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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AllisterH" data-source="post: 5119835" data-attributes="member: 51325">Encounters in a box don't really work that well.Mainly because they suffer from the non-randomized aspect. For example, a random assortment of miniatures usually means that there is at least something fro everyone. Even if you only buy a single on the secondary market, it still means that an entire pack had to be cracked/bought.A "singular type" of encounter pack has the disadvantage that if you DON'T want that type of encounter, you can safely ignore it meaning less packs sold and a higher price point.People discount the randomized nature but I don't think people understand just how much it lowers the cost on BOTH the manufacturer and the shop owner's part.(From the vault are a list of "classic" broken cards from M:TG heyday (and relative recent past--looking at you CLAMP--- they are only legal in Vintage and even there, they still have to follow the rules meaning that potentially you could only use 1 for your deck. From the vault was seen mostly as a boon to VINTAGE players--not really the target audienceBTW: What drives sales of M:TG packs is NOT the chase rares but the LIMITED players. Look at MTGOnline to understand how many more packs are cracked by the Limited fans than by people simply buying packs.Indeed, people buying packs for the chase rares hasn't been the main reason why packs are sold for at least a decade IMO)</blockquote>