As weve seen with The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, Universes Beyond Collector Boosters can get seriously expensive
This is a sweet pickup for Persistent Petitioners decks, and whether it ends up in the CZ replacing Phenax, or just in the 99, its well worth a look if you have a mill deck
Remember however, that youre really going to see the greatest returns if you skip the armchair theorizing and buckle down to test the decks ahead of the curve
The Full Pack Breadown On Weekly MTG, Verhey revealed the structure of the Mystery Booster: 1 playtest card (only in the Convention Edition) or 1 of 121 foil cards (only in the LGS version) 2 commons/uncommons of each color 1 common/uncommon multicolored card 1 common/uncommon artifact or land 1 pre-M15 card in Magics original frame (can be a rare) 1 rare or mythic from M15 forward The full set is made up of 1,694 reprints from Magic sets all the way back to Mirage, plus playtest cards and 121 as yet unknown foils
If youre not familiar with this announcement, I encourage you to check out the Alchemy overview and FAQ, the State of the Game announcement of Alchemy, and finally the Alchemy Rebalancing Philosophy article
So, instead, Im going to talk about a single deck that Ive managed to both draft a few times, and see in different configurations infect