Let's Play The Core Set 2021 Booster Box Game! Magic: The Gathering 

For Father’s Day my wife got me unsanctioned. I had wanted it but I wouldn’t get it for myself since it was rather expensive. She wanted me to have it and it means a lot.

I was in the middle of registering for college but this is clearly more important.

The most surprising gift that I received was my first Magic: The Gathering deck. A Tempest deck. My father gave it to me on a Sunday morning, soon after my best friend tragically died. I did not appreciate the gesture back then. I was young. But it was the perfect gift. the perfect way for me to start socializing again, making friends and learning that we must keep moving forward, no matter what.

I was trading cards with someone at my LGS a year or so ago, and when we were done he pulled a Rashmi, Eternities Crafter out of the binder and handed it to me and said that since I was building a Rashmi deck I'd probably need one. That card wasn't a part of our trade, he just gave it to me and never asked for anything in return. It was such a small moment but it took me by surprise, we had only interacted once or twice prior to that day, we'd played maybe a game of commander and talked at the counter maybe once, but that's it. My Rashmi deck is one of my favorites, and I've had countless opportunities to get a foil/prerelease Rashmi, but that copy is special.

A week after my grandmother passed away I was sitting at home when a package arrived at my door. Upon opening it, I saw that it was a Nintendo switch. There was a letter inside the box with my grandmother's writing, it said "Honey, I know that you'll be sad when I'm gone but I want you to be able to smile and stay happy. Our last conversation you had brought up that you had been saving up for this and I want you to put that money towards your moving fund. -Love Ma" It truly broke my heart and it took a while before I could even take it out of the box. Every time I pick it up to this day I think of her and think of how she would have loved to play.

The most surprising "gift" I have ever received was in one of the lowest times of my life. I was really hit by depression and went to the supermarket to buy the limited amount of things I could afford with what money I could - as I was not able to work at the time. As I got to the counter I was zapped through in rapid time and noticed the staff at the supermarket smiling at me knowingly. Feeling a little bewildered as I probably looked pretty awful I didn't notice them packing my items next to some other bags. When I went to pay, they shook their head and said that a store manager had seen me walking around and bought the bags already packed and would buy what I bought to the counter for me. I was utterly floored how a complete stranger could see just how bad things were and the sheer act of kindness - I think it was the first step out of that spiral. Sometimes humanity can be wonderful.

The most suprising gift I ever recieved was the Secret Lair: Theros Stargazing. Even more suprising was waiting over 4 months just to see it shipped.

When a core friend and player passed on so did his card collection. When we visited his family out of state his brother surprised us with 5 decks he had been constructing over the holidays. We play these decks on occasion to have him at the table and get a feel for what he was plotting against us.😊😎

I was going through a very rough period, and then one of my friends just sent me a postcard saying "I'm thinking of you. Hope everything will be well soon." It wasn't very valuable money-wise, but emotionally, the feeling that your friends are there for you is the best gift ever.

My favorite gift was the last one my grandma gave me, it was a hug and blessing a few hours earlier before she died, that always makes me feel safe and happier no matter how was my present

As much as I wish I had an amazing and heartfelt story like the others I’ve read, I only have this. For my 18th birthday, my mom asked me a few months prior what I wanted. Jokingly, I said, “Get me a shirt with my face on it.” Well my birthday came, and my first birthday gift as an adult of the world was a tshirt entirely filled out with a picture of my face, and to this day I have no regrets.

About 3 years ago, my wife casually asked me what my favorite basic land art was. Me not being too bright, told her the Swamp from Unglued by Mark Zig. It was full art, beautiful, and just unique to me at the time. That Christmas she presented me with a 3 foot canvas of that art that she painted herself, and I was, and still am blown away by that gift.

I'm a doctor, I was once invited to a really humble house in christmas while I was providing community service on a remote town. They gifted me one of their new dishes straight out of the box with food to take home, Ilived alone back then.. I still treasure that dish

The most surprising “gift” I was given was when my girlfriend gave me a alternate art of a cat card that looked just like my cat that had passed away shortly before the gift, I couldn’t believe it and love using it on the field to show my love for my cat even now.

The most surprising gift i've ever gotten was when my friend showed up for my birthday during quarantine this year and brought be a 6 pack of Guinness and blasted Queens "Best Friend" from his car on the other side of the street. He yelled out from his car he sanitized everything and we cracked a beer together while still social distancing.

The biggest life affecting gift I ever received was a Tandy Color Computer 4 when I was in second grade. It included a book on programs you could write for color effects and other nifty basic code. That sparked my imagination and passion, and to this day, I work, live, and love computers. Thanks dad! I've passed it on to my children, who both learn and grow with their own computers.

When I was around 7 or 8, my grandma went against the wishes of my mom and bought me a Nintendo 64 DK Edition. It was the biggest surprise and showed that my grandma really was listening to all the ridiculous stories I was telling her. I still remember the excitement I had and the anger my mom had when she gave it to me. I still have the console and think about her any time I boot it up.

The most surprising gift I’ve ever received was a magician’s wand kit for christmas. It was the only gift under the tree, me and my brother were confused but my mom came and said let me show you a magic trick she placed a blanket on us and said some “magic words” and when she took off the blanket lots of gift magically appeared. We were like 8 years old and we were so amazed. That was a christmas we’ll never forget.

"I'm an unpredictable wildcard who's difficult to work with" I mean if I were WotC trying to increase my profits by any means necessary, I too would be angry at a RU-vid personality who speaks the truth about my awful business practices that are destroying the very game we all love. Unironic props to you for refusing to speak anything but truth, professor!

When we first dating my wife painted a little picture of a sail boat and I hung it on the fridge as a half joke, but the painting stayed on the fridge through several moves including a few interstate (USA) moves. One day our toddler son ran a muck and pulled everything off the fridge, my wife cleaned up the mess and i assumed threw away the painting. It really bummed me out that the painting was gone. But she surprised me and had it framed and gave it to me on my birthday several months later. Was the most unexpected gift i have ever gotten

The best gift I’ve ever been “given” was when my mom, who had an immunocompromised system, quit smoking for me on my 18th birthday. Cold turkey, because she knew I was adamant that she quit someday. I think I also got Metroid Prime 2 that year, so that was pretty neat too.

The most surprising gift was when my friends threw a surprise party for me with a black forest cake from the Regent Bakery, which is the same cake type from the same place that Valve had purchased to model it for the Portal video game. The cake was not a lie. The cake was delicious.

Most surprising gift: a collector's edition of The Silmarillion.

I know it’s too late for the draw but I love the channel and wanted to share the most surprising gift I’ve ever received: While I was in college I got a job working with international students to help them with their English skills as well as helping them to feel welcome and at home here in the US. A good friend of mine invited me to lunch one day. At lunch she told me that her mother really believes in me and wants to support my future and decided to pay my tuition cost for the Teaching English as a Foreign Language course at my university ($1200!!!!). I was so humbled and grateful. I was floored by the generosity of my friend and her mother and to this day I still teach English online, I lived in Spain for two years teaching with their government, and even met my wife through teaching English education. So that gift literally changed the course of my future in huge, unimaginable ways! Thanks for reading and keep up the amazing work professor!!

The best gift I’ve ever received was from my girlfriend a couple years ago for Christmas. She got me a Nintendo 64 with several games. It was awesome!

As silly as it sounds: The best gift I received ever was when my wife told me she was pregnant with our daughter - pretty much every dread, dream, nightmare, joy, horror, bliss and many other emotions came together all at once. Looking forward to her 5th birthday in litterally 5 weeks time - and hope that i make her proud in the future!

My favorite gift was when I was in Sangin, Afghanistan and I got a surprise gift from students from an elementary school that I didn’t know, but someone gave my name to them. They all wrote me a letter with some of the greatest messages and funny stories with hilarious drawings. It was a tough place where I was, and these letters were amazing to read.

Working at Lowes I’ve met a lot of wonderful people, but one customer in particular really made my day. I had a call out in the garden center and was all alone unloading pallets in mulch into peoples trucks and trailers for hours. We’re not allowed to accept tips so a customer asked me what my favorite food was. I told him pizza just as something quick and then easy so we could get the line moving so I might possibly be able to get away for a minute. 45 minutes later the guy pulls back up with a whole pie and just gives it to me no questions asked thanked me for the work I was doing and drove off. There was a $20 bill lodged in the corner of the box as well. I see him from time to time at the store and I still thank him to this day. Sorry if the story was a little long.

The most surprising gift I received was a big green wurm creature from my older cousin. I was probably 10 at the time. It's not important but I can't remember/find the card, and I think it was lost or destroyed. What is important is that it got me into MTG. 10 years later my cousin was in a tragic car accident, and he is still recovering from a brain injury. I have now returned the favor and I buy a booster box of the latest set every-time I see him (once a year). He keeps the singles but I keep the experience of still getting to play with him.

The most surprising gift someone gave me is a tombstone for my father, when I couldn’t afford one myself. My neighbour paid for my father’s tombstone after knowing us just one year (when he moved here) and this still brings a tear to my eye.

One of the best gifts I got as a child that sticks in my memory: was going to this one Japanese company store that sold the old school transformers and being told to pick anyone I wanted. Those original transformers where the best "action" figures I've ever owned.

The absolute most surprising gift I ever received was two years ago from my sister. We've not exactly been friendly for at least the last 20 years. She gave me a very nice handmade bracelet for my birthday that year. It was the only gift one of use had given to each other in our whole lives. It meant a lot and we're getting closer now.

The most surprising gift I ever received was when a friend of me went to a concert to which I couldn't go and brought back a t-shirt of the band. Every time the washing machine finishes it is the first thing i'll pull out and wear.

When I was around 7 and my brother was 6 he managed to make his own ebay account, mail somebody cash in an envelope and buy me and Charizard card because we both thought they were cool. My parents were probably the most surprised that he had figured out how to do that.

"I'm an unpredictable wild card who is difficult to work with!" I feel like he got this in a nasty email from WOTC after blasting their fetch land secret lair.

Valentine's Day in high school you could buy flowers for students and they would deliver these flowers to you in class. I bought several go be delievered to my sister, my brother, and several of my friends. I sit down at my desk, and to my surprise a student walks into the classroom and delivers a single rose to me. It was from my mom. I cried in class. That was the only Valentine I had recieved since middle school. Most memorable and meaningful gift ever. Love you Mom! ❤️

One of my most surprising gifts was on my 15th birthday my dad managed to save enough money for me to get a nintendo switch. This was amazing because we aren't the most well off people to put it lightly so I was so thankful. I've always wanted to get into magic and I think this would be a great opportunity

My favorite gift is still the ring my boyfriend gave me when he proposed! We were freezing to death in kimonos in a Japanese park on New Years, I can never forget!

MTG-related: when we were together for a few months my fiancée was curious about Magic and, after a quick look, not only wanted to play mono green stompy but also began with Commander.

Back in 2005 when I was 15 year old, the year the PlayStation Portable came out in the US, I begged my parents for one for Christmas. I asked repeatedly throughout the year and was continually met with no after no, my parents saying it was too expensive. I even asked my sister over and over whether she had any insider knowledge on my Christmas gift and she was so convincing, so deadpan in her repeated telling me no, telling me I was not getting a PSP. I was completely convinced that it was not my fate to own one. Come Christmas when I opened a PSP I was the most excited I'd ever been. I was completely stunned, so surprised and blown away. Hands down best Christmas and, if not the best gift, definitely the most impactful and memorable gift I've ever received.

For MTG specifically: Within my playgroup, everyone knows my favorite planeswalker is Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas since it's tied with Mirrodin Besieged. I've sold my initial copy back in 2012 and haven't gotten a new copy since. Until years later, one of my closest friends within the playgroup gifted me a foil copy of that card for my birthday. To me, that card holds an enormous amount of sentimental value than what it's worth. To this day, it's still in its sleeve and framed on my bedroom wall. If my friend (who gifted me this card) is reading this, thanks bro.

Best gift I ever got was when I was 7 and my grandmother bought me a Dragonball Z VHS tape. And somehow she knew to get me the best possible one , where Goku transforms into a super Saiyan for the first time

When my parents surprised me with tickets to see George Carlin as month early birthday present. They hated him but knew I loved him. I got to sit third row center and it was amazing.

I’d have to say, as cliche as it sounds, my most surprising gift was my little pup Mia (not so much a puppy now). I had just moved to my current home, following my now wife. It’s her home town and I loved her. After six months of long and rough new life and living completely alone for the first time my wife(then girlfriend) surprised me on July 4th. She took me to another home without saying anything and there we picked up my (second) best friend. I was admittedly extremely emotional. Mia made the next few months living alone before my marriage so much easier. And now she lazes around our home being lazy and fat. She’s still beautiful. I also decided this last Christmas was the best time for my wife to be treated surprised. I got her a young and beautiful kitten. Who now bites us but insists on sitting in our laps. Thank you for your videos, they are definitely very revealing and help me decide my product purchases. Look forward to more.

The most surprising gift I’ve ever gotten was a “cold sore.” Thanks, whatever your name is!

The most amazing gift that I received was a Gameboy sp when I was a kid with the game of megaman Zero, but my birthday is the 27 of june so I used part of my gift to buy a pre-release of core set 2021 because I like a lot MTG so I can say that pre-release is a great birthday gift hehe

Best gift would have to be my wife, after years of resisting MTG, finally sitting down and letting me teach her how to play! 1v1 Commander games helped get us through quarantine!

In the first week at a new school a classmate showed me his new deck he made in MTG. At that timei didn't know what MTG was and he just gave it to me and told me we should play after school the next day. So we did exacly that. He brought some more decks, explained the game to me and we had a good time. Scince then im hooked. I still have that deck, i did not change anything in it to this day. I love this deck, as this reminds me of the generosity and kindness you find at your LGS . Not long after that he left the school because his dad died and he had to move to his mother. I will keep this deck forever.

remember when cracking temples actually added value to your booster box

The most surprising gift was definitely my fiancée giving me a Wrenn and Six single for my birthday birthday. (The reason why this was surprising was because even though she supports my hobbies, she has never been to excited about me playing with cards)

One time I was in a rough spot financially and I was having to resort to selling my magic collection...I guess this wasn't a direct gift, but I consider it a gift that is one of the most valuable things I have ever received. A friend of mine had asked me what was wrong since I was shaken from selling cards I really didn't want to sell, so I told him and his reaction was something I was not expecting. He told me to go back to that LGS and that he would buy the cards that had the most meaning to me. It was this moment that I knew I had found a true friend. I still have those cards to this day, and they are the greatest gift I've ever received.

When I was 11 years old, I was a contestant at my country's national math Olympiad for public schools. It was weird because the math in it was different from what I learned in "normal" school. But I won a gold medal in it, and so I received a gift that changed my life: a trip to Rio de Janeiro. I was blown away by the opportunities that that test gave me, and today I'm happy to say that I help other students get the same feeling that I got when I discovered I was awarded.

The greatest gift someone gave me was hope. Hope that I didn’t have when I was spiraling downward. Thanks to that person for being there for me, I can be there for others.

The best gift I've ever gotten was a set of the Snapcaster Mage cards. My fiancé encouraged me to start playing MTG during lockdown but his deck was stronger than mine. He found the Snapcaster Mage which would give my deck the push it needed, but I didn't have the money to spend (each of those cards is $40!) He really wanted me to keep playing and wanted me to keep enjoying the game, so he bought them for me. And yes, they have helped me win >:)

The most surprising gift I've ever gotten was from my fiance. She gave me a Pokemon N64 last year! And it was the Japanese version! I recently got her into MTG and she's actually the one who told me to post this comment haha She really wants that booster box ;) Edit: Also just want to say thanks for all the videos! My household watches them pretty frequently.

Having my post featured in your video is one of the best gifts I've gotten! In all seriousness this year I got a great gift for my birthday. The world had just shut down everything due to Covid and my birthday ticked over, not many people remembered it because (understandably enough) everyone had a lot on their plates. My girlfriend wouldn't let that stand and we just went out for a walk. Spent the whole day together and bought some take out food as a gift. It meant a lot to me and it helped me through a rough time. It's the best gift I've ever gotten.

When I was a preteen, my grandparents bought me an incredibly long, deluxe volume of an obscure manga. Over the years, I had come to expect gifts from them to be a reflection of there desires for me. Things they wanted for me. This really changed things, they had finally listened, and now finally understood me and my interests. This meant a lot to me and my relationship with my grandparents.

"A wildcard who's difficult to work with..." C'mon, Professor - who spewed this nonsense in your direction? ;-)

One of the most surprising gifts I've ever gotten has been when I got two planeswalker decks for my birthday. It was 2 Gideon decks and 2 Jace decks. I opened them anyway for the boosters. :)

For me the best "Gift" I've been given was a tiny little squeak ball of a Kitten. Happened to ask a friend to pick me up a few things on their way home, and when they arrived, was presented with an orange tabby the size of my palm. 6 years later and still the most precious thing to me.

One year to the day after I started HRT (hormone replacement therapy), my girlfriend got me a beautiful dress. I was so surprised that she remembered the date; the day itself wasn't special to me but the process I was starting was very important. I love her so much!

Last time I was this early, Wizards was still printing in white border.

The most surprising gift was in July, 2020 when Tolarian Community College gave me a prerelease and booster box for my birthday on the 25th =D *fingers crossed*

My most surprising gift goes way back. My brother was in the navy during 9/11 and I didn't see him for over a year following the attacks, but he knew I always wanted to play bass and especially loved acoustic bass guitars. So lo and behold, one day I'm home, a broke college student with nothing really to do, and I get this massive box in the mail with no return address. It's a beautiful brand new Ibanez acoustic bass (in a hardshell case) which I still play almost every day, almost 20 years later. (I'm sitting about 15 feet away from it as I type this.) I think it was surprising not only bc I hadn't heard from him, but you remember how weird and dark of a time immediately after 9/11 was, and to just have this unexpected bolt of hope shoot through me really made a lot of things a lot better.

My grandfather gave me an Iron Maiden tour t-shirt, literally off his back, when I told him how cool I thought it was. He went home without a shirt that day. I'll never forget it, I miss him. Thanks, Prof!

My most surprising gift was the "Community"''s dvd from one of my homie

Well I guess the coolest Gift was a Fallen Angel from Legends from my best friend since I collect this Card and got it in every other version except this. On an other location a good friend of mine gifted me a stonefroge mystic since it was the only card I needed left for my legacy death and taxes. But mostly I do gifts to other, we even one time gathered money to get a friend to the GP (or MagicFest or what ever) in Bollogna :) that was cool.

a few years ago around christmas my partners parents bought my plane ticket so i could fly home halfway across the country. I got to see them, my family, and a bunch of friends i grew up with. it was deeply generous and really nice to feel close to them when im not very close with my family.

The most surprising gift I have ever received was when my wife said yes that she would marry me. 8+ years later we are still going strong.

5:06 dude your college has a card

The most surprising gift I ever got was when my friends threw me a surprise party for my 24th birthday at the LGS when we went in for DnD.

I gave my mom a Wii and some games one year for Xmas. Brought tears to her eyes and my mom is not very emotional. That was the best gift I ever got.

I gotta say when I was having a hard time with school and my mom bought me some of my favorite pens. Nothing crazy but really helped out.

I'm starting to get annoyed at how WotC has cards printed and packaged. In my box, the packs were packed in reverse of here - token, land, and rare at the front. Made it easier to go through. On top of that, it seems that anything that isn't a booster box gets printed in Japan, so the cards have a different texture and better feeling/looking foils. There's just no quality control anymore.

I think the most "surprising gift" I was ever given was my firstborn, who is actually the one who got me into Commander.

I was driving a 1989 bronco that broke down weekly, and for my 21st birthday i received a honda civic from my father that i still drive four years later! As always prof thanks for being real and being a trustworthy face in the community!

When we just started dating seriously, my wife got me a Nintendo switch for Christmas. With a couple great games, it was shocking and so sweet. :)

One year for my birthday, my wife got me an original NES and a bunch of games. Got to relive my childhood and I’ll never forget it.

tl;dr because I wrote more than I thought: When I was a sophomore, my dad had been deployed in Afghanistan for just under two years. My mom wanted to surprise my sister since my dad wasn't able to go to her high school graduation. The dean of the college was on board with it. He 'interrupted' my sisters class and said that they needed to talk. My dad walked in shortly after and my sister broke down in tears. The dean gave my sister some time off of school so that we could spend time as a family again. The time we spent together combined with surprising my sister is probably the greatest thing I will ever receive. This happened in the fall of 2016, just after college classes began meeting again. I was only a sophomore in high school, living alone with my mom. The unit my father was assigned to had deployed to Afghanistan just under two years prior. You might assume that him returning home after the one and a half years without him is the gift I received, but that is only partially correct. While I love my dad, and his homecoming caused me to cry more than I ever have, and probably ever will again, what causes me to well up without fail is the time my mom, my dad, my sister, and I spent together afterward, and the events that occurred beforehand. That fall was my sisters first semester of university, and while starting college isn't significant, two birthdays, one Christmas, a Father's Day, and her high school graduation without dad was. Especially after we, my father included, were all lead to believe that he would be able to attend her graduation. In an effort to try and make it up to her, my mom and the dean of the college devised a plan to best deceive my sister. My mom doesn't call it lying though because hiding information and intentionally trying to change it are two different things. I mean, technically correct is the best kind. The dean made sure to let the teacher and the other students know what was going on, too. After my dad landed and was allowed to leave, we headed to the university. We met with the dean outside the classroom and he barged in during lecture 'uninvited' and politely informed my sister there was something he needed to discuss with her, immediately. As she cautiously left her seat and made her way to the door, my dad, still in uniform from the long journey home, entered into the class. She immediately broke down into tears and mostly incoherent babbling as she and my dad hugged for the first time in forever. After the hugging was done and the tears mostly finished, my sister, still incredibly confused and in shock from everything that had just transpired, came home with us to spend the next few days together as a once again whole family. Even now as I'm recalling the details, I regularly have to keep tears at bay. I will always cherish those few days together after a few years apart

A stick that said “pregnant” in a dvd of the film Storks.

Best gift i can recall i would say recently for fathers day the family made breakfast and we played cards and board games most of the weekend. Felt really relaxed going back to work that Monday.

Definitely the most surprising gift I've ever gotten was given to me about 6 months ago by my father. I had just come home in winter break during my freshman year of college and no one told me he got a new car! The best part was, he decided to do me a huge favor by not selling his old car and handed it down to me instead of getting roughly 8k for it. I was so happy because at the time I was driving a 2001 Subaru that couldn't even play music that i bought in highschool. So that is hands down the best gift I've gotten

A wonderful surprising gift I received was just last week when a new crib showed up at my doorstep. My parents bought my wife and I crib for the birth of our first daughter!!! Couldn’t have asked for a better surprise.

Most surprising gift I was given was by my dad when I was 13. I had spent the day helping him with hard work and furniture removal, for which he paid me. Then later on, out of nowhere he took out a box containing an antiquity Roman ring and gave it to me. Such a cool thing

I think the most surprising gift I got was back in college. I was pretty poor & came from a poor family. In college, I didn't have a lot of extra money. Fallout 3 had JUST been released. I had watched videos up to that point about it, trailers, people talking about it, etc... I could NOT afford that game. My boyfriend at the time ( who came from a more upper-middleclass family ) watched me & saw how excited I was for the game. I knew I should start saving for it. I made a resolution to sock away a few dollars every week if I could. One day I had to stay late to complete projects at college then headed straight to work. I worked the late shift ( almost always, save weekends when I opened the place ) at a restaurant nearby. I arrived home tired as could be, took a shower, and then headed to my desk to watch some videos before probably heading off to bed. To my surprise---There sat Fallout 3 in an unopened box on my keyboard! He had placed it there ( with a receipt just in case it didn't work on my PC ) and a loving card. I was so happy! I ran back to the bedroom and leapt into bed and hugged him before finally falling asleep knowing that tomorrow I'd be scavenging the wastes! ( and probably trying to cook a nice meal or two for my boyfriend! ) Sorry for the long winded post! I just really still think about how surprising it was to receive that gift out of nowhere. :)

The most surprising gift I've ever received was a mini-fridge. I didn't really need one, and it wasn't Christmas or anything, but they sent me a mini-fridge, and I, to my own surprise, use it daily.

I recently graduated from high school and as a graduation gift one of my friends gave me his old gaming laptop. I really enjoy playing with my friends online, but because my old rig couldn't run most games I was often sitting out when they were all gaming together. Anyway he had recently built a pc and one day he came by and just said I could have the laptop. Im very grateful.

The most surprising gift I ever received was a little pw80 dirt bike when I was a kid. The memories I had with my mom on that thing will never be forgotten!

When i started to play magic, my friends were really receptive to help me and hear me out about all my questionning. This is the hardest game in the world, even if they didn't give me any material gift, they gave me their time and that is one of the best gift i ever had. The time of a friend is priceless.

The most surprising gift someone gave me was my first magic deck. A gateway deck into the game a still enjoy with my friends 18 years later.

Honestly, I never comment on videos. But this idea of you Prof., to let us share those positive, warming memories/stories instead of "I want"..what a nice move. Some very warming comments, lighting up my mood and hopefully inspiring to many to just be kind to one another and share. Keep up the work. You do great service to the community, worldwide.

Best surprise gift ever? Just being a part of the Magic community. That's the gift that keeps on giving.

My most surprising gift was when a friend had to move from their apartment and gave me their two year old cat because their current apartment would not allow pets. She's been with me now two years and it's great having her run around. Very vocal and playful that one.

You know when you're young you always expect something amazing for christmas? Two holiday seasons ago I got socks for christmas, and I actually loved that gift! That's when I realized I'm now old and bitter and no longer consider myself "young".

I've played Magic for over 10 years and never received a gift with Magic stuff. This year during Father's Day, I received Magic the Gathering packs, sleeves, toolkit. It was a surprising gift to receive very thankful.

My grandma passed away this past March and she was cremated and her ashes were scattered. My 32nd birthday was just last week, and my mother surprised me with a small keychain urn in the shape of a treble clef with some of my grandmothers ashes in it, which I wasn't aware there was any kept or left. It was probably the most meaningful thing I've ever received as a gift.

Hi Prof. The most surprising gift was from a coworker i barely knew but who overheard a discussion about magic with another cubemate. A few days later for my birthday, he presented me a booster box of Rise of Eldrazi and a bunch of random other boosters. Then, my paper crack habit started all over again.

One of the more surprising gifts I received was from my aunt as she gave me some new clothes in order to celebrate my high school graduation. I've always worn the most basic clothes for long periods of time and this really helped spicy up my closet.

I received the most surprising gift for Valentine’s Day back in 2nd grade from my mom. I was very into collecting Yu-Gi-Oh cards and my mother was the one paying for this very expensive hobby 😅 so she kept tab on what cards that I had. She knew I was looking to finish my Exodia the forbidden one set and to my surprise when she came to pick me up from school she had the missing piece for me. She’s no longer with us but this memory will always stick with me as one of my happiest! Also on a side note I just wanted to thank you for your content, I’ve just recently started playing mtg arena and am hoping to pick up some cards once my local shops start back up with casual and tournament play. I really enjoy your videos, I’ve definitely gotten a stronger grip on the game because of them!

The most surprising gift I ever got was a bass amp from my dad. My dad is a religious person and when I started listening to "the punk rock" I assumed he was not going to be happy with me. I saved up my money to buy my very first bass guitar but had nothing to play it through. Christmas was right around the bend. The last gift he gave me was an amp and a cable. I was in shock but he said music/the arts are important and he wanted me to have the tools to do my best!