Magic: The Gathering’s latest set, Secrets of Strixhaven, launched last week and has been pretty well received. In fact, it might just be one of the best sets in the last few years, whether you’ve been playing sealed, standard, or Commander.
Play Boosters are the best way to build a Magic collection pretty swiftly, and Amazon has a great deal for anyone looking to buy a box of 30. Just a week after launch, the box is $139.99, down from $164.70 – a 15% discount. If you’re keeping track, that’s even cheaper than it was before launch.
For context, that means each pack in the box goes from $5.49 down to $4.66. It doesn’t sound like a massive savings, but given the sheer volume of cards you’re getting (with 14 in each pack), you’re bound to get some very usable ones. Those include cards featuring Prepared spells, which feel like a “greatest hits” of spells from Magic’s long and storied past, like Ancestral Recall or Demonic Tutor, a series of new Elder Dragons, and the awesome new Emeritus cycle.
We’ve got a handy rundown of the best cards in the Secrets of Strixhaven set, but suffice it to say it’s a very impressive return to form after the middling response to the Universes Beyond Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles one.
For more on Magic, check out our thoughts on the new spinoff, Mood Swings, as well as discounts on the still very viable Bloomburrow Commander decks.
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