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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.

War Of The Spark Financial Set Review, Part 2

War of the Spark previews roll on, and so do preorders! See what Chas thinks of God-Eternal Kefnet, Parhelion II, and many more cards! Plus, This Week’s Trends!

War Of The Spark Financial Set Review, Part 1

New cards mean new opportunities! Chas Andres kicks off his Financial Set Review for War of the Spark with big-ticket preorders and lower-costed cards that might be worth your while!

Original Set Foils: The Modern Reserved List?

Original set foils: they’re cool, they’re scarce, and they’re reprint-proof. But are they Modern’s answer to the Reserved List? Chas Andres explores the opportunities there, plus This Week’s Trends!

All Your Challenger Deck Magic Finance Questions Answered

Which Challenger Deck has the most valuable cards? Which has the shortest path to upgrading into a Tier 1 deck? And how can you use that knowledge for fun and profit? Chas Andres has the details, plus This Week’s Trends!

Planeswalker Finance Ahead Of War Of The Spark

War of the Spark has players hyped for planeswalkers! But how can you tell future breakouts from future busts? Chas Andres runs down the card type’s financial history before serving up This Week’s Trends!

Building A Modern Horizons Shopping List

Lots of Modern Horizons speculation has happened already, but Chas Andres still sees money to be made! What foil commons and uncommons hold promise? What about rares and mythics? Plus, This Week’s Trends!

All Your Modern Horizons Finance Questions Answered

Wizards of the Coast promised a big Modern announcement, and they delivered with Modern Horizons! Chas Andres sets himself to answering all your burning questions, plus This Week’s Trends!

The Financial Fallout From Mythic Championship Cleveland And The New Mulligan Rule

A budget deck just won Mythic Championship Cleveland. What retro spec tip gets new life from this unusual situation? How could the “London mulligan” affect Standard, Modern, and more? Plus, This Week’s Trends!

The Best Speculation Market That You’ve Been Ignoring

People who made the right moves in Commander specs reaped huge rewards in the past few weeks! Chas Andres shares his secrets to successful speculation in the 100-card format!

We Might Be Two Weeks Away From The Biggest Modern Rally Ever

Bold words, but Chas Andres is ready to back them up! Why does our resident finance master think a boom is just around the corner? Plus, This Week’s Trends!

Buy High, Sell Low? How Does This Make Sense?

It may violate everything you thought you knew about finance, but Magic is a strange animal. Chas Andres explains why right now is the exception not the rule, and how this will all change again sooner rather than later!

Hydroid Krasis Is The New Jace. What Just Happened?

Standard showed its cards, at least for now, and it’s hard to imagine a tournament with as many finance storylines as SCG Indy! The money man himself, Chas Andres, has every detail that you need to keep in the green while you’re slinging green cards!

This Is What Will Happen In Each Modern Banned List Scenario

Chas has to write blind? He has to endure his predictions going up at the exact time of the banned list announcement for Modern? No problem! Predicting is what he’s great at when it comes to MTG markets, and today is no different. Read fast!

Ravnica Allegiance Financial Review: Part 3

This final installment includes the latest pricing updates on every card, Chas’s look at the final rare and mythic previews, as well as a study on free money when it comes to the promotions surrounding this block!

Ravnica Allegiance Financial Review: Part 2

When a set confounds Chas, a guy that’s been doing Magic finance for over two decades, you really know this one is special! It wasn’t easy, but Chas has put together the most comprehensive look at this set’s economy around!