You can often find listings for MTG booster boxes that are pretty close to whole prices (sometimes even lower.) I would check them out if youre looking for good prices
Having solid uncommons and commons helps even things out a bit, but even if you open way above average in terms of lower-rarity cards, it won't really make up for missing out on good mythics or foils because the good lower-rarity cards just aren't as valuable as the mythics and foils
If youre looking for a nostalgic experience, this is a great choice
For example, would you rather pay five mana to play a Starfield of Nyx that lets you grab threats like Chromanticore, Nighthowler, Kestia, the Cultivator every turn or cast a card like Rise Again for the same cost and only get back one creature, one time
If a WotC employee creates something for fun, its not going to resemble a regular card
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