs box
yeah!! draft all the way!!
there's so many ways in which draft boxes are superior for that set.
1. Ridiculous duplication because of guaranteed legendary and background cards in set boosters. You open one box and you'll barely get copies of key uncommons and even commons because the set boosters have some seriouslyy weird collation, but instead you will have 4-5 copies of each of the uncommon legends and while those are cool, you just don't need a playset of each of them.
2. There's a ton of excellent commons in Baldur's Gate and draft booster boxes have more boosters (24 vs 18) and those boosters have way more commons in them, so you basically open almost twice as many commons if you open a draft box instead of set box. And this is relevant because there's a lot of value in the commons. Lightning Bolt, Nature's Lore (!!), Deadly dispute and some surprisingly sought after pauper staples (I'd assume) with Avenging Hunter and Breath Weapon. And in addition to that just a ton of playables that kind of got initially underlooked.
3. Because the set boosters went completely overboard with guaranteed legendary slots, they only have ONE guaranteed rare/mythic slot for non-legendary cards. The rest is low probability "wildcard" or foil slots. Most of the money cards in Baldur's Gate are NON-legendary. You have basically the same chance of opening battlebond lands, displacer kitten and mythic dragons in a draft booster box simply bexause, again, a draft box has more boosters in it.
-> stay away of set booster boxes from baldur's gate.
Jumpscared me twice
WHY 480 P ????
AND WHERE IS THE NORMAL GUY ???
who is this new dude?
Are we ever gonna learn what happened with Joe? If not I understand but just curious
Sac’d to Phyrexian Altar
@@skeeva4523 haha lol
100000%
no Dominaria Remastered?? It had ALL the 1 drop tutors, force of will & mana drain. Wasn't much that wasn't playable in that set. Wilds of Eldraine was even better & more playable than Baldur's gate, commander players famously hated that set & it bombed out.
To everyone who is saying buy singles, that is not really the point here. The video is for people who do want to buy boosters and enjoy it.
Lmfao ya a trip he bet his magic career and lost so ya switched him out temporarily nice one
None the answer is none, singles and proxy's
Beezy Nadu-nadu… nadu gonna work here anymore!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😜😜😜
Where were you when Beezy's career was kill?
Seriously you don't think pact weapon is good?
the correct answer is none. buy singles.
I would highly recommend watching the video first
LoL
480p :(
WOTC must have paid for this video. Jeweled lotus was the fetch in commander masters and its banned. That box should drop by half in price.
100% for mythic rare Commander Masters... Jeweled Lotus is in that category so that's not true 😀
I bought MH3 for the nadu and built a nadu deck and I'm ok with losing it that fast. Of course they would ban the first cheap competitive commander in years.
What happened to assassin's Creed
I don't get buying proxies. I guess these are the same people who buy fake watches.
But all these cards will be banned soon!
Yikes utube career (>.>)>
Boxes are $150 to $180 and sometimes over $200 in Canada. We get fucked for prices rip us Canadians 🫡
I’ve only split booster boxes with my brother and even by splitting, I’d get some valuable cards like the fetch/pain lands, but because they decreased in price, I was better off buying them single