Registering cards from Free boosters

Magic: The Gathering - Puzzle Quest MtGPQ General Discussion
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Like everyone I hate this new thing of 1 card each 2 hours. The feeling is that the drops are worse compared to before the last update. So, I decided to take notes of what I’m getting in these “free boosters”. I will post my data here, and everyone is welcome to do the same.

Worthy mention that it takes much more work to take cards each 2 hours, and up to now I had never succeed in getting more cards than previously, as my maximum is 9 per day (even considering my job, and the amount I sleep, both help me over most people).

Here are the cards from last 3 days. Format is

Name (Portuguese name for my control): rarity; expansion; owned / new (comparison to my collection for same rarity and expansion in terms of that color / same for total)

31/07/2017
1: Stratus Walk (Caminhar nos Estratos); Common; Origins; Owned. (12/14U; 73/84T)
2: Harrier Naga (Naga Caçadora); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (2+1/10G; 14+1/60)
3: Shimmerscale Drake (Dragonete-de-escamas-cintilantes); Common, Amonkhet; Owned. (11/12U; 60/65T)
4: Hightide Hermit (Heremita da Maré Alta); Common, Kaladesh, NEW. (7+1/11U; 52+1/65T)
5: Blur of Blades (Borrão de Lâminas); Common, Hour of Devastation, Owned. (2/11R; 15/60T)
6: Die Young (Morrer Jovem); Common, Kaladesh, Owned. (10/11B; 53/65T)
7: Aven Initiate (Iniciado Aviano); Common, Amonkhet, Owned (11/12U; 60/65T)
8: Frontline Devastator (Devastadora da Linha de Frente); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (3+1/11R; 18+1/60T)
9: Khenra Scrapper (Sucateiro Khenra); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (4+1/11R; 19+1/60T)

01/08/2017
1: Trueheart Twins (Gêmeos de Coração-puro); Uncommon; Amonkhet; Onwed. (7/13R; 26/55T)
2: Ghirapur Aether Grid (Grade de Éter de Ghirapur); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 73/84T)
3: Demolish (Demolir); Uncommon; Origins; NEW. (3+1/19R; 25+1/89T)
4: Devoted Crop-Mate (Colega de Safra Devotado); Uncommon; Amonkhet; NEW. (5+1/11W; 26+1/55T)
5: Consulate Skygate (Portão Aéreo do Consulado); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 53/65T)
6: War Horn (Trombeta de Guerra); Uncommon; Origins; NEW. (3+1/12C; 26+1/89T)
7: Subterranean Scout (Batedor Subterrâneo); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 73/84T)
8: In Oketra’s Name (Em Nome de Oketra); Common; Amonkhet; Onwed. (12/13W; 60/65T)
9: Scrounger of Souls (Afanador de Almas); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (4+1/11B; 20+1/60T)

02/08/2017
1: Marauding Boneslasher (Talha-ossos Saqueador); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (5+1/11B; 21+1/60T)
2: Bellows Lizard (Lagarto de Fole); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 73/84T)
3: Khenra Scrapper (Sucateiro Khenra); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (6/11R; 23/60T)
4: Prophetic Prism (Prisma Profético); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 53/65T)
5: Swift Reckoning (Vingança Imediata); Uncommon; Origins; Owned. (7/18W; 27/89T)
6: Cultivator of Blades (Cultivador de Lâminas); Rare; Kaladesh, NEW. (3+1/6G; 5+1/40T)
7: Stratus Walk (Caminhar nos Estratos); Common; Origins; Owned. (12/14U; 73/84T)
8: Thriving Turtle (Tartaruga Vigorosa); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (8/11U; 53/65T)
9: Bontu’s Monument (Monumento de Bontu); Uncommon; Amonkhet; Owned. (3/5C; 27/55T)

So, in 27 cards:
20 common, 6 uncommon, 1 rare.
8 Origins; 6 Kaladesh; 6 Amonkhet; 7 Hour of Devastation.
17 dupes; 10 New.

New cards were 5 common from HOU, 1 common from Kaladesh (Hightide Hermit), 3 uncommon, and this good and unexpected rare. 3 out of 6 uncommon are dupes, even considering my collection. HOU gave nothing except common cards, and could still produce 2 dupes.

Day 4 just started… with another Aven Initiate.

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I haven’t been keeping exact track but I know I opened less cards than you because I’m missing more but I got two rares since the new system, Vryn Wingmare (a dupe) and Madcap Experiment (non-dupe). Apart from that there were some HOU commons I hadn’t had before. I really like that it’s only standard.

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One of their goal for that change, must have been to make the player goes back more often to the app without having to give more rewards.

Except for their producer and their excel sheet, I don’t think anyone is happy with it.

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Thank you for collecting this. I find it more fiddly to collect the data than with the 3-packs.

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The one pack also only gives you cards for Standard, a feature that was requested by many.

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Good to know that people are still pulling rares. I don’t think I’ve sniffed even an uncommon since this was implemented.

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Just to mention, I HATE the fact it’s just standard. Possibly would like it in the future, but for now, it makes much harder to me get any cards from BFZ and SOI, while giving me tons of dupes from Origins, Amonkhet, and soon HOU. We could have an option to include / exclude legacy cards, but I know I’m asking for too much, considering deaf devs. Also, events could give boosters from any expansion to your choice, instead of HOU, Amonkhet, etc. Again, asking for too much. They are never going to cooperate with the players, making easier to complete your collection, as they want to sell more boosters full of dupes. As a completionist, I’m hating the standard thing.

Anyone knows if the “basic” booster (3 cards) is also standard?

I will post detailed info again when I gather more data, but for now, 3 more cards today, and they were:

  • Llanowar Wastes (my 5th copy of it, while I still miss Caves of Koilos and Shivan Reef)
  • Aspiring Aeronaut (non-dupe)
  • Riparian Tiger (dupe)
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I have drawn SOI from the three card so I don’t think it is standard limited

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I do agree you “feel less lucky” opening one card than opening three. You aren’t REALLY less lucky, but it has to do with psychology. If I open a 3-card booster, I have 3 identical shots at seeing a rare. If I open 3 1-card boosters, I ALSO have 3 identical shots at seeing a rare. But my lizard brain might notice this: “I opened more 3-card boosters with at least 1 rare than 1-card boosters with a rare.” Do you see the flaw though? Same total cards, same total rares, but since with 3-card boosters I “pull the lever” fewer times, I feel like I won more often.

I have a feeling the decision to make the boosters “Standard Only” is a “cart before the horse” problem. Remember that they planned to release booster crafting before HOU’s release, but later delayed booster crafting in order to get HOU out on time. If we had booster crafting, an answer to “You can only get Standard cards from free boosters.” might be, “But you can craft non-Standard boosters using duplicates.” So maybe they made the code changes for 1-card Standard boosters early on because it was easy, then didn’t revert those changes when they decided to delay booster crafting. That makes a little bit of sense.

Obviously without booster crafting, it feels cash-grabby. I have a feeling that by the third or fourth booster crafting update, you’ll be able to more easily get the non-Standard cards you want than you could when you have 3-card boosters. Maybe I’m just crazy optimistic.

Also for the record: I just opened a Longtusk Cub from a free booster, I’m pretty happy right now.

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To add: I pulled another dupe rare (Fetid Imp) from one of the free boosters today, making it the third rare since the new system.

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I’ve gotten zero cards above uncommon rarity if that helps.

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I’ve pulled a Mythic (Torment of Hailfire) and a Rare (Imaginary Threats) from the 1 Free Card, the rest have been commons/uncommons.

If that helps at all. No clue how many I’ve opened since they implemented the change.

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And another dupe rare today: Glint-Sleeve Siphoner. That’s four rares, even if it’s three dupes. Doesn’t really change my mind that the new system is so much worse.

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Data from past 2 days.

03/08/2017
1: Aven Initiate (Iniciado Aviano); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (11/12U; 60/65T)
2: Llanowar Wastes (Regiões Agrestes de Llanowar); Common; Origins; Owned. (9/13C; 73/84T)
3: Aspiring Aeronaut (Aeronauta Aspirante); Common; Origins; NEW. (12+1/14U; 73+1/84T)
4: Riparian Tiger (Tigre Ripariano); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (10/11G; 54/65T)
5: Frilled Sandwalla (Walla-d’areia Franjado); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (3/10G; 23/60T)
6: Wild Wanderer (Errante Selvagem); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (10/11G; 54/65T)
7: Floodwaters (Enxurrada); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (11/12U; 60/65T)
8: Stalwart Aven (Defensor Aviano); Common; Origins; Owned. (12/14W; 74/84T)
9: Ramunap Ruins (Ruínas de Ramunap); Uncommon; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (2+1/10C; 9/35T)

04/08/2017
1: Narnam Cobra (Naja da Narnam); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 54/65T)
2: Renegade Freighter (Fretista Renegado); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 55/65T)
3: Deep-Sea Terror (Terror das Profundezas); Uncommon; Origins; NEW. (4+1/17U; 27+1/89T)
4: Kefnet’s Monument (Monumento de Kefnet); Uncommon; Amonkhet; NEW. (3+1/5C; 27+1/55T)
5: Attune with Aether (Harmonizar-se com o Éter); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (10/11G; 55/65T)
6: Artificer’s Epiphany (Epifania do Artífice); Common; Origins; Owned. (13/14U; 75/84T)
7: Build to Last (Feito para Durar); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (8/10W; 55/65T)
8: Desert of the Indomitable (Deserto do Indômito); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. 3+1/10G; 23+1/60T)
9: Forsake the Worldly (Abandonar o Mundano); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (13/13W; 61/65T)

18 cards
15 Common; 3 Uncommon.
5 Origins; 6 Kaladesh; 4 Amonkhet; 3 HOU
13 dupes; 5 new

5 out of 6 cards were common. 3 uncommon I got were non-dupes, at least. 2 more new cards, a common from Origins, another from HOU (which is not really wanting to give me cards).

Total for 5 days:

45 cards:
35 common, 9 uncommon, 1 rare.
13 Origins; 12 Kaladesh; 10 Amonkhet; 10 Hour of Devastation.
30 dupes; 15 new (8 common, 6 uncommon, 1 rare)

Gathering data for today, but up to now, 4 common, 3 dupes and 1 new from HOU.

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About 30 packs in for the free card booster, and I received my first non-common. Mythic Yahenni, Undying Partisan. New to collection, all but two of the prior commons were new as well.

I don’t sign in as often to make this better for your statistics, I’m sorry.

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No problem, mate. I’m not registering data from other people, just because they aren’t usable. Someone comes and says “got a rare”, but this is not useful without the amount of cards taken, how many of other rarities and so. Of course, people that want register data can use this thread. But for now I only take notes of my own.

And let’s see what I got past two days:

05/08/2017
1: Nissa’s Pilgrimage (Peregrinação de Nissa); Common; Origins; Owned. (15/15G; 76/84T)
2: Rhonas’s Stalwart (Defensor de Rhonas); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (4+1/10G; 24+1/60T)
3: Reckless Fireweaver (Flamitecelão Temerário); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (8/10R; 55/65T)
4: Bellows Lizard (Lagarto de Fole); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 76/84T)
5: Heart-Piercer Manticore (Mantícora Fura-coração); Rare; Amonkhet; NEW. (0+1/7R; 7+1/40T)
6: Evolving Wilds (Terras em Desenvolvimento)/ Common; Origins; NEW. (10+1/13C; 76+1/84T)
7: Lightning Javelin (Azagaia de Raio); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 77/84T)
8: Puncturing Blow (Golpe Perfurante); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (6+1/11R; 25+1/60T)
9: Gilded Cerodon (Dentócero Dourado); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (7/11R; 26/60T)

06/08/2017
1: Forsake the Worldly (Abandonar o Mundano); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (13/13W; 61/65T)
2: Rush of Vitality (Ímpeto de vitalidade); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (10/11B; 55/65T)
3: Desert’s Hold (Garras do Deserto); Uncommon; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (2+1/6W; 10/35T)
4: Ramunap Ruins (Ruínas de Ramunap); Uncommon; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (3/10C; 10/35T)
5: Yavimaya Coast (Costa de Yavimaya); Common; Origins; Owned. (11/13C; 78/84T)
6: Wander in Death (Vagar na Morte); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (12/10B; 61/65T)
7: Propeller Pioneer (Pioneira dos Propulsores); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (8/10W; 55/65T)
8: Valeron Wardens (Protetores de Valeron); Common; Origins; Owned. (15/15G; 78/84T)
9: Pursue Glory (Perseguir a Glória); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (12/12R; 61/65T)

18 cards
15 Common; 2 Uncommon, 1 rare.
6 Origins; 3 Kaladesh; 4 Amonkhet; 5 HOU
13 dupes; 5 new

Again, 5 ou each 6 cards were common. New cards were 1 (not that useful) rare, 1 uncommon from HOU, and 3 common, 1 from Origins (Evolving Wilds), 2 from HOU.

In a full week, this is what I got:

63 cards (9 per day):
50 common, 11 uncommon, 2 rare.
19 Origins; 15 Kaladesh; 14 Amonkhet; 15 Hour of Devastation.
43 dupes; 20 new (11 common, 7 uncommon, 2 rare)
From 20 new cards, 10 were from HOU, 8 common and 2 uncommon.

I don’t feel lucky looking at these data.

Today, up to now, 3 common (1 new) and 3 uncommon (2 new).

I also have paid attention to the 3 cards boosters I’m getting, and I’m being convinced these are standard, too. Even why, they are together to free 1 booster in the vault, and you can “look at the cards” (just standard).

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Thanks largely to your excellent data, drop rates for 1-card free boosters can be seen to tracking the same as for 3-card basic boosters. ~3000 recorded 3-pack drops had around 80% commons, 17% uncommons, 2.5% rares, and 0.5% mythics. Your results here are pretty much bang on to that.

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I registered my packs for a while also.
30 Free packs yielded
23 Common (11 Origin, 8 Kaladesh, 4 HOU)
6 Uncommon (4 Origin, 2 HOU)
1 Rare (Kaladesh)

All dupes (have 141/173 Common/Uncommon in Origins, 101/144 Kaladesh and 90/95 HOU)

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You are all crazy. 4-5 is my max in a day. I don’t have time / energy to look at my phone at each 2h. I don’t stop a meeting for that. It’s too much of a pain.

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Past 3 days.

07/08/2017
1: Harrier Naga (Naga Caçadora); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (5/10G; 26/60T)
2: Grasp of the Hieromancer (Garra do Hieromante); Common; Origins; Owned. (12/14W; 78/84T)
3: Angler Drake (Dragonete Pescador); Uncommon; Amonkhet; Owned. (5/12U; 29/55T)
4: Sigiled Starfish (Estrela-do-mar Rúnica); Uncommon; Origins; NEW. (5+1/17U; 29+1/89T)
5: Ironclad Revolutionary (Revolucionário Couraçado); Uncommon; Aether Revolt; NEW. (0+1/4B; 6+1/24T)
6: Aven Reedstalker (Espreitadora dos Juncos Aviana); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (4+1/11U; 27+1/60T)
7: Thresher Lizard (Lagarto-raposo); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (12/12R; 61/65T)
8: Lurching Rotbeast (Putrifera Trôpega); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (6/11B; 28/60T)
9: Self-Assembler (Automontante); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 55/65T)
10: Firefiend Elemental (Elemental Flamidemo); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 78/84T)

08/08/2017
1: Sidewinder Naga (Naga Cascavélico); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (5+1/10G; 28+1/60T)
2: Strategic Planning (Planejamento Estratégico); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (5+1/11U; 29+160T)
3: Touch of Moonglove (Toque de Luvalua); Common; Origins; Owned. (13/14B; 78/84T)
4: Scrounger of Souls (Afanador de Almas); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (6/11B; 30/60T)
5: Titan’s Strength (Força de Titã); Common; Origins; Owned. (14/14R; 78/84T)
6: Cartouche of Solidarity (Cártula da Solidariedade); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (13/13W; 61/65T)
7: Thriving Turtle (Tartaruga Vigorosa); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (8/11U; 55/65T)
8: Somberwald Alpha (Alfa de Somberwald); Uncommon; Origins; Owned. (7/15G; 30/89T)
9: Weldfast Monitor (Sáurio de Soldafirme); Common; Kaladesh, Owned. (11/12C; 55/65T)
10: Compelling Argument (Argumento Convincente); Common; Amonkhet; NEW. (11+1/12U; 61+1/65)

09/08/2017
1: Moaning Wall (Muro Lamuriante); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (6/11B; 30/60)
2: Prophetic Prism (Prisma Profético); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 55/65T)
3: Seer of the Last Tomorrow (Vidente do Último Amanhã); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (6/11U; 31/60T)
4: Electrify (Eletrificar); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (12/12R; 62/65T)
5: Defiant Khenra (Khenra Audaz); Common; Hour of Devastation; NEW. (8+1/11R; 33+1/60T)
6: Prakhata Pillar-Bug (Mecanopéia do Prakhata); Common; Kaladesh; Owned. (11/12C; 55/65T)
7: Steadfast Sentinel (Sentinela Resoluta); Common; Hour of Devastation; Owned. (5/12W; 34/60T)
8: Cartouche of Knowledge (Cártula do Conhecimento); Common; Amonkhet; Owned. (12/12U; 62/65T)
9: Graven Abomination (Abominação Esculpida); Common; Hour of Devastation, NEW. (1+1/5C; 34+1/60T)

29 Cards
25 Common; 4 Uncommon. Wow.
6 Origins; 5 Kaladesh (1 Aether Revolt); 6 Amonkhet; 11 HOU
21 dupes; 8 new (2 Uncommon, 6 Common, 5 being from HOU)

Pretty bad drops. New cards still coming, specially thanks to commons from HOU, but I have already 35/60. Soon their chance to still come will be slim.

Total 10 days:

92 cards:
75 common, 15 uncommon, 2 rare.
25 Origins; 21 Kaladesh; 20 Amonkhet; 26 Hour of Devastation.
64 dupes; 28 new (17 common, 9 uncommon, 2 rare)
From new cards, 15 were from HOU, 13 common and 2 uncommon.

Yeah, not far from the previous rates, by the way. I wonder if I will get a mythic in 200 cards.

Also, I’m looking at the basic 3 cards boosters I get since the update, haven’t seen cards from BFZ and SOI. It’s looking like they were removed from there, too.

Curious fact: just got my 6th Cartouche of Knowledge, and I still miss Cartouche of Ambition.

Oh, and just started next day with my 3rd Thriving Rhino, 12 common cards in sequence (1 Uncommon in last 25 cards).