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Commander Brackets, One Year In: I Audited My Decks Honestly. Most Were Wrong.
After a year of Commander Brackets, I sat down and bracketed my five decks the honest way. Three were a tier off.
Marvel Super Heroes First Look: What Collectors Should Watch For Before June 26
Captain America's at $90 in preorders, Mind Stone is on stage, and Wizards is teasing an Infinity Gauntlet. Here's the collector triage.
Reality Fracture First Look: What Collectors Should Watch For Before October
Reality Fracture brings a guaranteed pack-pair mechanic and an Echoverse Chandra. Here's what it means for your binder before October 2.
The Hobbit MTG First Look: What Collectors Should Watch For
Wizards just dropped the Collecting article for The Hobbit MTG. Here's what changes for LTR holders, plus what's actually worth chasing.
Inherited an MTG Collection? Here's What to Do Before You Sell Anything
What I'd actually do with an inherited MTG collection before contacting a buylist, and the traps that lose people 40% of the value.
Why MTG Foils Curl and How to Actually Fix Them
MTG foils curl because cardboard expands and Mylar doesn't. Here's how to read the curl, fix it without ruining the card, and actually prevent it.
A Secret Lair Just Dropped a Printing Plate. What Happens If You Pull One?
Someone pulled an actual printing plate from a Secret Lair Superdrop. Here's what they are, why it's unprecedented, and what to do if you got one.
The Strixhaven Precon Shortage: Which Decks Are Already Gone (and Which to Grab)
Lorehold and Silverquill are gone, Quandrix is the only deck still at MSRP, and the reprint math just got messier than the buyer's guide promised.
The Weird Mana Rocks Hiding in Your Bulk Box
Some weird Commander mana rocks are sitting in your bulk box for a quarter. Others have quietly hit $15. Here's which is which.
Should You Collect MTG Artist Proofs? Inside the Whiteback Niche
What MTG artist proofs are, what they cost, and the messy problem of logging blank-backed cards alongside the rest of a collection.