My LGS is going to be starting an event in 2 weeks in which each player buys 3 packs of any combination of sets and then the players draft with the packs they bought. I am a relatively new Limited player, so I am not sure which packs I want to use. I am currently thinking about starting with Fate Reforged since I'd basically have a guaranteed first pick bomb and I wouldn't have to deal with the terrible cards like I usually would, but after that I'm not sure. Any suggestions?
Also, I don't want the price of the packs to total more than $40.
It basically seem slike you want the highest chance of an independently absurd card, but where the rest of the pack is weak, or doesn't work well in the decks present because it is very synergy reliant.
Out of recent Expert sets, I think you've correctly analyzed FRF as the best. I can't comment too well on expert sets farther back. However, since your explicit financial bound is $40, I think the best is probably MM2. I recall it having more archetype independent bombs than MM1, and even though the other cards are pretty strong a lot of the best ones probably won't be well supported at the table.
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My recollection may be off, but I think Avacyn Restored also had a fair bit of that Fate Reforged quality where there are some huge bombs at rare but the lower rarities were generally poor, Mist Raven notwithstanding. (For one thing, the set was nearly removal-free at common) The sub-rare Soulbond creatures would probably be noticeably worse in a normal set, too, since mid-combat blowouts from removal or bounce are more plausible. The packs are probably not too expensive, either, because no one wants to draft it.
Of course, then you'd be the guy who brought AVR packs to a draft, which might get you chased out of town with torches and pitchforks.
It basically seem slike you want the highest chance of an independently absurd card, but where the rest of the pack is weak, or doesn't work well in the decks present because it is very synergy reliant.
Out of recent Expert sets, I think you've correctly analyzed FRF as the best. I can't comment too well on expert sets farther back. However, since your explicit financial bound is $40, I think the best is probably MM2. I recall it having more archetype independent bombs than MM1, and even though the other cards are pretty strong a lot of the best ones probably won't be well supported at the table.
I'll probably do this, but not the first time. MM2 is popular enough that it might be chosen by a lot of other players, which means that they would be able to use the synergy cards. I need to see how heavily it is chosen first.
My recollection may be off, but I think Avacyn Restored also had a fair bit of that Fate Reforged quality where there are some huge bombs at rare but the lower rarities were generally poor, Mist Raven notwithstanding. (For one thing, the set was nearly removal-free at common) The sub-rare Soulbond creatures would probably be noticeably worse in a normal set, too, since mid-combat blowouts from removal or bounce are more plausible. The packs are probably not too expensive, either, because no one wants to draft it.
Of course, then you'd be the guy who brought AVR packs to a draft, which might get you chased out of town with torches and pitchforks.
A lot of the bombs there seem to require human and angel tribal to work at their best or are cards with soulbond that could be hurt by the presence of good renoval. I might be able to pull off human tribal either way though. The question is whether it is more bomby than FRF is.
It basically seem slike you want the highest chance of an independently absurd card, but where the rest of the pack is weak, or doesn't work well in the decks present because it is very synergy reliant.
Out of recent Expert sets, I think you've correctly analyzed FRF as the best. I can't comment too well on expert sets farther back. However, since your explicit financial bound is $40, I think the best is probably MM2. I recall it having more archetype independent bombs than MM1, and even though the other cards are pretty strong a lot of the best ones probably won't be well supported at the table.
I'll probably do this, but not the first time. MM2 is popular enough that it might be chosen by a lot of other players, which means that they would be able to use the synergy cards. I need to see how heavily it is chosen first.
My recollection may be off, but I think Avacyn Restored also had a fair bit of that Fate Reforged quality where there are some huge bombs at rare but the lower rarities were generally poor, Mist Raven notwithstanding. (For one thing, the set was nearly removal-free at common) The sub-rare Soulbond creatures would probably be noticeably worse in a normal set, too, since mid-combat blowouts from removal or bounce are more plausible. The packs are probably not too expensive, either, because no one wants to draft it.
Of course, then you'd be the guy who brought AVR packs to a draft, which might get you chased out of town with torches and pitchforks.
A lot of the bombs there seem to require human and angel tribal to work at their best or are cards with soulbond that could be hurt by the presence of good renoval. I might be able to pull off human tribal either way though. The question is whether it is more bomby than FRF is.
I remember AVR way more for the ridiculous commons/uncommons in the set than the rares (Druid's Familiar, Wolfir Avenger, Trusted Forcemage, Mist Raven, Seraph of Dawn are insane in any limited format you play them in). That being said, the FRF rares are probably too insane to pass up: I would probably just go 3x FRF because of that. I'm not a fan of bringing GTC/RTR, since there is a good chance that you aren't going to be in those guilds in this draft, and open a multicolored card.
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Also, I don't want the price of the packs to total more than $40.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
Out of recent Expert sets, I think you've correctly analyzed FRF as the best. I can't comment too well on expert sets farther back. However, since your explicit financial bound is $40, I think the best is probably MM2. I recall it having more archetype independent bombs than MM1, and even though the other cards are pretty strong a lot of the best ones probably won't be well supported at the table.
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Of course, then you'd be the guy who brought AVR packs to a draft, which might get you chased out of town with torches and pitchforks.
I'll probably do this, but not the first time. MM2 is popular enough that it might be chosen by a lot of other players, which means that they would be able to use the synergy cards. I need to see how heavily it is chosen first.
That seems like it could be a problem. That might change based on the amount of people who choose Khans, RTR, Gatecrash, FRF, and MM2 though.
While it is a great card, it is less of a bomb than the ones that are in the other sets that were brought up.
A lot of the bombs there seem to require human and angel tribal to work at their best or are cards with soulbond that could be hurt by the presence of good renoval. I might be able to pull off human tribal either way though. The question is whether it is more bomby than FRF is.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
I remember AVR way more for the ridiculous commons/uncommons in the set than the rares (Druid's Familiar, Wolfir Avenger, Trusted Forcemage, Mist Raven, Seraph of Dawn are insane in any limited format you play them in). That being said, the FRF rares are probably too insane to pass up: I would probably just go 3x FRF because of that. I'm not a fan of bringing GTC/RTR, since there is a good chance that you aren't going to be in those guilds in this draft, and open a multicolored card.