How many cards in is the rare if you open from the back of the pack?

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Posted on July 7, 2017, 11:18 a.m. by RedUndead40

Going to try the sealed method of looking at my rares very last so I want to put them aside face down when I open my packs.

Is it always a token / land then the rare in every pack? (Going from the back of course)

abby315 says... #2

Yep, I believe that's right. Two cards in is the rare. Token/foil, basic land, rare. :)

July 7, 2017 11:24 a.m.

RedUndead40 says... #3

So you mean third card in, right?

July 7, 2017 11:37 a.m.

abby315 says... #4

Yeah I guess :)

July 7, 2017 11:58 a.m.

RedUndead40 says... #5

Haha okay thank you!

July 7, 2017 12:39 p.m.

Betzevim says... #6

But if there's a foil then it's four cards in

July 7, 2017 1:21 p.m.

Betzevim says... #7

Or a flip card

July 7, 2017 1:22 p.m.

abby315 says... #8

Oh that's right--I forgot foils replace a common, not the token card. (Never really got that.) So if you have a foil, you may accidentally look at your rare. There's no real way to tell without turning over the cards, I think.

Out of curiosity, why is this a sealed strat? So you don't get blindsided by good rares into running a shallow color? I think either way you should take rares into a balanced consideration.

July 7, 2017 1:26 p.m.

RedUndead40 says... #9

Yeah just trying something new since I tend to get tunnel vision when I pull a splashy rare. I want to see if I build a better deck by choosing my colors based on my C's/U's and then adding applicable rares.

July 7, 2017 2:09 p.m.

cklise says... #10

I would suggest just looking at the cards normally, but thumbing the cards out upside down so you can see the set symbol and rarity before the details of each card. This way you can set aside any foils, etc, you might open. When you see the rare symbol, just turn the card face down before you get a complete view of it.

July 7, 2017 8:13 p.m.

RedUndead40 says... #11

That's probably my best bet. Thanks!

July 7, 2017 10:26 p.m.

Argy says... #12

I might try this, as well.

July 8, 2017 10:44 a.m.

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