The Commander 2017 release, the start of Ixalan spoilers, the continued Reserved List buyouts, and a banned list update have made this a busy week in Magic finance…

As rotation nears, we all need to be conscious of the opportunities on cards departing Standard. Jim looks at some likely slow gainers for Commander.

The Ixalan leaks point to a major change in how planeswalkers function, and this makes a handful of cards suddenly much more desirable.

The Legendary Cube debuted on MTGO yesterday, and it’s a wild one! Prize Packs seems to be valuable right out the gates too, so don’t miss out.

David Schumann sifts through Born of the Gods spoilers for cards that may impact Legacy, Modern and Commander.

Andy describes a brand new format combining Commander and cube draft, where players draft entire Commander decks, generals and all!

We are hot into the second half of Champions of Kamigawa this week. Though the set had less power than Mirrodin, it was still full of interesting cards. The set even has a few power uncommons that I bet you didn’t know about… no, I’m not talking about that damn Top! Find out what Rat is worth more than Meloku in this week’s article!

Carlos loves to build decks, including those of five colors. Join him this week, defending the multicolor player in us all, and aiming for spot between casual and competitive with a Polymorph deck. Check it out!

Take one part ‘awesome customization’ and add two parts ‘hopes and dreams’ to make… what Jules has for you today! Can you guess what’s inside?

Hybrid cards and the “color identity” problem. Jules argues for another paradigm shift in Commander decks!

In a singleton format, why does everyone’s deck look the same? This HAS to be fixed.

Speculating on the contents of From the Vault: Legends, Dr Jeebus shares his perspective on what’s going into it, and why.