I've drafted the mystery boosters and they're gas. The amount of good, playable stuff is insane.
Packs are fun as hell to draft, but the set is also full of commander staples.
In the few packs I cracked I pulled such hits as
Expropriate,
Intruder Alarm (foil),
Marrow-Gnawer (foil),
Sol Ring,
Skullclamp,
Grave Titan,
Caged Sun,
Asceticism,
Mizzix's Mastery,
Ashnod's Altar (<3),
Blood Artist (<3) to name but a few.
The prices are significantly lower because people have been drafting the shit out of it. It's been super popular so a lot of packs have been opened. Right now supply is very high.
From what I've read, this is an unlimited print run, so while there is appetite they will continue to print more, and there is a lot of appetite. The term "unlimited print run" is kind of misleading though. It means they will be printing more
at some point. Right now what is out in the world is it and we're not sure when more will be printed. As such, once supply dried up the prices are likely to creep up again until more is printed. It won't be that bad, but that tends to be the pattern. The MB1 versions of cards will very likely stay significantly cheaper than their original counterparts, but right now is probably going to be the cheapest time to buy before more reprints.
In terms of card quality, the difference is there, but it's quite marginal in my opinion. They are worse, but not so much that you'd notice in a fully sleeved EDH deck.
If you like draft and can draft it, I'd highly recommend it. I basically only play EDH and draft these days, and this is one of the best draft environments I've ever experienced.
And with the amount of packs being cracked, now is a great time to be stocking up on the EDH staples that this set is bursting with.
Hold up, I could've spent $130 instead of $180 on my mana crypt? Well frickity frak me I guess.
Haha yea dude there's a lot of that going on with this set. I've spent the last year trading into a whole bunch of mono black stuff and a whole bunch of it is less than half price now with these boosters.
Dictate of Erebos,
Phyrexian Arena,
Torment of Hailfire,
Exsanguinate,
Black Market. All stuff I spent at least double on in the past year. And Athreos. My dear, dear Athreos. Now available for less than a tenner. It's a double edged sword, that's for sure. Also a lot of stuff I can now pick up cheaply that I didn't have before.