I appreciate it. Kathleen's brand is kind of doing evil to get her way and damn whoever it hurts. It's a very Phyrexian outlook, and I appreciate her taking a stand.
Skrelv was missing again. Elesh Norn was mother to all machines but this particular mite seemed to disobey her in a most infuriating manner. Norn knew the mite was just running away as a ploy for attention, so she played the doting mother and followed Skrelvs chittering into the depths of her temple. It is here that Skrelv unveiled it's devious plan. As Norn traversed the stairs to her temples lower levels Skrelv awaited, hidden on the very last step. Norn fell for the devious mites trap and stepped upon the pointed porcelain exoskeleton that protected her pest of a pet. Her perfection was finally tarnished as oil spilled from her marred sole. The expletives she unleashed upon Skrelv are said to still echo through all of Phyrexia. The end.
“I just really love the romance between a guy who is into terrifying black-aligned Planeswalkers, don’t know why that resonates with me” might be one of the best Kathleen quotes. Also, yes Graham, the commons and uncommons in set boosters are usually themed
Two thoughts: 1. "Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth Serra" would be a hell of a typeline. 2. I can't believe we've been to Ravnica three times and have never seen a hot dog cart.
Glissa's story is probably the most tragic one in all of Magic, given that she barely manages to save Mirrodin, only to immediately get turned Phyrexian, and further Compleation to what she is now. I would LOVE to see her get a redemption arc someday.
@@KakuEpsilon also she saved everyone but no one knew it and they all hated her, which is extra tragic Also she lost her potential as a walker and she saw her best friend die Literally all L all the time for glissa
As of time of posting, since this bundle doesn’t release to the public until March 3, that Elesh Norn at the end is $277 on TCGPlayer. The Vraska is currently $119.
Was about to say the same thing. Unless they turn out much more common than anticipated that might be the rarest variant of her. Really depends on how many compleat edition bundles there end up being printed.
The light of the Fair Basilica glimmered off the porcelain-like metal of its towering spires, lighting the courtyard in a soft hue as Elesh Norn gazed upon the aspirants flowing away from her latest sermon, returning to their work or prayers. She stepped away from the dais and froze, sharp pain lancing through her foot. Impossible! How could there be such an imperfection in her domain? Slowly, careful to not curse aloud or let another see her pain, she plucked the offending object from the arch of her foot - a small blue brick with odd crenelations and hollows, and crushed it.
Set Boosters have been themed since they started with Zendikar Rising, but the theming and color correlation has gotten much stronger in the past year. At this point, it's actually entirely possible to use Set boosters to do a sealed event (excluding List/Commander cards, obviously).
Wow, you actually opened THAT Slick raised foil😳 I want it.. so Bad. I preordered one of these sets, but they only Release in March... So now I gotta wait to see which one I got.
I would've liked to have seen the cards you open from the packs as you open them. I appreciate you taking the time to give us images of the rares though.
Sixty word Elesh Norn thing: Glory be to New Phyrexia! Oldest and most Regal House, Of our Mother of Machines, Elesh Norn the forever anointed! Her Path for us lies prepared and paved with oil, We gather all and tread towards unity and eternal harmony! And whatever thorns it brings we trample and rejoice anew! Phyrexian researcher and translator: "So, she's secretly a masochist then?"
My response to the prompt is a little over 50 words, but I just like the idea that Skrelv is Helping! Skrelv wanted to help Mom, so Skrelv ate all the junk in Mom's throne room to make more Workers to do a good job. Skrelv ate and ate until there were so many workers that Skrelv could go and eat So much! Skrelv knew Skrelv did a good job when Mom came in and shrieked so loud Aunt Sheoldred could hear!
50 word fanfic about Elesh Norn: The self-styled Mother of Machines reared her geometric head backwards, the terrible grinding, grating, piercing sound of her wail rang through the plane. By some freak of nature, some cosmic coincidence... a four-sided die could not be reduced to atoms by subtracting two from its power and toughness.
My phyrexian fanfiction is basically at this point a completely alternate world :P like, 500 years in the future Phyrexia has renounced it's conquering ways, and in their absence only grown stronger, for if you can have them join you willingly they will be that much stronger. And I have sort of ended up starting writing a history lecture from phrexian college on phyrexian history 101.
He had survived this long on the so-called "New Phrexia" why would it be so bad if he went into the surgical bay to get well needed supplies. He was fast and smart enough to get in and out as fast as possible that not even one syntesized eye would render his very tainted image, and he was right the rebel was fast enough though he had forgotten all that was needed for his rebel camp. When this festering maggot ran far enough in, he was so dazzed he crashed, and The Grand Lord of Knowledge, Jin-Gitaxious, found him and tore off the flesh that limited him. Now made perfect the former rebel is the fastest soilder for intel Phrexia has to finally finish off the Mirran ants once and for all. -Phyrexian tale of progress
Graham with his maze pack reminds me of how I opened a set booster for brothers war and a single pack had a power plant, mine, and tower worker so I got the expedia themed pack.
I'm so glad I've ordered one of these boxes, at the bare minimum I'm putting those oil slick basics in my commander deck, because that mana base acts as an art gallery. Probably gotta replace the Scars block lands though :(
To be honest, I mirror that upsetness at the story with the compleation of Nissa, Kathleen. I wonder if that is intentional for what happens in spring. Remember, we're getting both March of the Machines, along with it's Aftermath.
For Kathleen: A young Elesh Norn stepped on a tack... the painful glee propelled her skyward into the oil laden floursecent ballast, bending on impact... thus her crown was COMPLEAT
I feel like although Graham I would say is Green/White aligned (I'm sorry but the Graham from Watch and Play's opening is very much Deranged Hermit/Garruk feeling, and I've never shook that image) Kathleen and Graham could absolutely end up doing that pose on Phyrexian Arena no problem.
Norn never really liked going to the family reunion. The five siblings would usually disagree on parenting techniques and comment on why their contribution to the buffet was more compleat and better than the rest...still as her children were a chair it meant no need for a babysitter.
They don’t release until March 3, but Amazon has sold out twice so you’ll want to check with a local LGS. If you buy from a local LGS, you get a Phyrexian Commander life counter also.
As the Phyrexian Arena crumbled under the might of the soon to be Compleated Nahiri, the debris tumbled down upon the Fair Basilica. Those who guarded the Mother of Machines now had no way to reach her without stepping on what spread all over their monumental sphere. As dangerous as the oil was to those outside this plane, the shards of evergrowing, ever multiplying duplo was far more dangerous to those inside the plane. Ages from six months until five years old they say...the ageless Phyrexians fall outside the restrictions, united by nothing but brightly coloured doom.
My headcannon is that Elesh Norn always stays in her throne room, not because she's arrogant and can't be bothered to get off her throne, but because her big stupid head-plate-thing is too big to fit though any of the doorways, and she's afraid to embarrass herself by turning and twisting her head around to get through the door and accidentally getting stuck.
hi! i would like to ask how does the oil slick style fair when you look at them from across the table? i'm just concerned they might be too dark and thus unrecognizable by the people i'm playing with.
Serra wasn't an angel though, she was just an oldwalker with an affinity for angels. She could still be involved, but that would take a lot of fenagling.
If Kathleen is right and Elspeth gets to meet Serra and come back, it'll be the only thing I give wizards credit for doing something cool with this storyline. The whole thing has made my stomach turn and killed so much of my interest in the story but pulling something that cool would give me at least some kind of hope for a favorable end result.
Kathleen, you comments on Rob leifield footy renders made me snort with laughter. As a 90’s teen I saw enough his work to know your take was Spot On. Go Todd Mcfarlane!
Really cool to see opened but sadly I do not have moral objection to the Phyrexians, I have a moral objection to WotC after the last 6 months with MtG 30 and D&D. Sad this set is so cool and I will not be picking up any of it.
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I love Kathleen being hellbent on making sure we all know elesh norn, the primary evil driving force of the last arc, is NOT a good guy
People still wanna be friends with mommy
I appreciate it. Kathleen's brand is kind of doing evil to get her way and damn whoever it hurts. It's a very Phyrexian outlook, and I appreciate her taking a stand.
@@LRRMTG ...Yes. Friends. That’s what people want to be with Elesh Norn.
you can be a villain and not be a bad parent. Unlike elish norn who is an absolutely terrible mom.
Skrelv was missing again. Elesh Norn was mother to all machines but this particular mite seemed to disobey her in a most infuriating manner. Norn knew the mite was just running away as a ploy for attention, so she played the doting mother and followed Skrelvs chittering into the depths of her temple. It is here that Skrelv unveiled it's devious plan. As Norn traversed the stairs to her temples lower levels Skrelv awaited, hidden on the very last step. Norn fell for the devious mites trap and stepped upon the pointed porcelain exoskeleton that protected her pest of a pet. Her perfection was finally tarnished as oil spilled from her marred sole. The expletives she unleashed upon Skrelv are said to still echo through all of Phyrexia. The end.
Glad to see I'm not the only Skrelv stan here.
“I just really love the romance between a guy who is into terrifying black-aligned Planeswalkers, don’t know why that resonates with me” might be one of the best Kathleen quotes.
Also, yes Graham, the commons and uncommons in set boosters are usually themed
is that a toki pona username
Two thoughts:
1. "Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth Serra" would be a hell of a typeline.
2. I can't believe we've been to Ravnica three times and have never seen a hot dog cart.
To the first one: Maybe the Sylex detonates in the blind eternities and brings Serra back to life, merging her and Elspeth together?
To the second: Kathleen’s D&D campaign on Ravnica establishes firmly their existence. Plug to watch Bylaw and Order. It’s real good.
I share with Kathleen a deep-rooted loathing of all things Phrexia, though mine is for the compleation of Ezuri & Glissa.
Glissa's story is probably the most tragic one in all of Magic, given that she barely manages to save Mirrodin, only to immediately get turned Phyrexian, and further Compleation to what she is now. I would LOVE to see her get a redemption arc someday.
Phyrexia is literally the best thing in all of MTG besides the brothers war saga
@@KakuEpsilon also she saved everyone but no one knew it and they all hated her, which is extra tragic
Also she lost her potential as a walker and she saw her best friend die
Literally all L all the time for glissa
@@DimT670 Someday I'd love to have a Planar Chaos version of Glissa as a Planeswalker.
As of time of posting, since this bundle doesn’t release to the public until March 3, that Elesh Norn at the end is $277 on TCGPlayer. The Vraska is currently $119.
I believe that specific print version of Elesh Norn is the most expensive card you can get out of the entire set. It looks absolutely stunning!
Was about to say the same thing. Unless they turn out much more common than anticipated that might be the rarest variant of her. Really depends on how many compleat edition bundles there end up being printed.
The light of the Fair Basilica glimmered off the porcelain-like metal of its towering spires, lighting the courtyard in a soft hue as Elesh Norn gazed upon the aspirants flowing away from her latest sermon, returning to their work or prayers. She stepped away from the dais and froze, sharp pain lancing through her foot. Impossible! How could there be such an imperfection in her domain? Slowly, careful to not curse aloud or let another see her pain, she plucked the offending object from the arch of her foot - a small blue brick with odd crenelations and hollows, and crushed it.
Set Boosters have been themed since they started with Zendikar Rising, but the theming and color correlation has gotten much stronger in the past year. At this point, it's actually entirely possible to use Set boosters to do a sealed event (excluding List/Commander cards, obviously).
Sealed events allow list/commander cards
Wow, you actually opened THAT Slick raised foil😳
I want it.. so Bad.
I preordered one of these sets, but they only Release in March...
So now I gotta wait to see which one I got.
casually $187 card
@@NStripleseven will drop in March at latest
@@Repaurcas yeah true but still pretty expensive at least for the time being
That elesh Norn is going for $300 before the bundles even release
Prerelease prices are irrelevant
*Casually opens two of the top 5 Mythics you can get in the bundle* “we got Vraska and Elesh Norn….cool.”
Filmed opening 9 boxes before this, then this one had the best cards so they delete all other footage and post this recording.
@@BlightsteelNinja fact or speculation? How can you tell? Did you call Jonathan Frakes?
speculation / joking
They open the coolest Elesh Norn and was on camera only three fucking seconds??? What a waste of opening
I feel like all the previews have shown elesh norn and vraska to build hype.... Very suss
Any content that has Kathleen and Graham on screen together is aways chef's kiss.
What about that time they took advantage of their preview, withholding it to push their own content for hours on end?
@@MatthewCJoy I said what I said. I'm only replying for the sake of the algorithm.
I would've liked to have seen the cards you open from the packs as you open them. I appreciate you taking the time to give us images of the rares though.
As soon as he touched that oil-foil Elesh Norn i yelled out loud “SLEEVE THAT! DO NOT TOUCH WITH YOUR FILTHY HUMAN HANDS” 😂
Sixty word Elesh Norn thing:
Glory be to New Phyrexia!
Oldest and most Regal House,
Of our Mother of Machines,
Elesh Norn the forever anointed!
Her Path for us lies
prepared and paved with oil,
We gather all and tread
towards unity and eternal harmony!
And whatever thorns it brings
we trample and rejoice anew!
Phyrexian researcher and translator:
"So, she's secretly a masochist then?"
"step mother at best!"-- cries in The Stepmom.
My response to the prompt is a little over 50 words, but I just like the idea that Skrelv is Helping!
Skrelv wanted to help Mom, so Skrelv ate all the junk in Mom's throne room to make more Workers to do a good job. Skrelv ate and ate until there were so many workers that Skrelv could go and eat So much! Skrelv knew Skrelv did a good job when Mom came in and shrieked so loud Aunt Sheoldred could hear!
I almost wish I hadn't watched this, because then I would not know how ridiculously rad the oil slick lands are. Heck.
You had a killer box! Holy cow! I need to pick up enough of those Oil Slick lands for one of my decks.
So glad to see a healthy looking Graham
Elesh Norn? Gods, what a pull. I only got one basic one in my collectors booster box.
22:22 I thought we had established that Ravnica both has sausages and that there are distinct health and safety protocols related to said sausages.
Alexa, play “Necrosquito”
Chittering Skitterling is my favourite name from this set
"i hate them because of Vraska" i feel that she's my favorite Planeswalker Golgari#1
Well, now I finally know why it's called "step and compleat."
50 word fanfic about Elesh Norn:
The self-styled Mother of Machines reared her geometric head backwards, the terrible grinding, grating, piercing sound of her wail rang through the plane.
By some freak of nature, some cosmic coincidence... a four-sided die could not be reduced to atoms by subtracting two from its power and toughness.
I’d be cool with the fight against Elesh Norn and with Elspeth popping back up as an Angel Planeswalker.
"The call is coming from inside the house."
Legit LOL
Dare I watch this before mine arrives? Yes, because I just enjoy Crack-A-Box/Pack too much!
Elesh Norn stepped on a tack. It was me. Step on me, mommy.
There's my short story.
My phyrexian fanfiction is basically at this point a completely alternate world :P like, 500 years in the future Phyrexia has renounced it's conquering ways, and in their absence only grown stronger, for if you can have them join you willingly they will be that much stronger. And I have sort of ended up starting writing a history lecture from phrexian college on phyrexian history 101.
22:17 Kathleen! Of all people, you don't know what hot dogs are there in Ravnica!?
He had survived this long on the so-called "New Phrexia" why would it be so bad if he went into the surgical bay to get well needed supplies. He was fast and smart enough to get in and out as fast as possible that not even one syntesized eye would render his very tainted image, and he was right the rebel was fast enough though he had forgotten all that was needed for his rebel camp. When this festering maggot ran far enough in, he was so dazzed he crashed, and The Grand Lord of Knowledge, Jin-Gitaxious, found him and tore off the flesh that limited him. Now made perfect the former rebel is the fastest soilder for intel Phrexia has to finally finish off the Mirran ants once and for all.
-Phyrexian tale of progress
Graham has never claimed that math is his passion.
But he has claimed that math is for blockers
Graham with his maze pack reminds me of how I opened a set booster for brothers war and a single pack had a power plant, mine, and tower worker so I got the expedia themed pack.
Igh I can't wait for mine. I picked one up when it was 85$ once I seen what was starting to happen in the market
7:23 Fist of Suns is from Fifth Dawn.
that elesh norn oil slick just paid for that box and another one! i want one!!!
MOM Norn is literally described by Kathleen as my Asian grandmother.
Holy shit those new foils look incredible. Where is my box dammit!
Elish Norn is like Mommy Dearest “ NO MYCROSYNTH HANGERS!!!!! “
My compleat bundle mythincs were vraska and elesh norn too! Twin Bundles!
I'm so glad I've ordered one of these boxes, at the bare minimum I'm putting those oil slick basics in my commander deck, because that mana base acts as an art gallery. Probably gotta replace the Scars block lands though :(
Those oil-slick foils look amazing!
First time finding your channel. Like the vibe here. :)
panharmommycon looks soo good in that art
Thanks for this.
The 1st pre-release I made it too in years.
To be honest, I mirror that upsetness at the story with the compleation of Nissa, Kathleen. I wonder if that is intentional for what happens in spring. Remember, we're getting both March of the Machines, along with it's Aftermath.
For Kathleen: A young Elesh Norn stepped on a tack... the painful glee propelled her skyward into the oil laden floursecent ballast, bending on impact... thus her crown was COMPLEAT
Can I just say how amazing this box of stuff is?
Didn't Ashiok pretty much serve as that Lego in one of the unrelated story episodes sometime last year?
Yeah, at the tail end of Capenna. Even got a song on the soundtrack. th-cam.com/video/6hqVOkSirB8/w-d-xo.html
I feel like although Graham I would say is Green/White aligned (I'm sorry but the Graham from Watch and Play's opening is very much Deranged Hermit/Garruk feeling, and I've never shook that image) Kathleen and Graham could absolutely end up doing that pose on Phyrexian Arena no problem.
Norn never really liked going to the family reunion. The five siblings would usually disagree on parenting techniques and comment on why their contribution to the buffet was more compleat and better than the rest...still as her children were a chair it meant no need for a babysitter.
That foily elish norn is the whole box.
I hope I can find these after I get paid for Magic Con Philly.
They don’t release until March 3, but Amazon has sold out twice so you’ll want to check with a local LGS. If you buy from a local LGS, you get a Phyrexian Commander life counter also.
As the Phyrexian Arena crumbled under the might of the soon to be Compleated Nahiri, the debris tumbled down upon the Fair Basilica. Those who guarded the Mother of Machines now had no way to reach her without stepping on what spread all over their monumental sphere. As dangerous as the oil was to those outside this plane, the shards of evergrowing, ever multiplying duplo was far more dangerous to those inside the plane. Ages from six months until five years old they say...the ageless Phyrexians fall outside the restrictions, united by nothing but brightly coloured doom.
“RUN” 😂😂😂
the cards in that bonus pack look amazing. me wanty
My headcannon is that Elesh Norn always stays in her throne room, not because she's arrogant and can't be bothered to get off her throne, but because her big stupid head-plate-thing is too big to fit though any of the doorways, and she's afraid to embarrass herself by turning and twisting her head around to get through the door and accidentally getting stuck.
3:34 I see only groucho glasses
What'd you think of Maniac Kathleen?
Definitely think Junji is rugged. Individualist? Who's to say.
I really like the myr too
Best opening!
You are a good duo of hosts
Love these people! Nice video
Kathleen Is a very good sleeper agent, can barely tell.
These look really cool, if only they were available to purchase.
you have to make a commander deck with the 100 attacking legend! you have to play that deck on a show!
Literally got the pack combination I want. Please and gratz
hi! i would like to ask how does the oil slick style fair when you look at them from across the table? i'm just concerned they might be too dark and thus unrecognizable by the people i'm playing with.
Oh from across the table they are just dark smears
Have a wonderful day Kathleen! #Engagement
set boosters are typically themed, yes, it's part of why you're not supposed to use them for draft
I can't help but pronounce Ixhel's name as if it was in xhosa. So i-(x click)-el
Serra wasn't an angel though, she was just an oldwalker with an affinity for angels. She could still be involved, but that would take a lot of fenagling.
I'm like Graham. My favorite (nonMagic) color is blue, but I'm more of a White aligned planeswalker. 👍
Why did wizards spell it wrong? On purpose, if so why, or mistake not noticed until far too late and so they ran with it.
Elesh Norn is a beautiful woman who wants the best for the multiverse.
So it's 20 panorama lands foil and 20 phyrexian land foil?
Fun game: Talk with your partner about what your commander color identity if you were both planeswalkers with Partner!
Wait wait! I was today years old finding out they're married!!
I want Elspeth to become an angel
I wish they would double side the Phyrexian language cards - putting English on the reverse…
What about the Special Edition life wheel
Phyrexian Legos are just teeth, I gotta assume
If Kathleen is right and Elspeth gets to meet Serra and come back, it'll be the only thing I give wizards credit for doing something cool with this storyline. The whole thing has made my stomach turn and killed so much of my interest in the story but pulling something that cool would give me at least some kind of hope for a favorable end result.
I dislike Mirrodin and the Gatewatch so I have been rather happy to seen the Phyrexians destroy all the stuff I don't like.
What happened to the special Spindown?
Eat the pleat
what no dice?
Cutest video ever
looks at cardboard cube : "very nice box divider!" ...such snake oil salesmen ;(
I've been away for a while and my gosh are you guys getting old. Do I look that old?
Kathleen, you comments on Rob leifield footy renders made me snort with laughter. As a 90’s teen I saw enough his work to know your take was Spot On. Go Todd Mcfarlane!
$400 in two cards. Wow.
I don't think Kathleen likes Elesh Norn
2 raised foils per land? What a joke.
Those 2 are godly pulls!!!
Really cool to see opened but sadly I do not have moral objection to the Phyrexians, I have a moral objection to WotC after the last 6 months with MtG 30 and D&D. Sad this set is so cool and I will not be picking up any of it.
Hear me out. An Unset with the art from bad angles. They can call it... Unfocused