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The Newest Alpha Cards Around

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It doesn't get much prettier than that right there.

And that's exactly what regular YouTuber "open boosters" pulled after deciding to open an Alpha starter. Well, that and an Alpha Tropical Island. Which, you know, isn't usually playing second fiddle in sentence.

Like a smart man, the lucky recipient of these cards had them sent off for grading. And today, they arrived back, packaged and perfect. You can see for yourself here.

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Corbin Hosler

Corbin Hosler is a journalist living in Norman, Oklahoma (also known as the hotbed of Magic). He started playing in Shadowmoor and chased the Pro Tour dream for a few years, culminating in a Star City Games Legacy Open finals appearance in 2011 before deciding to turn to trading and speculation full-time. He writes weekly at QuietSpeculation.com and biweekly for LegitMTG. He also cohosts Brainstorm Brewery, the only financial podcast on the net. He can best be reached @Chosler88 on Twitter.

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3 thoughts on “The Newest Alpha Cards Around

  1. So disappointed, he’s not wearing his gloves!

    Supposedly there’s a perfect 10 Alpha Wall of Wood floating around somewhere, but yeah, doesn’t get much better than this.

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