fbpx
Cassie LaBelle

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.

Everything You Need To Know About Pauper Finance

Pauper started as a way to play with cheap common cards, but as with anything that gets big, there’s money to be made! Chas Andres has your guide to Pauper finance, plus This Week’s Trends!

10 Risers, 5 Fallers: A Card-By-Card Look At Magic Finance

Talk about a hectic time for Magic Finance! With Week 1 of new Standard, a key Modern banning, and a Commander shake-up triple play, there was almost too much to write about, but Chas Andres is up to the task!

Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review, Part 3

Chas Andres concludes his Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review! What should you buy and hold? And how should players react to potential bannings on Monday? Plus, This Week’s Trends!

Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review, Part 2

Core Set 2020 has turned out to be a strange release without a chase mythic rare. What are the finance implications? Chas Andres has those and much more, plus This Week’s Trends!

Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review, Part 1

Didn’t we just do preview season for Modern Horizons? Yes, but that’s exactly why Chas Andres thinks Core Set 2020 is full of buying opportunities! Get his takes on the set’s hot cards and sleepers!

The Next Eternal Format Will Be Announced This Month. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Wizards of the Coast will introduce a new non-rotating format with Core Set 2020. Chas Andres has the finance moves to take advantage of the opportunity, plus This Week’s Trends.

Everything You Need To Buy Before Magic: The Gathering Becomes The Next Marvel Universe

A Magic: The Gathering animated series just got announced for Netflix. Chas Andres lays out just how big a deal this is … and what cards are best-poised to profit if it becomes a breakout hit! Plus, This Week’s Trends.

Modern Horizons Financial Set Review, Part 3

With all the cards in Modern Horizons revealed, Chas Andres has all the information he needs to finish off his Financial Set Review! A must-read for any singles purchaser!

Modern Horizons Financial Set Review, Part 2

More cards, more prices, more observations! Should The First Sliver be one of the most expensive cards in the set? Should Plague Engineer be one of the cheapest rares? Those and more, plus This Week’s Trends!

Modern Horizons Financial Set Review, Part 1

Urza, Lord High Artificer! Horizon lands! Foil Lava Darts from Judgment! (Wait, what?) Chas Andres kicks off his Modern Horizons Financial Set Review with more than a few surprises!

Oathbreaker: How To Get Rich Off Magic’s Newest Format

Ready to speculate on some Signature Spells? Chas Andres explains what Oathbreaker is and how several highly specific cards could pay off handsomely if the format goes mainstream. Plus, This Week’s Trends!

War Of The Spark Finance Across All Formats

War of the Spark has had a huge impact on sets from Standard to Modern, Legacy, and even Vintage! Chas Andres breaks them all down, plus alternate-art Japanese planeswalkers and This Week’s Trends!

The Cards You Need To Buy And Sell After Week 1 Of War Of The Spark Standard

The results from SCG Richmond are in, and Chas Andres has plenty to say about Standard cards! What should you cash out, where should you buy in, and what else is going in This Week’s Trends?

Magic Finance Trends From MC London To War Of The Spark

Between a Mythic Championship featuring Modern and the War of the Spark Prerelease, it was a busy weekend for Magic! Chas Andres has the news … and the financial implications!

War Of The Spark Financial Set Review, Part 3

All of War of the Spark has been revealed, and Chas Andres is ready to make his final judgments before the Prerelease! What will rise, what will fall, and what about War of the Spark Mythic Edition?