TagFinance

A Year-By-Year Analysis Of Modern Reprints

Wow. If you want an excellent guide to the present prices of Modern staples, which are due for reprints, which are resilient to reprints (and practically everything else involving the history of the format’s finance), Chas has done it!

Standard Finance For New Standard

We have our first results after the ban, and more importantly, our first Chas Andres finance article! He’s back following the crazy new Standard world we’re living in, plus updates on the Reserved List and Modern!

Rivals Of Ixalan Financial Review: Part 2

The moment you’ve waited for all week is here! Chas Andres returns with all the expertise you need to make decisions on your Prerelease weekend pulls!

Rivals Of Ixalan Financial Review: Part 1

It isn’t preview season without Chas Andres! He’s crunched the numbers and reviewed the finance histories! Now there’s nothing left to do but tell you exactly which cards you should hoard and which you should ship this weekend at the Prerelease!

A Finance Retrospective On Magic In 2017

Chas Andres is proud of how often he gets it right, but man was 2017 a tough year to be a seer! Chas takes you through the Masters sets, the Tarmogoyf tankings, and the sports bets no one got right!

Predicting 2018 In Magic Finance

Chas Andres is calling it like he sees it! He breaks down the major factors that will influence Magic finance in 2018 and gives his predictions and confidence levels for the game and beyond!

A Magic Holiday Finance Guide To Buying Season

Holiday shopping: it’s not just for Christmas presents! Chas Andres has your how-to guide to maximizing your Magic budget by buying the right things at the right time: right now! The Holiday Sale is a great chance to start 2018 ahead of the game!

We Need To Talk About Masters Sets

Chas Andres has a self-admitted reputation for defending decisions by Wizards of the Coast that others disagree with. But even he thinks WotC has gone too far with its Masters sets, and he’s here to tell you why. Plus, This Week’s Trends!

The Unstable Finance Review

Un-sets are among the most notoriously tricky releases for Magic finance folk to parse! That’s not stopping Chas Andres from giving it his best, though. And how does the temporary legality of silver-bordered cards in Commander affect things?

Magic: The Gathering Arena…Doomed From The Start

Brennan DeCandio is not particularly sanguine about Magic: The Gathering Arena’s chances. He tells why he chooses to play the game on Magic Online…and why he thinks it’s about to break his heart again.

Magic: The Gathering Arena Is Not Doomed And Magic Online Is Not Dead

Chas Andres isn’t convinced the new Magic digital offerings are a bad omen! Get our finance guru’s take on why he thinks Magic: The Gathering Arena is far from problematic…and why Magic Online is far from dead! Nobody panic!

What If We Bought The World Out Of Basic Islands?

Magic buyouts: people either do them or grumble about them! But what if someone stopped buying out Reserved List cards and tried buying out Islands? Like, literally all of them. Plus, This Week’s Trends!

The Financial Fallout Of Pro Tour Ixalan

The first nuclear test took place in New Mexico, and Chas Andres is here to monitor the fallout from Albuquerque! What “budget” deck in the Pro Tour Top 8 won’t stay that way for long, and which no-shows should be treated as if they’re radioactive?

How We’re All Wrong: Magic Finance And Fundamental Attribution Error

Magic players often trick themselves into thinking they’re being rational when they’re not! Chas Andres discusses the error of fundamental attribution, how to avoid it in yourself, and how to use it to your advantage!

Why Leaks Hurt The Magic Community

Chas Andres has heard all the pro-leaking arguments when it comes to upcoming releases…but he’s not impressed. Today he brings the heat, showing how leaks hurt everyone (including the leakers) and what we can do to preserve Magic’s future.