I went a little crazy and bought 5 of these. 4 foil ravnica basic lands and a foil 7th ed thorn elemental. The packs were weird too out of 5 mbs packs 3 had green sun zenith and out of the 5 nph packs 2 were chancelor of the forge. No mythics so if i didnt know any better id think these came out of a mapped box but considering how these are put together thats not the case. Still weird but anomalies do happen. Just wish there had been a way to tell if i was getting a foil land as my "promo". If whoever put these together had contact info id complain cause a foil ravnica plains is not really an "exclusive promo".
This might make me prostitute my personal leftist boycott of Wally-World. Can I rationalize it that I am supporting a MTG resaler and not Sam Walton's Super Happy Fun World of Worker Exploitation?
A friend and I collectively got four of them, and we pulled 1 foil Ravnica Island and 3 Brion Stoutarm promos. The packs were mediocre pulls though. And strangely a few repeats in rares.
This might make me prostitute my personal leftist boycott of Wally-World. Can I rationalize it that I am supporting a MTG resaler and not Sam Walton's Super Happy Fun World of Worker Exploitation?
Probably.
To be fair, I've had very good luck with packs bought from Walmart. Snapcaster Mage, Hex Parasite, two P. Metamorph, havengul lich, and abyssal persecutor are among the highlights of my buys.
I love when they get new sets in, because I'm usually able to flip the goodies I find quickly. Not sure I'd be going for these though.
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I went a little crazy and bought 5 of these. 4 foil ravnica basic lands and a foil 7th ed thorn elemental. The packs were weird too out of 5 mbs packs 3 had green sun zenith and out of the 5 nph packs 2 were chancelor of the forge. No mythics so if i didnt know any better id think these came out of a mapped box but considering how these are put together thats not the case. Still weird but anomalies do happen. Just wish there had been a way to tell if i was getting a foil land as my "promo". If whoever put these together had contact info id complain cause a foil ravnica plains is not really an "exclusive promo".
The packs are almost certainly coming from old "blister" packs (i.e. the ones that come packaged with a cardboard backing) that didn't sell while they were in print. It's pretty common to have weird runs of the same rare/mythic with those.
I have heard vague rumors of a moustache-dispensing vending machine in a distant laundromat, across the street from a tattoo parlor. However, this information is shaky, and time is of the essence.
Just bought 4 of these and got all foil basic lands :(.
Thankfully a last crack Angelic Destiny and a few quality rares helped me get close to breaking even.
Out of habit I check the MTG section every time I'm in Walmart for different kinds of things and my local one didn't have any on Monday. Next time I'm there I'll check again.
Just curious what the rumor is in the original post. Announcing that your local Wal*Mart is now selling 3-packs of the Scars block doesn't seem like a rumor.
NOTHING in the Rumor forum is ever anything other than an announcement. Even after bringing it up, it apparently is just the way they (don't) understand the word.
Opened 4 total. Foil "promos" were: Aphetto Dredging (slivers) Ameoboid Changeling (slivers) Clot Sliver (slivers) Knight Exemplar (some sort of promo. Looks just like the Broodmate Dragon discussed earlier. I can't find *any* info about this one though.)
Can anyone help ID/price the Knight Exemplar?
I guess this is the 2012 Walmart Promo card then?
Opened 4 total. Foil "promos" were: Aphetto Dredging (slivers) Ameoboid Changeling (slivers) Clot Sliver (slivers) Knight Exemplar (some sort of promo. Looks just like the Broodmate Dragon discussed earlier. I can't find *any* info about this one though.)
Can anyone help ID/price the Knight Exemplar?
I guess this is the 2012 Walmart Promo card then?
Picture of the card:
Wow, I'm interested in what that card is from. I've done my own searches and I can't find a single reference to it.
Maybe you should try emailing Wizards of the Coast Customer Service and seeing if they can identify it for yo?
Opened 4 total. Foil "promos" were: Aphetto Dredging (slivers) Ameoboid Changeling (slivers) Clot Sliver (slivers) Knight Exemplar (some sort of promo. Looks just like the Broodmate Dragon discussed earlier. I can't find *any* info about this one though.)
Can anyone help ID/price the Knight Exemplar?
I guess this is the 2012 Walmart Promo card then?
Picture of the card:
That looks like the way they do Buy-a-Box promos, but the BaB promo for M11 was Birds of Paradise. That's really odd. If you find out where it's from, please let us know.
Edit: It has the flavor text of the Knights v. Dragons version of the card, as the original had none. Perhaps this is some sort of clue?
Knight Exemplar is not foiled in KvD. Also notice the card number at the bottom, A7. The A series is all resell promos. It is a new one, that is for sure.
Knight Exemplar is not foiled in KvD. Also notice the card number at the bottom, A7. The A series is all resell promos. It is a new one, that is for sure.
Opened 4 total. Foil "promos" were: Aphetto Dredging (slivers) Ameoboid Changeling (slivers) Clot Sliver (slivers) Knight Exemplar (some sort of promo. Looks just like the Broodmate Dragon discussed earlier. I can't find *any* info about this one though.)
Can anyone help ID/price the Knight Exemplar?
I guess this is the 2012 Walmart Promo card then?
Picture of the card:
Man if even half of these packs came with that Knight Exemplar promo I'd buy these packs out of all the wal-marts in my area. That is beyond cool especially since we've never seen it before. Wonder if it'll reach the stupid expensive level of that broodmate promo one day.
On the bright side, I pulled a Sword of Feast and Famine from my Mirrodin Besieged pack. And, while the M12 and New Phyrexian packs contained junk rares, they also contained Timely Reinforcements, Gut Shot, Vault Skirge, and Geth's Verdict. I spent $12 and got back $35+. Not that bad at all.
I picked up two of these today. Foils were Brion Stoutarm and an Ambush Commander from Elves vs Goblins. Also got a Hero of Oxide Ridge and a Batterskull. I would say these are not mapped box leftover. Happy with my pulls. Each M12 contained a Vengeful Pharaoh though.
This might make me prostitute my personal leftist boycott of Wally-World. Can I rationalize it that I am supporting a MTG resaler and not Sam Walton's Super Happy Fun World of Worker Exploitation?
Probably.
To be fair, I've had very good luck with packs bought from Walmart. Snapcaster Mage, Hex Parasite, two P. Metamorph, havengul lich, and abyssal persecutor are among the highlights of my buys.
I love when they get new sets in, because I'm usually able to flip the goodies I find quickly. Not sure I'd be going for these though.
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The packs are almost certainly coming from old "blister" packs (i.e. the ones that come packaged with a cardboard backing) that didn't sell while they were in print. It's pretty common to have weird runs of the same rare/mythic with those.
Thankfully a last crack Angelic Destiny and a few quality rares helped me get close to breaking even.
Dismember was ok to get as well. The foils were 2 Shadowmoor foil lands and a PDS:Slivers Muscle Sliver.
$11 for 3 packs is pretty good anyway.
Aphetto Dredging (slivers)
Ameoboid Changeling (slivers)
Clot Sliver (slivers)
Knight Exemplar (some sort of promo. Looks just like the Broodmate Dragon discussed earlier. I can't find *any* info about this one though.)
Can anyone help ID/price the Knight Exemplar?
I guess this is the 2012 Walmart Promo card then?
Picture of the card:
Forest(PDS Slivers)
Browbeat(PDS F&L)
Goliath Sphinx(WWK)-what the?
Packs were meh, got GSZ and P Obliterator iirc.
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That's an awesome promo.
I don't think I've ever seen one or even heard about it yet.
I'd like to know some more info on it as well.
Wow, I'm interested in what that card is from. I've done my own searches and I can't find a single reference to it.
Maybe you should try emailing Wizards of the Coast Customer Service and seeing if they can identify it for yo?
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That looks like the way they do Buy-a-Box promos, but the BaB promo for M11 was Birds of Paradise. That's really odd. If you find out where it's from, please let us know.
Edit: It has the flavor text of the Knights v. Dragons version of the card, as the original had none. Perhaps this is some sort of clue?
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Man if even half of these packs came with that Knight Exemplar promo I'd buy these packs out of all the wal-marts in my area. That is beyond cool especially since we've never seen it before. Wonder if it'll reach the stupid expensive level of that broodmate promo one day.
On the bright side, I pulled a Sword of Feast and Famine from my Mirrodin Besieged pack. And, while the M12 and New Phyrexian packs contained junk rares, they also contained Timely Reinforcements, Gut Shot, Vault Skirge, and Geth's Verdict. I spent $12 and got back $35+. Not that bad at all.