M10 Booster Box

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You may recall a few short weeks ago (this POST), I promised you a dissection of a Magic 2010 Booster Box . . . Well, my buddy came through and got one from TrollandToad.com and sent it way up north to me. I have to admit that tearing into MTG blister packs and sharing the sweet cardboard with friends and family is pretty much the best fun one can have (legally of course).

Anywhoos - sit back and watch this brief video and then we'll go through what we pulled.

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Here is what I pulled ! !

WHITE
Indestructibility
Silence
Open the Vaults
Guardian Seraph
Lightwielder Paladin
Captain of the Watch

BLUE
Mind Spring
Jace Beleren
Sphinx Ambassador
Djinn of Wishes
Hive Mind

RED
Manabarbs
Magma Phoenix
Goblin chieftain
Chandra Nalaar
Shivan Dragon
Warp World
Capricious Efreet

BLACK
Nightmare
2 X Royal Assassin
Haunting Echoes
Sanguine Bond

GREEN
Might of Oaks
Great Sable Stag
Garruk Wildspeaker
Elvish Piper
Kalonian Behemoth
Birds of Paradise

ARTIFACTS
Mirror of Fate
Howling Mine
2 x Pithing Needle

LANDS
Gargoyle Castle
Dragonskull Summit
Glacial Fortress
Sunpetal Grove

Also - At the time of this post, I have over 700 cards for trade over at CCG Tradepost, so if you see something I cracked opened, make tracks over there and sign up before I trade it all away.

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Want to Trade

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Hey folks,

I would like to take a quick break from the M10 spoiler season and yatter to you about some cards I am looking for. I would not say I'm desperate for these cards but I am rather willing to make sure I give you a really good deal for the trade.

Some prerequisites : It is preferable that you reside in the States or Canada and mandatory that you trade with me via 'CCG Tradepost'. If you have less positive feedbacks than I do, I will request you send your cards first (sorry).

Here is what I'm after . . .

WANTS
(at the time of this post, I need 35 cards but here are the priority ones)
3 x Dauntless Escort
1 x Knight of New Alara
2 x Martial Coup
3 x Behemoth Sledge
3 x Enlisted Wurm
2 x Mage Slayer
3 x Reborn Hope
3 x Bant Sureblade


HAVES
(at the time of this post, I have 686 cards up for grabs)
1 x Blitz Hellion
1 x Fight to the Death
1 x Glory of Warfare
2 x Mycoid Shepherd
1 x Retaliator Griffin
1 x Sages of the Anima
1 x Spellbreaker Behemoth
1 x Vedalken Heretic
2 x Blood Tyrant
1 x Bloodhall Ooze
1 x Charnelhoard Wurm
3 x Cliffrunner Behemoth
1 x Cylian Sunsinger
1 x Exotic Orchard
2 x Extractor Demon
1 x Font of Mythos
1 x Giltspire Avenger
1 x Goblin Razerunners
6 x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
1 x Kederekt Parasite
1 x Magister Sphinx
1 x Nyxathid
1 x Obelisk of Alara
2 x Paleoloth
1 x Rakka Mar
1 x Scepter of Insight
4 x Sigil of the Empty Throne
2 x Soul's Majesty
1 x Telemin Performance
2 x Voracious Dragon
1 x Worldheart Phoenix
4 x Archdemon of Unx
1 x Caldera Hellion
1 x Clarion Ultimatum
1 x Cradle of Vitality
3 x Feral Hydra
3 x Flameblast Dragon
1 x Kederekt Leviathan
4 x Knight-Captain of Eos
1 x Minion Reflector
1 x Salvage Titan
1 x Skullmulcher
1 x Spearbreaker Behemoth
4 x Titanic Ultimatum
2 x Vicious Shadows

Have a look at your collection - Hopefully we can work something out . . .

I also wanted to send a shout out to 'Carbon', fellow Canadian and a really decent human being . . . . here is the story -

We made a trade deal, Carbon received my cards and unfortunately I did not receive his. Carbon went out of his way and got a second set off to me. I received the second set the same day his first mailing came in - the letter was misdirected to a neighbour down the street who was on vacation for a week or two. Everything worked out fine and the second set was mailed back to Carbon. I truly appreciate anyone who ensures a perfect score on their trade feedback. Thanks Carbon!

My Conflux Booster Box

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So I opened up a Conflux Booster Box the other day and decided to record said dissection for your enjoyment. I do this as I have noticed that anyone at the local gammery club with a booster pack in their hand invariably seems to gather attention to see 'what they got'. Furthermore I must admit that this sort of thing gets my attention as well. I suppose there is a complex mix of emotions at play with a handful of cardboard crack - something akin to those scratch 'n' win lottery tickets.

I would like to thank sponsor DogStar Games who without their generousity, this post would not be possible. Please check them out at www.DogStarGames.com for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Miniatures, and tons of other strategy and role-playing games.

Also - At the time of this post, I have 580 cards for trade over at CCG Tradepost, so if you see something I cracked opened, make tracks over there and sign up before I traded it all away.

Anywho - following is a 5 minute video of 36 Conflux packs being cracked opened . . . enjoy !




Here is what we got . . .

6 Foils
Paragon of the Amesha
Aerie Mystics
Traumatic Visions
Scattershot Archer
Shambling Remains
Infectious Horror
Quenchable Fire

38 Rares
Nicol Bolas
Martial Coup (Foil!)
Banefire
Noble Hierarch
Thornling
Bloodhall Ooze
Master Transmuter
2 x Cliffrunner Behemoth (1 Foil!)
Malfegor
Knight of the Reliquary
Maelstrom Archangel
Progentius
Obelisk of Alara
Raka Mar
Charnelhoard Wurm
Magister Sphinx
Giltspire Avenger
Exotic Orchard
Inkwell Laviathan
Worldheart Phoenix
Telemin Performance
Blood Tyrant
Sigil of the Empty Throne
Kederket Parasite
Voracious Dragon
Font of Mythos
Scepter of Fugue
2 x Scepter of Dominance
Scepter of Insight
Soul's Majesty
Mark of Asylum
2 x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
Paleoloth
Cylian Sunsinger
Extractor Demon

CCG Tradepost

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My buddy Norm and fellow MTG blogger over at Casual Magic beat me to this but I wanted to give a plug to CCG Tradepost which just recently went live on the web. This site, within a few short weeks has over a hundred members and promises to grow exponentially. CCG Tradepost is a community that allows it's members to trade Magic: The Gathering cards with each other and is the brain-child of MTG fan and software guru Nick Davis who wanted a better way to trade MTG cards.

Although there exists many other sites and forums that deal with card trades, CCG Tradepost is head and shoulders above the rest. Think of CCG Tradepost as an eHarmony dating site but just for cards. When I log into my account (which is FREE by the way), I may instantly see who has cards I may need and what cards I have that are in demand. Nick's very slick database and software wizardry provides an excellent match rate to other users . . . there is no longer any exhaustive searches through countless posts looking for that special card only to find that your collection is devoid of any interest to the other person.

A users at CCG Tradepost starts by comparing your "Haves" and "Wants" lists with the rest of the members on the website. Based on how your "Haves" match up with their "Wants" and vise versa, CCG Tradepost formulates a list of members that will most likely be interesting trade prospects to you. This settles the major drawback of forum trading, having to go through lists upon lists only to find a couple cards that are suitable for trading.

If a member finds another member who seems to have lists compatible to their own, they can choose to initiate a trade. Once a trade is initiated, both members cooperate back and forth, perfecting the lists of cards that will be sent and received by both members. It is a fail safe system that clearly displays the cards to be traded. Once both members are satisfied with the lists and confirm the trade, then and only then, the shipping information of both users are displayed. This keeps CCG Tradepost members in control of their private information.

Another important feature on CCG Tradepost that sets it apart from traditional online trading is that it has a built in feedback system, similar to that of eBay. Once a trade is completed, then the members may leave feedback for each other. A full personal trade history is also available to CCG Tradepost members. This way, they may look back and review what they have sent and received.

To generate interest and get the word out about this great site, Nick is running a CONTEST. He will be giving away three Shards of Alara booster packs to the first CCG Tradepost member that reaches ten positive feedback!