Few in North America are unaware of the glory of Costco. If you’re looking to buy things in bulk, you can find some serious sales at the warehouse-esque store. It seems that savings may not only be available for, well, any sort of groceries, electronics, clothes, or other necessities you may need. You can even find some killer MTG deals here.
Announced by Wizards of the Coast recently, there are some new MTG Bundles appearing at Costco stores all across Canada and the United States. The savings found here can be quite strong, but you need to know exactly what it is you’re looking for.
March of the Machine Deluxe Commander Kit
Priced at $49.99, the March of the Machine Deluxe Commander Kit contains a preconstructed Commander deck alongside a fixed suite of extra gubbins. These additions are worth around $33 on their own, which makes each bundle a rather compelling deal. Here’s what you’ll find in these bundles:
- 1 March of the Machine Commander Precon (Named)
- 1 Bloomburrow Play Booster
- 1 Commander Masters Set Booster
- 1 March of the Machine Set Booster
- 1 Ajani, Mentor of Heroes Promo
- 1 Jace, Memory Adept Promo
Looking at the Commander Precons, there is one Precon with a financial value that is much higher than the rest. Offering the best sealed and reprint value, Cavalry Charge is easily the best of the bunch. As a sealed product, this deck typically sells for around $70 and contains roughly $67 worth of reprints. Notably, this deck only has a handful of expensive $5 reprints, and Chivalric Alliance is the deck’s most expensive card at $9.
Divine Convocation is another fantastic value-rich precon. Offering about $40 in secondary market value and $62 in reprint value, most of the value comes from the Nesting Dovehawk found. This card alone sells for around $22, although this is the only truly expensive card in the deck.
The other three precons are quite a step down from the first two. That said, Call for Backup is the next in line for value. While the reprint value of this deck is around $60, the actual secondary market value is only $35. Civil Unrest is the best single you’ll find in this deck, going for about $10.
Taking another step down, Growing Threat contains around $50 worth of reprints, which really isn’t that special. The deck’s best reprint is Bitterthorn, Nissa’s Animus which is worth around $12. Outside of this, there’s little to justify the deck’s $33 price tag when sealed.
Last, and definitely least, Tinker Time is, by far, the worst Commander deck in terms of secondary market value. Not even worth $40 in singles, we would only pick this deck up if you specifically want something out of it, or want to play the precon itself. Tinker Time only retails for $25.
The Rest
While the decks themselves can contain a lot of value, the Deluxe Commander Kit offer a lot more. For starters, each deck comes equipped with a pair of promos. Curiously, these cards are fixed regardless of which kit you buy, so they’re not playable in every deck. Despite this, they are somewhat valuable as promos.
Calling these promos is a little bit generous, as they’re basically bog-standard reprints. The only difference is that these cards have the promo set symbol. Curiously, these cards are also currently cheaper than their normal printings on TCGplayer. Ajani, Mentor of Heroes, for instance, usually sells for around $6, but this new printing is selling for just $3.
Similarly, the new promo of Jace, Memory Adept also retails for around $3. Past printings of this card, however, tend to sell for around $4.50. Over time there’s a decent chance these prices will even out, but it’s worth nothing for now.
On top of the two promos, each March of the Machine Deluxe Commander Kit also contains three Booster Packs. The best out of these is easily the Commander Masters Set Booster, which sells for around $18.50. The Bloomburrow Play Booster and March of the Machine Set Booster, meanwhile, are only worth around $4.40 apiece.
In total, this adds up to around $33 of extra value on top of the Commander deck. Depending on the deck you pick, this can offer a lot of compelling value. If you have been in the market for a March of the Machine Commander deck, now may be the time to buy. The Cavalry Charge Deluxe Kit looks especially appealing, as it essentially contains $103 of value for just $50.
Final Verdict
Technically, each of the March of the Machine Deluxe Commander Kits offers positive value thanks to the extra packs and promos included. That being said, they’re hardly guaranteed positive value like Festival in a Box was. After all, the vast majority of cards in a precon are >$1 cards that you’d seriously struggle to sell. The exception to this is the Calvary Charge deck which has the highest sealed value.
Overall, you should only really buy these March of the Machine Deluxe Commander Kits if you’re actually interested in them. For a new player, these kits are a welcome option as they allow you to start customizing right away. Admittedly the customization options will be limited with just three packs and two promos, but it’s better than nothing.
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