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The Masters of the Universe Secret Lair: Reprint Math on All Five Drops
Five drops at $29.99 each land September 14. I priced every card against what it already costs, and only one drop is clearly ahead.
The MTG Convention Packing List Nobody Actually Follows
What actually goes in your bag for an MTG convention, and the etiquette nobody explains until you mess it up once.
Starting an MTG Collection From Zero in 2026: What to Actually Buy First
The order you buy things in matters more than what you buy. Here's how I'd start an MTG collection today if I had nothing.
Foundations Commander Decks: What's Actually in the Five $30 Precons Coming October 2
Five new Commander precons land October 2 for $29.99 each, right in the middle of the most expensive MTG year in memory. Here's what's confirmed.
Standard Rotation Is Losing Its Fall Deadline. Here's the New Calendar.
Standard rotation has always meant 'the big fall set.' Starting in 2027 that's not true anymore, and the reason why is buried in a press release from October 2024.
A Perfectly Normal Superdrop: What's Worth Buying August 31
Eight completely unrelated Secret Lair drops share one name and one checkout page. Here's which ones are actually worth your money.
Reality Fracture Play Boosters Will Be Short in October. I Called the Last Shortage Wrong.
A drought in Panama has some Reality Fracture Play Boosters stuck on a ship. Last time a set shipped short I said prices would fall. They went up.
The MTG Cards That Have Only Ever Been Printed Once
About 38% of Magic has exactly one printing. Here's why that almost never means the card is valuable, and the rare case where it does.
Reality Fracture Product Guide: What the Collector Booster Actually Locks Away
Six treatments, three MSRPs, and ten cards with FRA collector numbers that aren't in any booster. Sorting the lineup before October 2.
The Zeta Set Puts 121 Cards in Random Packs. You Can't Complete It.
Secret Lair's first booster product is 363 printings deep with a 12-pack cap. The completion math doesn't work, and the rarity letter doesn't mean what you think.