This gift is amazing!!! I first started playing Magic the Gathering about 5 years ago. I took a break for a bit, and in the last few months have gotten back into it (even more so than when I started) thanks to co-workers that play with me!

After work, I checked outside and saw that I had a new package! I was super excited to open it up and had no idea what it was (but was hoping it would be Magic cards).

I opened it up and saw that it indeed was magic cards! There were five boxes (one for each color) but I wasn't sure what kind of boxes they were because I had never seen them before.

When I looked at the boxes more closely, I realized it was from Born of the Gods. I don't know if /u/RedSoxEatPoop knew this, but Born of the Gods is a set that came out right around when I first started playing! The thing I remember the most were the gods, and how powerful they were. This was a great choice and I knew I was going to have a lot of fun opening it!

The first box I opened was the mountain (or red). This is typically associated with aggressive game-play and it's one of my favorite archetypes. I opened it up and realized that these boxes were pre-release kits. That means they'd each come with a spin-down life counter, 3 packs of theros, 2 packs of Born of the Gods, and a plastic pack containing a pre-release promo and an assortment of other cards.

As I went through the cards, I was flooded with nostalgia from when I first got into Magic. I would see cards like Searing Blood and Nullify, and remembered how much fun it was using them against my brothers :)

The next kit I opened was the forest kit (green). That color oftentimes tries to mana-ramp so it can get the biggest creatures out there that it can and then it stomps you to the ground. Going through this kit was a lot of fun! As I'd go through the cards, I was secretly hoping for another God to add to my collection (I already had two from my early days of playing Magic).

My third kit was when things started getting EXTRA fun (although it was plenty fun beforehand). This was the plains kit (white) and in my first pack, I opened up a god! This one was Ephara, God of the Polis. A cool thing about gods is that they're all indestructible with a unique effect. Her effect is that if you had a creature the battlefield under your control last turn, you'll draw a card. I

Moving onto the fourth (swamp/black) kit I was ecstatic from the god I had just opened. I started opening packs, and couldn't believe myself when I opened up ANOTHER god! This one was Mogis, God of Slaughter! He deals 2 damage to each opponent during their upkeep unless they sacrifice a creature. That's just too good! At this point I had to go back through the first two kits to make sure I didn't miss a god. Unfortunately I'm just really lucky and they don't all come with a god :) But still, two is way better than I was expecting!

Moving to my last kit (island/blue), I wasn't sure if I should open it yet. Should I save the last box for later? I thought about it for a split second before tearing into the packs. You're not going to believe me, but I opened up a god in my last kit too! This time I opened Phenax, God of Deception. He gives all creatures you control a milling effect. I'll definitely find a use for him in commander :D

I couldn't believe my luck! After going through this present, I now have a total of 5 gods! Thanks so much /u/RedSoxEatPoop for giving me such a great secret santa present! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

If you ever get into magic, make sure to say hi! :)