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AuthorCassie LaBelle

Cassie LaBelle is a professional writer and long-time Magic financier based in Denver, Colorado. She has been part of the competitive Magic community since 2001, and has been writing about trading and speculation on a weekly basis since 2010. She believes that smart buying decisions and the framework of personal finance can be used to make Magic more affordable and accessible to all.

Demand And The Modern Metagame

The full Modern Masters 2017 card list is out, and Magic finance is already in reaction mode! Chas Andres has your deck-by-deck guide to what got reprinted…and, almost as crucially, what didn’t! A must-read if you’re buying or drafting Modern Masters 2017 this weekend!

The Complete Guide To Modern Masters 2017 Finance

Modern Masters 2017 delivers notable reprints, so Chas Andres has delivered a notable review! He tells you which cards seem underpriced, which cards are heading for a fall, and why the set has more in common with Modern Masters 2015 than you might think!

Modern Is Not Dying

As a community, we may need to agree to stop panicking every time we find something we enjoy. Chas Andres does his good deed for the week by explaining to the frightened exactly why an imminent Modern death makes no sense whatsoever and why your collection is perfectly safe.

What To Do During Modern Masters Preview Week

Open up the coffers! The reprints are about to rain down! But there’s only so much room in the set, which means some cards will be as scarce as ever! Chas Andres has tips and some history to go with them if you’re unsure what to do with your Modern collection!

The Potential Ramifications Of Magic Digital Next

It’s a brave new world in the Magic world in 2017. Between Duels of the Planeswalkers and Magic Online’s long and varied history, Magic has had mixed results in the digital space. But as Chas Andres theorizes, that could drastically change sooner than later!

The New Standard Card Market

One SCG Tour down, a ton to go! Chas Andres followed the results closely, and he’s ready to bring you the latest exploding Standard singles, falling stars, and other SCG Columbus fallout!

Aether Revolt Finance Review: Part 2

The clamoring can stop! Magic Finance guru Chas Andres is back with his guaranteed conclusion to Aether Revolt’s futures! Which cards are busts? Which are profits just waiting to happen? Chas has never seen a set like this before!

Drop The Hammer: How The Standard Bans Shake Magic Finance

The downside to new play, new decks, new contenders when bans happen is that the value of cards take a serious hit! Not just that, but this announcement means a lot in terms of what Standard’s philosophy will be going forward! Chas Andres explains just how huge this shift is!

Aether Revolt Financial Set Review: Part 1

Wow. What a set! Chas Andres is the closest we’re going to get to the truth: there’s no telling where these cards are going to end up! Tons of them are already fluctuating based on which combos are for real, and it’s all Chas can do to just weather the Aether Revolt storm!

The Modern Series: Planar Chaos

Chas Andres loves looking deep into the finance of mostly-forgotten Modern-legal Magic sets, and you love reading them! So he’s providing more of the excellent same here, along with some very strange trends in the post-Christmas card market!

Time To Buy

Fun fact about the holidays: Magic cards are the cheapest they’ll be all year! New sets are creating new decks for powerful but unused cards, tournament demand is down due to the competitive break, and lots of stores are emptying their stock! Join Chas as he tells you what to fill your Magic stocking with!

The Modern Finance Series: Time Spiral

The Modern Series returns! This week, Chas Andres takes on one of the most polarizing sets of all time: Time Spiral! Whether you love this love letter to Magic’s history or not, you can’t deny its impact on Modern and beyond! Check out all the financial details, plus this week’s movers!

Balancing Your Magic Budget

It’s only fitting that the most useful Magic finance article of 2016 is taking place when everyone is trying to save during the gift-giving holiday season! Having trouble finishing your Modern deck? Find yourself struggling to flip your Standard stuff? Chas Andres will help you. Period.