What is mtgo redemption

The problem is you don't have the cards you need. You figure that if you're really going to commit, you need to have a playset of each and every card legal in Standard, so you can play the best and most optimal deck each weekend to increase your chances of winning. Your first thought it to check eBay and you end up with a bit of sticker shock. You've heard about this Magic Online redemption thing.

You see if getting the card this way will save you some money. That's enough to pay for gas to a few Grand Prix or Opens! Better yet, you're not dealing with 5 or 10 different eBay sellers, hoping they'll ships the sets in a timely manner. Instead the cards are all coming directly from Wizards and are guaranteed to be in mint condition.

I wanted to address one last thing while we are on the topic of redemption, the myth that "you should just buy singles. Now to be fair this is a complicated topic because what avenue is right for you depends almost entirely on what your goals are. What if you only want the cards that matter? One of the criticisms of buying complete sets is that you end up with a ton of cards that are unplayable. I mean, when you buy a complete set, you are getting every horrible Common with all the cards you really want, Mythics and some of the Rares.

If you only want a single card, or a couple cards from a set, you're likely going to be better off buying singles. On the other hand, if you are looking to own all the playable cards in a set, you're still generally better off redeeming. So let's say you want the Kahns of Tarkir fetchlands, and these are the only cards you care about from the set. Is redemption the best option, or should you buy the fetchlands as singles? Even if you don't especially want these cards, they are free value, but let's stick with the idea that you really, really don't want these cards.

Even if all you want is the fetchlands, you're still much better off redeeming a set of Khans of Tarkir than buying singles. On the other hand, one of the reasons the set is so cheap is because it doesn't contain very many desirable cards, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and Monastery Mentor are about it.

So let's imagine that these are the only two cards you want from Fate Reforged. There's one other way of looking at redemption. Start at the top of the set, with the most expensive cards, and simply work your way down the list to see how far you have to go until you get to the point where redeeming a set is cheaper than buying singles.

I already use the example of Arlinn Kord , and how if you only want one card from a set you're better off buying singles, but how many cards from a set must you "want" before redemption becomes the best option? As you can see, the break even point varies quite a bit from set to set, depending on how the value of the set breaks down.

If you want more than 10 cards from a set on average , you're better off redeeming a set than you are buying singles. While 10 cards each set might seem like a lot, if you look at the "free" cards from each set, you'll see there are a ton of playable cards on the list. This list doesn't even take into consideration the possibility of buylisting cards you don't want. Anyway, that's all for today.

If you are looking to build a collection of Standard legal or recently rotated cards, I strongly encourage you to check out Magic Online redemption. In many situations it's the cheapest way to build a collection and get the cards you want. And remember, you don't need to actually play Magic Online to take advantage of redemption. If you have any questions about redemption, make sure to leave them in the comments, along with your thoughts, ideas, opinions and suggests.

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Premium and standard cards must be redeemed separately and don't count together towards the same collection. Appropriate basic lands must be included if the set's English Version's booster pack had them.

Card from respective set's Masterpiece Series , and exclusive cards outside booster pack of that set are excluded and don't count a part of the collection they cannot be redeemed, either. Special sets, including Magic Online -only sets, cannot be redeemed. Sets become available for redemption roughly one month after release on Magic Online.

Prior to Eldritch Moon , each set has a Redemption Guarantee Date which set in the last day the respect set is legal in Standard.