3:25 "Back when a box topper was exciting and actually meant something. Back before they put box toppers and things with common/uncommon cards" *immediately opens an uncommon as a box topper*
Could get socially stoned for this but the majority of this comment section is older people jerking each others nostalgia boners. Like WOTC has taken MTG to shit (never even touched it and I can tell) not defending them at all but dang, this is like worrisome amounts of a circlejerk. [Oh and not this comment reply section, this is like the most tame one I’ve seen so far]
I miss this kind of opening where it's simple, consistent card design. Where we are just looking for foils and extended arts. Unlike now, so many variants, doesn't feel mtg now. Those were the days.
Exactly thank collector boxes 4 this n stupid universe beyond crap when every card is foil and 4 or 5 rares a pack nothing can be special miss these old products
Yes! I finally get to see Rudy make a 12-15 minute video of him opening like 3 booster boxes in one go. I know it’s not like this in this video but usually he opens up 2 or 3 booster boxes and the video is like 13 minutes and that’s why I watch Rudy for box openings
Fans Seeing Thumbnail: "You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Hasbro, not join them! Bring balance to our wallets, not leave it in darkness!" Rudy: "I never agreed to that!"
Finally, clickbait that doesn't leave you dissatisfied. A fun opening to watch. An actual joy. I feel like I stepped back into Magic at the worst possible juncture, dear gods. Just after Unfunity, with the build-up to the MTG Fungible Tokens. Timewalking back to when variants meant dopamine, not confusion.
Loved this.. brought me back to simpler times before the world shut down. The past 2.5 years have been really weird and tough on me mentally. Seeing Rudy do a box opening of Ultimate Masters almost makes me believe that things have a chance of returning to some kind of normalcy.
Rudy: "When a box topper was actually exciting, and it actually meant something. Before they made box toppers with common and uncommon-cards." **Opens an uncommon**
I remember watching videos of Rudy doing box openings of this set back when it dropped and he lost his mind with all the Lillies and Karns patrons were getting. 🤣 those were the best box opening videos ever.
i was half expecting you to open a few packs from a bunch of different sets across magic's history, which would be the ultimate Magic 30th opening (and much better than what they gave us for the "real 30th celebration". This was still good.
You know, something I think not enough people talk about in regards to the value of staples: yes, secret lairs and all the different varients dilute value, but you also now have so many specialty products introducing cards outside of the normal standard sets, and that has unforseen consequences. A big part of what makes a card iconic, especially in the modern era, is how powerful it is at the competitive tables and the stories that surround it. There is a reason that Tarmogoyf is no longer a $50+ card. It still held that value even after being reprinted three times; the reason it has tanked is because it is now in the fringe playable category pile of modern/legacy cards. Snapcaster mage, Liliana of the Veil, Cryptic Command were all once pillars of these formats, and the reprint equity for these masters sets was still there. Liliana was still $100 after her masters reprint, now she's 30, and she was on the decline even before DMU dropped. Snapcaster Mage hasn't even been reprinted and has tanked. Now that you have sets like modern horizons allowing wizards to push the power levels of cards so high that it pushes old cards out of playability because they don't have to be careful about balancing for standard... and of course, standard play rates have dwindled significantly as well and they wonder why. Idk, just something I thought about when seeing that Liliana art on the first pack you opened. Nice throwback, love to see this set again. What an awesome set it was.
Sad to see how much boxes have changed, this was a top tier box when it was actually difficult to get the chase cards and the value reflected that, you can tell that the 'game' of magic is what comes first here the financials are just icing on the cake not the other way around If everything is special nothing is
Man, the contrast between then and now is unnerving. I’ve been disconnected from Magic and thought I was just growing out of it, but this box really brought me back. This is the game I really enjoyed! It’s too bad what’s happened, least I still have all my old cards. Not to mention the quality of the product is much better, the quality of todays cards is insulting.
It was amazing to see a regular old school box opening. Simple, elegant and beautiful... I wish mtg will get back to this kind of products... Thank you for sharing🌮
Yeah. I get how Magic 30th is hurting the game (a "product for the fans" that is anything but) and how overprinting everything else isn't helping, but complaining about card variants is closer to "I like things how they used to be," not actually, "things used to be objectively better." It's a line of thinking that has no end. It was "better before mythics," "better when it was just boosters and starters," "better before [name your gameplay mechanic]", "before Commander-focused sets," and to really follow that pattern, "before any foils," "before white border cards," "before multicolor cards," "before boosters expanded beyond 8 cards." There are definitely signposts along Magic's history which draw a path from "how things used to be" and "now," but to decide that 2018 (generally, the "before Collector boosters" era) was "the good old days" is just people expressing what they're nostalgic for presented as if it's more than just nostalgia driving it.
Enjoyed the intro and its music. Even happier to see it _wasn't_ a Magic 30 box ... Then the POG: Mythic in first pack, excellent rare in second pack! Was also happy to see that I have quite a few of the cards that showed up in this opening, that I've got from their original sets :)
A dragon with his treasure. Always grateful for the entertainment, Rudy. Thank you for the reminder the world will never run out of Magic…and Star Trek cards.
I remember cracking open a box of M14 for a friendly draft during COVID, and I really gotta say, less is more. If you ever get a chance to open an older set, and I mean like pre 2015, do it. It's a different experience, the art is different, foils actually feel special (and look way more beautiful). Maybe one day I'll buy a few packs of something like ice age or chronicles to get the feeling of something that was way before my time, I imagine those are special too, in their own way.
Just a couple of years ago Rudy would include the word Taco in every sentence... TACOS FROM BELOW... CAVERN OF TACOS... Thanks for the blast from the past Rudy.
Would love to see more of your stock of Dead TCGs/CCGs. Always interesting to see what games flopped and even so if people are looking for them. I know Ollies Discount store has been selling Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions booster boxes, Dothack// TCG, and the very popular and very well made Austin Powers Collectable Card Game.
You got me, man. I was watching the whole intro thinking to myself "Rudy isn't staying the course.. not mad, but very disappointed.", then the UMA box dropped. Well done, Rudy.
Tomb is around 60-65, Cavern is around 50, Balefire is around 30 bucks. Entomb around 30. Engineered explosives is around 10 bucks. Since you mentioned how time changes... Goyf, the card that used to be $100 or more depending on the print. Was 40 when this set first came out... Now its around 10 bucks!
Thanks god Rudy , finally ! Good Old Ultimate masters opening . I still remember when Rudy has opened in two boxes two Cavern of Souls and box topper as well in addition . He was yelling out of camera: "Thats it , Im done ! " Good , how did you say many times throught video . " Back in the days , it was good old opening ! " Thanks you for staying with us ! Price sensitive community . I have enjoyed video 100 per cent
I love the idea of reprinting the reserve list. Reprint it til they're worthless. That way all the collector value crashes, and the game can be about the fun again.
@@definitelynotnick2454 how so? Reprinting the list gives everyone full access to what's on it. How can that not be the best possible outcome for players?
i feel that so much, back then when i came home, opend my foil lilly and was happy .... waited to online train for sealed nights and couldnt wait for a new set ... and now "oh no not another set and so much new cards in 2months ... enough .... i even stick with hearthstone ... where the release cycle is not fast .... that times
Hey you got Star Wars boxes!? Nice!! Props on the Mirage homage - sweet art on that Firebreathing - love that block! “Just a few years ago it was normal Magic” - in addition to power creep I’d like to call it variation creep but it’s more like “Variation Virus” - timeline curiously matches another outbreak 😷. Maybe Hasbro’s brains got infected 🤷🏼♂️
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Brings back many good memories of when Magic boxes were actually fun and genuinely exciting to crack.
I love Rudy’s version of Clickbait
3:25 "Back when a box topper was exciting and actually meant something. Back before they put box toppers and things with common/uncommon cards" *immediately opens an uncommon as a box topper*
*Curb Your Enthusiasm music playing*
I came here looking for this comment because I knew there was no way I was the first to hear the ding of irony right as he says that.
Could get socially stoned for this but the majority of this comment section is older people jerking each others nostalgia boners. Like WOTC has taken MTG to shit (never even touched it and I can tell) not defending them at all but dang, this is like worrisome amounts of a circlejerk. [Oh and not this comment reply section, this is like the most tame one I’ve seen so far]
God, I would love to see Rudy's warehouse(s)...ahem, basement(s).
For anyone wondering, this is what heaven looks like.
I could literally watch that forever, so beautiful.
@@radiantcharisma I'd love a wide camera walk through of every facility Rudy has
I'd be more respectful than at a art exhibit
150%
I seriously miss openings like this. The special stuff makes it unexceptional.
the last cycle i opened and enjoyed opening was rath after that all downhill from there
that ending bit almost brought me to tears I miss this game so much. we're in the wrong timeline.
Truly makes you think about how 2019 was really peaceful and we did not even know it
Was very cohesive back then. Makes me sad to think about it now.
Rudy has the best sense of humor...and product from every card game known to man.
But does he have the new one piece card game?
@@IAmLeutrimTopalli out of all the card games you chose the newest one 💀
Does he have the austin powers card game?
Best 30th anniversary opening I've scene yet. 2 lands, and pretty damn good rares. Very nice 🌮🌮🌮
I miss this kind of opening where it's simple, consistent card design. Where we are just looking for foils and extended arts. Unlike now, so many variants, doesn't feel mtg now. Those were the days.
Exactly thank collector boxes 4 this n stupid universe beyond crap when every card is foil and 4 or 5 rares a pack nothing can be special miss these old products
@P Webb. "And you knew where you were then! Girls were girls and men were men."
Do miss those good times
Yes! I finally get to see Rudy make a 12-15 minute video of him opening like 3 booster boxes in one go. I know it’s not like this in this video but usually he opens up 2 or 3 booster boxes and the video is like 13 minutes and that’s why I watch Rudy for box openings
Been watching ur channel for years Rudy and it never gets old
Fans Seeing Thumbnail: "You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Hasbro, not join them! Bring balance to our wallets, not leave it in darkness!"
Rudy: "I never agreed to that!"
4:36 Yes, I have been waiting a long time for this video. 😀
lol the low battery beep in your smoke detector is just brilliant
Finally, clickbait that doesn't leave you dissatisfied. A fun opening to watch. An actual joy. I feel like I stepped back into Magic at the worst possible juncture, dear gods. Just after Unfunity, with the build-up to the MTG Fungible Tokens. Timewalking back to when variants meant dopamine, not confusion.
Man what a time. How simple things use to be for magic the gathering. I miss this. Thanks Rudy for the good ol flashback.
This was a crazy homerun of a box
Loved this.. brought me back to simpler times before the world shut down. The past 2.5 years have been really weird and tough on me mentally. Seeing Rudy do a box opening of Ultimate Masters almost makes me believe that things have a chance of returning to some kind of normalcy.
_Normality_ is the word you're looking for, there! 😉
@@baronvonschnellenstein2811 Actually either word works, but thanks for your wonderful comment.
Rudy: "When a box topper was actually exciting, and it actually meant something. Before they made box toppers with common and uncommon-cards." **Opens an uncommon**
I remember watching videos of Rudy doing box openings of this set back when it dropped and he lost his mind with all the Lillies and Karns patrons were getting. 🤣 those were the best box opening videos ever.
i was half expecting you to open a few packs from a bunch of different sets across magic's history, which would be the ultimate Magic 30th opening (and much better than what they gave us for the "real 30th celebration". This was still good.
Me too. Patrons step up!!😅
You know, something I think not enough people talk about in regards to the value of staples: yes, secret lairs and all the different varients dilute value, but you also now have so many specialty products introducing cards outside of the normal standard sets, and that has unforseen consequences. A big part of what makes a card iconic, especially in the modern era, is how powerful it is at the competitive tables and the stories that surround it. There is a reason that Tarmogoyf is no longer a $50+ card. It still held that value even after being reprinted three times; the reason it has tanked is because it is now in the fringe playable category pile of modern/legacy cards. Snapcaster mage, Liliana of the Veil, Cryptic Command were all once pillars of these formats, and the reprint equity for these masters sets was still there. Liliana was still $100 after her masters reprint, now she's 30, and she was on the decline even before DMU dropped. Snapcaster Mage hasn't even been reprinted and has tanked. Now that you have sets like modern horizons allowing wizards to push the power levels of cards so high that it pushes old cards out of playability because they don't have to be careful about balancing for standard... and of course, standard play rates have dwindled significantly as well and they wonder why.
Idk, just something I thought about when seeing that Liliana art on the first pack you opened. Nice throwback, love to see this set again. What an awesome set it was.
Gotta be honest, this video really struck a chord with me. You said a lot of things that are simply spot on. Thanks for opening this awesome box.
This video is a real blast from the past I think I know the full set list and I’ve never even seen a box in person
Damn magic really went from 0-200 fast on varients and rarity
They totally 90s sports carded.
Sad to see how much boxes have changed, this was a top tier box when it was actually difficult to get the chase cards and the value reflected that, you can tell that the 'game' of magic is what comes first here the financials are just icing on the cake not the other way around
If everything is special nothing is
Excellent job so far Moving On(tm) from Magic 30, Rudy!
Hold alt and type 0153
Beautiful intro and the best magic 30th celebration opening ever! Thank you Rudy!
Man half way into watching Rudy’s new video he uploads another one
YES!!! Such a refreshing change of pace after the Magic 30th garbage fire. Simpler times😢
Man, the contrast between then and now is unnerving. I’ve been disconnected from Magic and thought I was just growing out of it, but this box really brought me back. This is the game I really enjoyed! It’s too bad what’s happened, least I still have all my old cards.
Not to mention the quality of the product is much better, the quality of todays cards is insulting.
How the heck have I been watching Rudy since before 2018? I still don't even play. I'm just in it for his luscious hair.
Likewise. This guy puts out entertaining content.
I always enjoy the flyby intros with showing us the true cool stuff, I mean Star Wars? Twilight? Now that's some spicy stuff right there.
It was amazing to see a regular old school box opening.
Simple, elegant and beautiful... I wish mtg will get back to this kind of products...
Thank you for sharing🌮
Maybe a hot take but I like having many options for which version of a card to play.
What an amazing box that was though
Yeah. I get how Magic 30th is hurting the game (a "product for the fans" that is anything but) and how overprinting everything else isn't helping, but complaining about card variants is closer to "I like things how they used to be," not actually, "things used to be objectively better." It's a line of thinking that has no end. It was "better before mythics," "better when it was just boosters and starters," "better before [name your gameplay mechanic]", "before Commander-focused sets," and to really follow that pattern, "before any foils," "before white border cards," "before multicolor cards," "before boosters expanded beyond 8 cards."
There are definitely signposts along Magic's history which draw a path from "how things used to be" and "now," but to decide that 2018 (generally, the "before Collector boosters" era) was "the good old days" is just people expressing what they're nostalgic for presented as if it's more than just nostalgia driving it.
Thanks for sharing this box opening Rudy!
Much love my brother. You really are unique and genuine.
11:27 Rudy, how do you expect us all to get back to our lives now when we don’t know which fish you were?!
What a freaking box. This is the magic content I need. Thanks for doing this Rudy.
Fallout 5 will be all about the discovery/profanation of the Rudyvault and how that eventually tumbles the Nuka Cola cap economy
That intro was a cinematic masterpiece.
ICE Middle Earth boxes! those bring back memories. Nice intro - through the years of ccgs Rudy.
back when it still felt special too pull the regular non foil version of a card you wanted
rudy left the music running accidentally and i love it
When Rudy doesn’t point out which fish he is in Nourishing Shoal it makes me sad. 😢
I posted the same thing before I saw your comment lol
Enjoyed the intro and its music. Even happier to see it _wasn't_ a Magic 30 box ... Then the POG: Mythic in first pack, excellent rare in second pack!
Was also happy to see that I have quite a few of the cards that showed up in this opening, that I've got from their original sets :)
DUDE…. RUDY… PLEASE REPLACE YOUR FIRE ALARM BATTERY! IT SCARED MY CAT DAMMIT! 😅
A dragon with his treasure. Always grateful for the entertainment, Rudy. Thank you for the reminder the world will never run out of Magic…and Star Trek cards.
This bait was almost as good as open boosters. Also the music is good.
I fucking love it when Rudy does his opening intro videos like this with the epic music playing
Came for the 30A drama, stayed for the UMA opening. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! Time to break out the bingo sheet!
Man, this makes me miss the simplicity of pack opening. Only 4 piles lol. And the one rare was just fine for me.
"Project Booster fun" happened. That was a twisting point to the content of the packs. Good to see some pre-crap opening.
I remember cracking open a box of M14 for a friendly draft during COVID, and I really gotta say, less is more. If you ever get a chance to open an older set, and I mean like pre 2015, do it. It's a different experience, the art is different, foils actually feel special (and look way more beautiful). Maybe one day I'll buy a few packs of something like ice age or chronicles to get the feeling of something that was way before my time, I imagine those are special too, in their own way.
This set aged gloriously. I haven't cheered a box opening like I did watching this one in a long time.
no it hasnt, reprints have smashed the value of this product into the ground.
loved to see ROODY finally crack and openupMagic 30th! So cool he even got the infamous Black Lotus as well. Truley blessed you are ROODY. Well done
Just a couple of years ago Rudy would include the word Taco in every sentence... TACOS FROM BELOW... CAVERN OF TACOS... Thanks for the blast from the past Rudy.
Just imagine the fact that 4 years from now, will be like 50 new sets released from today until then (6/year plus all the supplementary stuff)
Legend has it Rudy has 10% of all magic the gathering in his warehouse
WOW, this was incredible to watch, well edited. Great tune....
What a BOX. Oh man do I miss this.
The cinematography on the beginning of this video was amazing.
That was the best Magic 30 Box Opening on youtube.
Mostly because it didn't contain any Magic 30 box opening.
Never heard of that set. Cool opening.
Would love to see more of your stock of Dead TCGs/CCGs. Always interesting to see what games flopped and even so if people are looking for them. I know Ollies Discount store has been selling Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions booster boxes, Dothack// TCG, and the very popular and very well made Austin Powers Collectable Card Game.
Middle Earth, Nightmare Before Christmas, Towers in Time? Yes please!
This is the best. Love it. Member berries, member when you could open a real box topper? Member?!
Was litteraly re-watching UMA videos yesterday. Those were the golden days man
I loved watching these boxes being opened on this channel, and I still do
Cavern was the chase Mythic for me... looks so good too.
8:58 HIS NAME IS RUDY’s BROTHER
My favorite set! this is the set that got me back into magic and started a rather unhealthy fixation on a certain char...LOVE IT!
That intro was 10//10
I love the super dramatic music being interrupted by the smoke detector beeping hahahah
Thank you Rudy, very cool!
You got me, man. I was watching the whole intro thinking to myself "Rudy isn't staying the course.. not mad, but very disappointed.", then the UMA box dropped. Well done, Rudy.
Throwback to better times! Makes me sad to watch this and realize how far its fallen in only 4 years
Yo change the batteries in your smoke alarm... safety first safety always
Tomb is around 60-65, Cavern is around 50, Balefire is around 30 bucks. Entomb around 30.
Engineered explosives is around 10 bucks.
Since you mentioned how time changes... Goyf, the card that used to be $100 or more depending on the print. Was 40 when this set first came out... Now its around 10 bucks!
Watching the camera work on this intro, looks like that semester at film school is paying off Rudy
Always love the music and camera pan for these. Such a build up.
Thanks god Rudy , finally ! Good Old Ultimate masters opening . I still remember when Rudy has opened in two boxes two Cavern of Souls and box topper as well in addition . He was yelling out of camera: "Thats it , Im done ! "
Good , how did you say many times throught video . " Back in the days , it was good old opening ! "
Thanks you for staying with us ! Price sensitive community . I have enjoyed video 100 per cent
@alphainvestment69 Hey Rudy
@officialclarkkegley are you a scammer or what ?
Fantastic cinematography, 10/10 flawless Masterpiece
appreciate the view of mami lili throughout the box opening
my taco thanks you rudy
I remember being absolutely addicted to your ultimate masters unboxing videos, back before wizards made nothing special by making everything special.
The cinematography here is astounding.
I love the idea of reprinting the reserve list. Reprint it til they're worthless. That way all the collector value crashes, and the game can be about the fun again.
Just proxy shit if you want. You are choosing to make it "not fun" if you won't just do that.
@@definitelynotnick2454 how so? Reprinting the list gives everyone full access to what's on it. How can that not be the best possible outcome for players?
I don’t own any magic cards, i have never bought any magic cards and I don’t know anything about magic cards….yet I watch Rudy and his videos…..
Always enjoy the walk down memory lane intro's
PTSD to Rudy opening a Desolate Lighthouse in every pack after getting hosed in the box topper slot.
HO-LY ! the cinemotography on that, bro haha.. insane
Solid production quality intro to follow the music! Very enjoyable.
Ahhh a classic opening from Rudy the taco man just what we needed❤🌮
When Twilight makes a comeback, Rudy’s gunna be ready.
i will buy it
i feel that so much, back then when i came home, opend my foil lilly and was happy .... waited to online train for sealed nights and couldnt wait for a new set ... and now "oh no not another set and so much new cards in 2months ... enough ....
i even stick with hearthstone ... where the release cycle is not fast .... that times
Hey you got Star Wars boxes!? Nice!! Props on the Mirage homage - sweet art on that Firebreathing - love that block!
“Just a few years ago it was normal Magic” - in addition to power creep I’d like to call it variation creep but it’s more like “Variation Virus” - timeline curiously matches another outbreak 😷. Maybe Hasbro’s brains got infected 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks Buddy! GREAT opening
loved the time warp back to those old dead CCGs, fantastic
Man to go back and relive the hype of ultimate masters before collector boosters. This was a fun time drafting in store.
The best thing on this anniversary is to remember what a nice journey it has been, well at least till Ikoria.