Modern Horizons 3 Has a Big Commander Problem

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Komentáře • 111

  • @Caliban_80
    @Caliban_80 Před 6 měsíci +40

    Totally agree. I sort of liked when there were fewer legendaries to choose from and most of them were kind of bad and people had to figure how to make a good deck out of it. Now it's like "Hey do you like tokens? This guy makes a token every time you make a token and untaps when you make a token and taps to make tokens!!!"

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +3

      That’s what I’m sayin about forcing commander players onto cards - totally agree!

    • @stonedphilosopher2185
      @stonedphilosopher2185 Před 4 měsíci +2

      No. You guys don't get it. Wotc needs new commander players. How the hell is a noob gonna build a commander deck? Go blind searching through their non-existent collection for synergy cards?

    • @Caliban_80
      @Caliban_80 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@stonedphilosopher2185 That's one of the fun things about commander, finding synergy. Modern commanders rob new players of that experience by printing the whole deck right on the commander.

    • @colyrne
      @colyrne Před 3 měsíci

      I think I subconsciously do this with most of my decks nowadays.
      I don't want to build Ulalek to trigger my Eldrazi spells twice (that's an unintended side effect, sure), I want to flash eldrazi onto flashy spells and copy those.
      My brain wants to try crazy things that break away from "intended", and while decks may not be "better", I do enjoy them more

  • @shaman009
    @shaman009 Před 6 měsíci +13

    I will be in the minority and say that I will be purchasing all 4 Commander decks from MM3. I collect the precons so it is bittersweet that there are so many coming out.

  • @itskmillz
    @itskmillz Před 6 měsíci +28

    I'm happy to see Commander decks in the set, I am NOT happy to see the price of the packs.

    • @Whodatk1d
      @Whodatk1d Před 6 měsíci +6

      Commander decks in a modern set? Completly stupid. F edh

    • @itskmillz
      @itskmillz Před 6 měsíci +7

      @@Whodatk1d Ok that's your opinion, I will add that I don't think commander cards should be in the PACKS themselves or be in any way part of the limited play. If that is the case I'm against it. As far as the Commander decks, you literally just don't have to buy them. It won't affect you at all.

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Prices are wild! I know a lot of people are going to get a lot out of these decks and that makes me happy, but PERSONALLY I wish there were no commander specific cards in MH3

    • @everythingmetal9400
      @everythingmetal9400 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@Whodatk1dI agree with you wizards needs to stop pandering to commander.

    • @kozad86
      @kozad86 Před 6 měsíci +2

      I'm looking forward to the decklists, but yeah, $80+ for basic decks is wild. They can charge whatever for the collector editions, but don't rob the casual commander player in the process.

  • @ryanwoolery5258
    @ryanwoolery5258 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Commander decks? Yes.
    Charging ridiculous prices? Nah.

  • @e10moment
    @e10moment Před 3 měsíci +1

    I tried and quit playing mtg when i was younger in like 2013 but it was so annoying cause all precons sucked and games ended so fast, but recently, someone taught me commander and I’m OBSESSED i can play it with bigger friend groups and it feels more social:P

  • @wademiller2376
    @wademiller2376 Před 6 měsíci +50

    Commander was best when 95% of cards were not designed for it...

    • @GobiQc
      @GobiQc Před 6 měsíci +6

      Stop it ... Most of modern horison 3 sells will be to commander players. Its weird, you destroy your own opinion but contiue talking like you did not do so.

    • @indrafides2648
      @indrafides2648 Před 6 měsíci +6

      ​@@GobiQc Nah magic players in general have no self control and can't stop themselves from buying product on mass. Wizards has spit in all your faces and you just beg for more product after product.

    • @BlazeBerger
      @BlazeBerger Před 6 měsíci +3

      ​@@indrafides2648don't kink shame me bro 😅

    • @indrafides2648
      @indrafides2648 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@BlazeBerger just tired of people complaining about the groups of players when in my eyes everyone is at fault for the state of magic

    • @BlazeBerger
      @BlazeBerger Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@indrafides2648 I agree, we're all in this. I was playing off your spit in faces comment 😂. I hope you're having a great day my man.

  • @kozad86
    @kozad86 Před 6 měsíci +12

    I stepped away from commander after Dominaria because my play group dissolved. I sold off my cards and didn't pay attention to MTG until the past month or so. I was shocked to see so many commander pre-cons flooding the shelves of a LGS I stopped by. It feels completely unnecessary. Once a year felt like too little, but now it's like they push these decks out once a week. 🤣

    • @MrVariant
      @MrVariant Před 6 měsíci

      How do you feel about dominaria united and all the remastered sets? Collector's boosters are crazy too. I'll buy a prerelease online for about the same $27 price as one pack of cards. Maybe a bundle if I want more. So many sets I wouldn't wanna buy a booster box. I am glad bundles include lands if I need, as I find singles ridiculous to risk bans and not play with friends unless they cheese you with infinite mana or whatever lol.

    • @sprinkleLPs
      @sprinkleLPs Před 5 měsíci +1

      that just feels like mtg's production scale these days. i dropped out around eldritch moon, came back and couldnt believe how much product was being release each year

  • @janderson9413
    @janderson9413 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I used to like the idea of Modern, but then the Horizon sets just turned it into the new Legacy. Legacy is dead and Pioneer is the new Modern. The fact they made EDH precons is telling, but I wasn't planning on spending my money on that unfocused garbage anyway. I'll just proxy the cool new cards and put together a deck that works.

    • @avatarofcloud
      @avatarofcloud Před 5 měsíci

      You've never played Legacy if you think Modern is the new Legacy and Legacy is dead lol.

  • @yepzx2
    @yepzx2 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I do like that wotc pushes out many products, more choices for the fans and consumers. What I don’t like is the price they are asking for it.

    • @Syne111
      @Syne111 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Price is the wrong metric to focus on.
      EV over time trumps all

    • @imnotwadewilsonsee3656
      @imnotwadewilsonsee3656 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I agree. Plus these premium commander decks are probably gonna show up more now

  • @jmoney9494
    @jmoney9494 Před 6 měsíci +2

    It literally is aimed and priced for modern players who probably alot of those dont like the more casual formats already. Sure modern is expensive but so will these boxes be especially if they get a bunch of cards they wouldn't or couldnt use

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +1

      I don’t like the notion of some commander cards taking slots in MH3 packs :-(

  • @The_Sniffygull
    @The_Sniffygull Před 6 měsíci +11

    Great video. Thank you sir.
    Honeslty, what kills me, is that WOTC abaolutely could have sold premium Modern decks. Sell them at $200, $250. Actual modern decks, with modern mana bases. Make them current decks that are going to get powercrept by MH3. Everyone wins.
    Commander decks for the set is wild.

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +5

      Modern precons here would have been AWESOME. Highlighting the new strategies or mechanics of the set would have been a massive win.
      Thanks for watching. 💪❤️

    • @chrisbrindamour9558
      @chrisbrindamour9558 Před 6 měsíci +2

      I would have been happier to see premium modern decks to get people into the format with a deck that can contend with other strategies. There's already a massive influx of commander products every block. This made no sense and i'm primarily a commander player as of the last 6 years.

    • @The_Sniffygull
      @The_Sniffygull Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@chrisbrindamour9558 100 percent. I mean they could have even released decks getting buff my MH3. Eldrazi Tron, Snow, Superfriends, ect. Then they take up secondary market buys via the precons and people buy the set. Idk, Josh really hits on it with the commanderification of everything. It drags MTG down a lot.

  • @shawnjeanty5882
    @shawnjeanty5882 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Does modern horizons not have useful things for modern, what problem is there if the cards are also useful in commander

  • @animesfreakify
    @animesfreakify Před 3 měsíci +1

    Modern Horizons 3: The Commandering!

  • @spenserroxsox
    @spenserroxsox Před 6 měsíci +1

    I don't like how if i want to buy a collectors edition of one of the commander decks i either have to buy the whole set or buy from the secondary market

    • @Jd-sh2ns
      @Jd-sh2ns Před 6 měsíci

      Amazon sells them separately

    • @spenserroxsox
      @spenserroxsox Před 6 měsíci

      @@Jd-sh2ns I can't find the collector editions separately

  • @GameMageVideos
    @GameMageVideos Před 5 měsíci +1

    One of the most based magic videos I've ever seen. Especially the part about not needing 20 emrakul variants in one set

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 5 měsíci

      … is based good or bad? I’m so sorry I’m a loser and have no idea 🤣
      Regardless thanks for watching ❤️

    • @GameMageVideos
      @GameMageVideos Před 5 měsíci

      @@HometownTcg Based is good

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 5 měsíci

      @GameMageVideos oooh let’s gooo!
      Ty ❤️

  • @Screenwatcher33
    @Screenwatcher33 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Great video still trying to find the right deck for these Indiana Jones 3D glasses to go into and none of my groups are powerful enough for my Indy meets Theodore Roosevelt card

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci

      I’m so jealous of those glasses tbh! That should have been the short - opening that bad boy!

    • @Gengstout88
      @Gengstout88 Před 6 měsíci

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @wademiller2376
    @wademiller2376 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Prescriptive commander is not good... Its supposed to be a place to make boderline and flavorful jank shine

  • @mattpotts995
    @mattpotts995 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Inclined to agree - adding Commander stuff in everything, even a Modern masters set, is just too much. In this case, the cash grabbiness is more obvious than usual.

  • @Vapor454
    @Vapor454 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Do they have a decklist yet.

  • @imnotwadewilsonsee3656
    @imnotwadewilsonsee3656 Před 6 měsíci

    I have a suspicion that these commander decks will be similar to commander masters precons in terms of value.

  • @Dimitar_Tsanev
    @Dimitar_Tsanev Před 5 měsíci +3

    I absolutely hate how parasitic commander is to the rest of the game.
    The format developed from people combining cards that were not designed specifically for it and it had no problem growing and thriving so I don't see what necessitates printing cards specifically for it, especially in such quantities.
    It's gotten to the point where there are cards you outright can't play or should actively avoid if you don't play commander. And especially when these cards are rares or mythics they not only do nothing for you but they also occupy slots in booster packs that might otherwise be given to more universally applicable cards.

  • @XendlessXbreakX
    @XendlessXbreakX Před 6 měsíci +1

    Lord of the rings was a set designed to be released right into modern and they made commander decks for them as well. In all honesty I don't think it is that bad to release commander decks they are big sellers of every release

  • @Snskch3
    @Snskch3 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I don’t care

  • @chrisborakai8457
    @chrisborakai8457 Před 6 měsíci +5

    It’s for modern. Keep it for modern. Give us tuned modern precons instead!!!!

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +5

      Modern precons would have been a MASSIVE win!

  • @RaZuay
    @RaZuay Před 6 měsíci

    At what point does wizards just endlessly keep releasing commander product's.
    I mean like a seperate series of sets alongside actual sets for commander players.

  • @jacobnordquist3448
    @jacobnordquist3448 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I'm super excited to buy singles from MH3 only. Those collectors were exciting right up until the price tag being more than a PS5 😂

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci

      Yeah the price tag is definitely more than I thought it would be!

  • @nickd6303
    @nickd6303 Před 6 měsíci

    The precedent is set that most of the "value" will be in the commander decks and less so in the bulk of the set.

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Ugh value of MH3 in commander cards was not on my bingo card.

    • @nickd6303
      @nickd6303 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@HometownTcg the cards in the colorless five color eldrazi deck will likely be the most sought after cards from mh3.

  • @SlotCurrentlyEmpty
    @SlotCurrentlyEmpty Před 6 měsíci +1

    When we first started playing commander there was no hand holding... no precons, no stupid eminence ability and no Jeweled Lotus. There was more creativity involve in building decks back in the days because nowadays every Legends come with a building manual... I also don't really enjoy that they slammed ''commander'' keyword on cards since it limit the cards use to only a format.

  • @Reppen555
    @Reppen555 Před 6 měsíci

    it exsistes so that people can either buy the cheap version or the more expensive version to flex more on those people who baught the cheaper version

  • @Cephalopopo
    @Cephalopopo Před 4 měsíci +1

    Totally agree to what you say here. However the general target audience of Wotc has changed and / or they are right now forcefully trying to change it. They want mindless nulls that only want to play solitaire commander, that will just mindlessly buy any serial rare shiny bs card for who cares about how much money, these guys cannot and are not willing to build their own decks. You make more money with this new type of target audience in the short run, Wotc does not care about their own idendity anymore. Magic audience is not DnD audience after all. "The" creator of mtg left the game in 2014 i believe (?) sometime around that, you can tell there is no one left that truly has been caring about a coherent game since quite some time. Nobody cares about anything. That is what happens.

  • @JulianTheismann
    @JulianTheismann Před 5 měsíci +1

    Is that Deck to strong for casual?

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 5 měsíci

      We don't know what is in it yet but I am sure it will be a good deck!

  • @OttoBKilt-hu4iu
    @OttoBKilt-hu4iu Před 2 měsíci

    I’m so glad i bought this deck. The packaging alone was too gorgeous not to spend $275 on

  • @garregalen83
    @garregalen83 Před 4 měsíci

    This is great, more commander for everyone :)

  • @emilands3635
    @emilands3635 Před 6 měsíci

    Why is there yet another eldrazi precon? How different could they build it. Jeeeeeeeez.

    • @patrickmcathey7081
      @patrickmcathey7081 Před 5 měsíci +1

      The last one wasn't eldrazi it was artifact with an eldrazi sprinkle

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu Před 4 měsíci

      bring it, love the Eldrazi

  • @user-if4rj3hr1j
    @user-if4rj3hr1j Před 6 měsíci +4

    I knew they would screw up modern horizon three😢

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Idk if it is “screwed up” but it’s not the direction I wanted that’s for sure!

    • @draftmagicagain1000
      @draftmagicagain1000 Před 5 měsíci

      These moves are designed to make them more money. If this is one of the best selling sets of all time like MH2, then they didn’t screw it up. For me and you sure, but not in their eyes.

  • @roberthoff5038
    @roberthoff5038 Před 5 měsíci

    What would make MH3 great....make it affordable

  • @Reppen555
    @Reppen555 Před 6 měsíci

    i rather buy the outlaws of thunder junction set and commanders cause its bound to be cheaper then modern horisons 3

  • @heirofheart766
    @heirofheart766 Před 6 měsíci +2

    am happy to see more commander stuff
    i liek commander

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +2

      Commander is by far the most popular but I think it suffers when it’s shoe horned into every product.
      I am glad you’re gonna get some sweet cards to play with tho!
      ❤️

    • @heirofheart766
      @heirofheart766 Před 6 měsíci

      @@HometownTcg i mean support for the other formats is cool too
      And id also be fine with seeing these particular precons in a bit less expensive settings tbh
      Nevertheless i will get the eldrazi and the graveyard precons
      And i hope the repring quality is good

  • @trevorbarrows8446
    @trevorbarrows8446 Před 4 měsíci

    huge intro...skip to 3:00

  • @jasa_TheRealOne
    @jasa_TheRealOne Před 6 měsíci

    Tumblr user: why is not everything in MH3 Modern legal?
    Mark: You're right, that is weird...well then.
    MH has been full of insanity like Dockside and Noodle boys. Putting that in the market is gonna make people not want to play commander, at least not with people who have Commander decks full of MH cards.

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci +2

      I just want commander cards to come about naturally and not so forced :-(
      I’m def wrong I don’t think WotC is going to change.

  • @heecks9375
    @heecks9375 Před 6 měsíci

    I will probably get single cards as usual, there always good cheap rare for 0,35 $

  • @savannahlion3081
    @savannahlion3081 Před 6 měsíci

    Singles ONLY ! Have a fine weekend, 🤘🦁🤘

  • @SFTortoise
    @SFTortoise Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great video

  • @rowdyrager-9403
    @rowdyrager-9403 Před 6 měsíci

    Proxies

  • @avatarofcloud
    @avatarofcloud Před 5 měsíci +1

    I'm sick to death of Commander just consuming MTG in its entirety. The entire player base of that shit format just needs to buy a bunch of board games and stop dragging every other format down with their shit.

  • @BlazeBerger
    @BlazeBerger Před 6 měsíci

    Products to about the thing they are about.... That's a novel idea. It's wacky that this set has commander products

  • @AC3handle
    @AC3handle Před 6 měsíci

    Every time I don't think wizards can get more greedy, another set comes out. Still, they have a very high bar in the 30th set, but still...
    Also, I really wish Rosewater would grow a F'ing SPINE. EIther tell the heads that this shit is not working, or GTFO.
    He's had 3-4 years now of sets getting worse and worse, and any thought of 'changing it from within' really went out the window when they had that conference call saying 'we're not overprinting'.

    • @HometownTcg
      @HometownTcg  Před 6 měsíci

      I agree with most of what you say and have been very frustrated as well but they have scaled back printing a bit. They have much more to do but it feels like a start at least.

    • @AC3handle
      @AC3handle Před 6 měsíci

      @@HometownTcg When I say 'overprinting', I'm not talking the general card run per SET, I'm talking about the overall amount of sets TOTAL.
      We cannot got for more than a month now without some new set coming out, weather it's a new MTG based, a Universe beyond, or some other reprint set.
      MH3 is new content, at THE most expensive price, next to the 30th set.
      THIS after having dealt with Double masters 22, and then later, commander masters.
      I bought a Karlov collector box through amazon preorder, and not even a week after it arrived, the set TANKED.
      I can get the box now for 170 something.
      I literally just went through and did the return, (minus 5 bucks or so for restock fee, even though I never opened it) but have not bothered to reorder the box at the lower price, simply because I just don't feel ANY excitment for this set.
      The mechanics and situation cards just feel SO out of whack for normal MTG.
      MH3 looks fantastic.
      But it does not look 300-500$ fantastic.
      Players are getting BURNT, the FUCK, OUT.
      Even up here in ALaska, where there's whales galore. People with money to burn.
      They're switching to Pokemon.

  • @jonathancordero4776
    @jonathancordero4776 Před 4 měsíci

    Hater

  • @GobiQc
    @GobiQc Před 6 měsíci

    You ask them to try to not make money, its stupid

    • @Cephalopopo
      @Cephalopopo Před 4 měsíci

      your comment is silly. he asks them to not destroy their game.

    • @GobiQc
      @GobiQc Před 3 měsíci

      @@Cephalopopo Bof he did not even really dare to say that, he barely makes a point in the whole video... I'm making a clear point at least... If they make a set just for modern at a expensive price, now that they destroyed modern already, they won't make any money... The destroying is a thing that already happened... Its to late now... Why make a product for no one... Modern player complain a lot but they just are not buying... So it is what it is... Hometown just knows it that why he seems so shy about his opinion...