One of the biggest TCG collectors in the world, Dan Hood is well known for his YouTube channel openboosters, where he opens high end TCG product. Dan owns an impressive Flesh and Blood collection, and for Collectors Week 2024 we sat down with him to hear his thoughts about collecting the game. Make sure to check out his collection tour video below where he opens a Gold Foil envelope and shows off his shiniest Flesh and Blood treasures!
Why do you collect TCGs?
I love art and I love playing card games. From Poker to Spades, then over to TCGs, then over to Flesh and Blood. Comic collecting was the first collectible so it's pretty much a natural transition to cards!
How did you first get into collecting Flesh and Blood?
I first got into to Flesh and Blood mostly from Rudy (Alpha Investments) calling and me and asking if I had tried it yet. Collecting Flesh and Blood Gold Foils happened because of Spencer (Magnolia Gaming) having a Gold Foil Mask of the Pouncing Lynx! That art with the Gold Foil border looked amazing! Now I had to get more!
Why should people collect Flesh and Blood?
I get this question a lot! Do you believe that Flesh and Blood will go long term and the player base will grow? If you do then you want to collect the rarities, whether they are promos, Gold Foils, or Cold Foils. These are the money cards of the future. Doubling, tripling the money like in other TCGs. Do you like the game? If you do, collecting is just a no brainer, then you get what you like and hold, value can come later.
What was your first Cold Foil?
Braveforge Bracers (Welcome to Rathe).
What is your favourite Flesh and Blood booster set?
Tales of Aria, because I loved the frostbites!
What is your favourite Flesh and Blood card?
I can't actually decide that. I have been racking my brain, there are so many obvious choices. Fyendal's Spring Tunic, Crown of Dominion, Frost Hex! I don't know...
Is there a particular Flesh and Blood card you don't have that you hope to own someday?
Gold Foil Crown of Providence! However, I want a reasonable price.
Tell us about your experience collecting Part the Mistveil.
I loved the idea of the Gold Packs! However, there was only one card to hit, and hitting the Marvel is really hard. In my opinion, the Gold Pack should have only been random Marvels and the Rainbow Foil Enigma, New Moon should have been in the regular booster packs. For example, Marvel Enigma, New Moon can only be in the Gold Pack so there is a truly rare one, as well as all the other Marvels like Rising Moon, Setting Sun, A Drop in the Ocean, etc, but they are also in the regular boosters. This way it would always be a good feeling opening a Gold Pack.
What are you hoping for from Rosetta and beyond?
Gold Packs, of course! But changed up.
Show us your FAB collection! What's the crown jewel?
The Fabled Collection Prism, Sculptor of Arc Light Statue 007, which was won! The rest is in my video below!
