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Middle-Earth => Bag End => Topic started by: Kenddrick on February 03, 2010, 05:10:34 AM

Title: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: Kenddrick on February 03, 2010, 05:10:34 AM

I was wondering. Why are Masterwork cards much more expensive than the normal cards? Just the artwork, but other than that?

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: ket_the_jet on February 03, 2010, 06:42:13 AM

Rarity and alternate template.
-wtk

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: Kenddrick on February 03, 2010, 08:35:11 AM

Alternate template?

Well the template has a different colour that's all.  :o

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: Thranduil on February 03, 2010, 09:20:43 AM

Quote from: Kenddrick on February 03, 2010, 08:35:11 AM

Alternate template?

Well the template has a different colour that's all.  :o

You could make the same argument for foils. But people want them.

Thranduil

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: ununtrium on February 03, 2010, 10:16:53 AM

I wish they had made Dwarven Masterworks...

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: ket_the_jet on February 03, 2010, 10:35:46 AM

Quote from: ununtrium on February 03, 2010, 10:16:53 AM

I wish they had made Dwarven Masterworks...

Gimli, Skilled Defender (P) and Axe of Erebor (P) are as close as  you are going to get.
-wtk

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: ket_the_jet on February 03, 2010, 10:46:55 AM

Personally, I don't like the alternate templates very much except for the [Gandalf] template (example: Glamdring, Lightning Brand (P)) and [Rohan] (example: Eomer, Third Marshal of Riddermark (P)).

For each of the remaining templates, I prefer the original ones.
-wtk

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: TelTura on February 03, 2010, 11:26:28 AM

even the balrog's (http://lotrtcgdb.com/pages/LOTR12O04.html)?  I drooled the first time I saw that one...

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: ket_the_jet on February 03, 2010, 11:32:00 AM

The Balrog, The Terror of Khazad-dum (O) and The Balrog, Terror of Flame and Shadow (P) ended up with slightly different templates. But since I don't care for cards from sets eleven and beyond, I didn't really get very excited about the introduction of an [Elven] alternate template...

...the real question, is why not the [Shire]?
-wtk

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: ununtrium on February 03, 2010, 11:41:31 AM

I agree with you, ket! Shire alt. templates would have been interesting. Something a design team might tackle in the future. The foiled Gandalf Masterworks are just pieces of art, though. Especially the Hunters Block ones are really cool (and that has nothing to do with their collector's value!!!).

The Wraith Masterworks, however, add nothing new. I could do without them altogether...and they have the most Masterworks per culture, don't they? ARRGHHH!

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: legolas3333 on February 03, 2010, 01:24:41 PM

yeah because there are only like what 10 shadow masterworks and 9 of them are [Wraith]

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: MR. Lurtzy on February 03, 2010, 01:40:49 PM

There's 6 in Black Rider alone.

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: MuadDib85 on February 03, 2010, 02:49:44 PM

As a set I think the masterworks from bloodlines look the most impressive. The Gandalf and Elven ones are my favourites. 13O2 13O5

All masterworks are pretty rare. I have never pulled more than one from any single booster box.
Given how hard it is to even find Hunters/RoS/T&D boosters, you can see why masterworks from those sets in particular are more expensive.

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: MR. Lurtzy on February 03, 2010, 02:52:52 PM

I think they average 1 every 35 packs, which is about 1 per booster box. I got lucky with my hunter's box and pulled both the Gandalf and Lemenya masterworks.  8-)

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: jdizzy001 on February 03, 2010, 04:22:24 PM

that's cool

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: Cw0rk on February 03, 2010, 09:16:20 PM

0P36 is awesome.

Title: Re: What's the difference with Masterworks?
Post by: legolas3333 on February 04, 2010, 03:48:45 AM

Quote from: c10ckw0rk on February 03, 2010, 09:16:20 PM

0P36 is awesome.

which strangely enough is the only promo i have...