![]() The promo for Throne of Eldraine, Kenrith, The Returned King was a card that saw widespread play (2-4 copies in a top metagame share deck) for six months. R&D admitted the Standard viability of the Buy-a-Box cards needed increased scrutiny, but the exclusive promos would continue. The next two promos for Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance passed without incident, but Nexus of Fate's problems were clearly more of an issue of card power and the promo card status only served to exacerbate controversy over its unfun gameplay patterns. The ability to take another turn is extremely powerful, and the in-built recursion led to an endgame where the player takes every turn and wins with whatever's left ultimately, Pro Tour 25th Anniversary had several successful pilots of Turbo-Fog variants with playsets of Nexus of Fate, resulting in a massive spike of the card price. This controversy only magnified with the release of Core Set 2019 and Nexus of Fate while Firesong and Sunspeaker was of a medium power level and likely not required for any more than one copy per player as a Commander, Nexus of Fate was radically different. However, they held the possibility open to reprint the promos in other products. Because it had served its purpose (promoting local game stores and furthering sales), WotC decided to offer a mechanically unique Buy-a-Box promo card at local game stores with each major set release for the foreseeable future. ![]() A comparison was made with the exclusive release of Nalathni Dragon in 1994, after which Wizards of the Coast had vowed to make all cards available one way or another for the main public. ^* Exclusive card, not found in draft booster packs of the main set.Īs the promo for Dominaria, Firesong and Sunspeaker, was the only way to obtain this card, its release was heavily criticized. The following table is a list of booster box promo cards:ĭungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten RealmsĬommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate This was given away when any Booster Box was purchased. In 2020, an additional Buy-Any-Box was introduced. From Dominaria through Core Set 2021, they were unique cards that were part of the relevant set, but couldn't be found in booster packs. Initially they were foil cards with alternate art, bearing the five mana symbols arranged in a circle as a watermark. The Buy-a-Box promotion is designed to increase box sales at local game stores.
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