MTG Aetherdrift may be careening round the bend toward its release date in early February, but it's already enjoying discounts ahead of launch.
You can currently pre-order the MTG Aetherdrift Play Booster Box for $109.95 via Walmart rather than the $150 or so I'm seeing elsewhere, and even though it's not listed as a deal, I can't find a better offer. It's currently $148.69 at Amazon, for example, and $114.99 at Miniature Market.
Such a gulf in pricing isn't unusual where Magic: The Gathering is concerned. Despite it being one of the most popular and best card games around, stable MSRPs don't seem to be a thing where MTG is concerned. While booster boxes and Commander decks hover around the same ballpark with every set, costs between retailers can vary wildly. That makes it difficult to tell what is and isn't a good deal at times, but this is the lowest I've been able to find on Aetherdrift's premier product.
Should you buy the MTG Aetherdrift Play Booster?
Whether you should pick up this pack will depend on what you're looking for with the new set. Are you mainly interested in collecting the cards, playing Limited matches like Draft, or getting enough to build your own decks? This is a no-brainer, because it's the easiest (and cheapest) way of getting MTG Aetherdrift cards in bulk.
However, anyone who wants the rarer card designs or alt-art should opt for the Collector Boosters instead. In addition, it's no good for those who mainly play with precon Commander decks. Unless you're interested in tweaking decks or constructing entirely new ones, it'll feel like overkill.
I doubt the Play Booster Box will dip much lower than this before release, though – and probably not for a long time afterward, if previous sets are any indication. Even then, you're unlikely to see them breach the $95 barrier. In other words? Now's as good a time as any to dive in.
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