This can be especially helpful early on to get some lore on the table before your heavy hitters can gain traction
So it was kind of a way to kind of all take the next step of where we want to take UB
What was opened 5 Secrets of Strixhaven Collector Booster Boxes 60 collector booster packs total Purchased near release at approximately USD $480 per box Total spend: USD $2,400 (approximately SGD $3,260 at 1.36 rate) JP Alternate Art Foil hits (the chase slot) Box 1: 2 JP Alt Art Foils Winds of Abandon (~USD $150), plus one unknown (likely Brainstorm tier) Box 2: 1 JP Alt Art Foil Preordain (~USD $50 / SGD $88) Box 3: 1 JP Alt Art Foil + 1 JP Alt Art non-foil Smallpox foil (~USD $30), Flusterstorm non-foil (~USD $100 / SGD $494 for foil equivalent) Box 4: 2 JP Alt Art Foils Crop Rotation (~USD $80 / SGD $163), Big Score (~USD $30) Box 5: 1 JP Alt Art Foil Crop Rotation equivalent tier Other notable hits across 5 boxes Bittersweet Emeritus of Ideation (non-serialized) one of the most valuable main set mythics Multiple foil showcase Elder Dragons (Prismari the Inspiration, Quandrix the Proof, Lorehold) strong commander demand Quorum Dissertation one of the most expensive main set non-archive cards Jesper's Will English foil commander staple 0 serialized Ammeritus cards Key takeaway: Two of the five boxes hit above-average JP foils
If youre playing against the other Amethyst/Ruby starter deck , dont let them keep their characters on board
If a substitute card enters a public zone (the battlefield, the graveyard, the stack, or exile unless it's exiled face down), use the actual double-faced card and set the substitute card aside
Sometimes, trample is all a massive creature like Impervious Greatwurm is missing to make it a serious threat
