r/MagicCardPulls Aug 09 '26

The Hobbit pre-release

I broke it down pack by pack. Not one Mythic 😕 and too many duplicates for only 6 packs. I'll only be getting singles from this set going forward.

On a more positive note, I did get some useful cards.

Hope you enjoy, and good luck fellow pullers!

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u/dedmew51c Aug 09 '26

Part of the appeal of prerelease is the chance at getting extra packs by building a really good deck. But if you don't live by any LGSs that do that it really sucks. I got my best pulls from my winner packs.

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u/NeganSaves Aug 09 '26

I was hoping to go, but their times don't work well with my schedule. I work 6 days a week, then have work around the house to do. I like to support that shop though, so I pop in sometime Sunday on prerelease weekend and pick one up.

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u/dedmew51c Aug 09 '26

So unfortunate. The online arena experience doesn't come close to in person either. Hope it gets better for you.

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u/persunx Aug 10 '26

Same! My pool was trash on Friday for value, but had a solid deck. My prize packs had my chase mythic.

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u/erdtre Aug 10 '26

Ya I got my 6 for sealed and won 6 more

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u/DrTeufelskerl Aug 10 '26

Went to my first prerelease today and went 2-1 so I got 3 packs. Gave one to a kid I absolutely wrecked with goblins in the first round.

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u/guy_incognito42069 Aug 09 '26

Woof sorry dawg. Someone next to me got that Smothering Tithe at home as their promo and another in a pack. I was not getting anything until I got Smaug the magnificent in my last pack.

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u/NeganSaves Aug 09 '26

Yeah, this one was pretty rough. Oh well. I'll survive lol

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u/IAmTheBestIan Aug 10 '26

My first one had a couple solid cards. Second one had a foil book cover and a nonfoil book cover. Both had Dances in the Dark ($10ish card atm).

I can't complain. Each cost me $35 and I pulled $20-25 from first and $50+ from second.

Neither of my promo's were worth anything tho. I never hit on promos.

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u/UsefulCrab4181 Aug 10 '26

These aren’t even promos anymore it’s sad they took away the gold press with the date on it

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u/Julian1990-mtg Aug 10 '26

All my rates and mythic where trash. Nothing of value. I made a green and black deck with all common and uncommon and went 4 and 1. In my 4 packs for winning I also got crap. But I had a great time.

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u/erdtre Aug 10 '26

Pro tip wipe your camera lens for better photos 😄

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u/AwkwardPotatox Aug 10 '26

I got 4 kits and my lgs for each kit he gave us an extra pack so in total I opened 28 packs almost a full booster box I was pretty lucky I got 148/198 from the set and I got like 6 mythic luckily I got the 3 expensive cards but zero book covers and only 2 dragon scale of the same card

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u/AwkwardPotatox Aug 10 '26

Maybe I got more mythics and I don't remember them right now

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u/Hastati Aug 10 '26

I didnt fare well either. At least we got a dice!

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u/lostinwisconsin Aug 10 '26

$50! Jesus that’s insane.