Bloomburrow Value Boosters Contain No Value
Bloomburrow, MTG's upcoming all-animal set, is in full swing. We've been covering the general set info and spoilers here - Bloomburrow Set Information, Latest Updates, and Spoilers and all the currently released story/lore here - Bloomburrow Story Summary. While there are more spoilers on the way, we've got some other news to talk about, called "value boosters" coming with the set. However, they don't seem very valuable. Here is everything you need to know about the new Bloomburrow value booster.
Bloomburrow Value Booster
Let's start by looking at a value booster and its contents. This information comes from WOTC (full article here): WHAT IS A BLOOMBURROW VALUE BOOSTER? As of now, we don't know how much these will cost.
"At select retailers, you may see a new kind of booster available. While Collector Boosters are perfect for fans who want all the coolest cards, and Play Boosters are built to bolster collections by being opened to play Magic, Value Boosters are a smaller, lighter booster that contain a handful of new cards any fan can enjoy—a budget-friendly way to experience Bloomburrow. Each Value Booster contains 3 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 wildcard of any rarity, and 1 card that may be a land, a traditional foil, or a Special Guests card."
The No Value Booster
When I hear this, a few things come to mind. First, WOTC just recently combined set boosters and draft boosters into play boosters in an effort to reduce the overall number of different products hitting shelves. So, it's a bit strange to see them turn right around and release yet another new booster.
Next, is that "1 wildcard of any rarity" part. This means you're not guaranteed a rare or mythic rare at all. You could totally get all commons and uncommons when you buy one of these. Considering even packs with rares and mythics struggle to generate enough value to cover what you paid for them, these are going to fall way short.
You only get seven cards total, and it's possible that none of them are rare. And that's kind of ironic given the name. What WOTC means here is a "cheap" booster. You'd think that Wizards had learned their lesson on this with the terrible Aftermath boosters and even those guaranteed you a rare.
Several people took to Reddit to voice similar thoughts:
Conclusion
I can't imagine what portion of the player base is going to want this booster. Considering the said, "At select retailers" I imagine these will be found at WalMart and bought as gifts for some unlucky MTG player by someone who doesn't know what they're buying. That said, I want to hear what you think of the new product. And if anyone comments below that they're excited about this, I'll stand corrected.
