This week Kai digs into one of the forgotten products of 2020, looks at who was its target audience, and its long-term prospects.

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Hey, QS Readers! My name is Chris Martin. I've been a casual Magic player since the Urza's Saga block and I have played at a lot of kitchen tables across the Midwest. As I aged and my opportunities to play dwindled, I found myself dabbling with Magic finance to stay in touch with the game. My writing focuses […]

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Corbin discusses a recent surge casual prices and looks at several cards from newer sets that may experience similar spikes down the road.

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What to do with those Ravnica Guild Boxes? Corbin Hosler explains why some sealed product can be a good investment and why there is some you'd rather avoid.

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Finishing off his look at the scars block rotation, Ryan tells us what to be on the look out for with an eye toward the three C's of Magic.

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Ryan Abcede takes a look at cards you should pay attention to that are rotating out, with a particular eye towards the three C's of Magic.

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Corbin Hosler looks back at some past trades and re-runs the numbers to discover if those same trades hold up today!

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Corbin Hosler explains why now isn't a great time for Magic Finance, but how you can use that to your advantage!

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Carlos builds a rebel Commander deck from the ground up, headed by --who else?-- Lin Sivvi. Read on to see his unique take on a classic archetype from years past.

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Carlos develops another Second Sunrise deck, this time with Vish Kal at the helm. Find out how profitable sacrificing your own creatures can be.

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Back to form, Carlos discusses a combo deck that animates lands and puts them on the chopping block. How does one win after 'geddoning oneself into oblivion? Read on to find out.

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Carlos wraps up his monocolored budget series with the color everyone loves to hate. Read on to see how monoblue can be built in Commander without griefing the entire universe.

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Corbin Hosler examines the how the unbanning of Land Tax and the lack of bannings everywhere else will affect the market! What does it all mean?

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This week on CommanderCast Andy is joined by Sean, CaptainRedZone and William to discuss the new Planechase 2012 product with a side of Rhys the Redeemed. The two discussions overlap a bit, but for the most part we're focusing on the new Planechase product here.

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Carlos ports the classic budget contender, mono-red burn, to the world of ninety-nine cards and proves firebreathing can be cheap and effective in Commander too.

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In the third episode of his mono-colored budget series, Carlos tackles green, the least budget-friendly color of them all.

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Get caught up on CommanderCast goodness. Tune in here to stream episodes 2-6 as QS gets back to weekly postings.

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Carlos continues his series on budget Commander decks with a mono-white legend of regal provenance. Read on to learn how Commander can be built on the cheap.

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The internet shudders, threatens to explode, but somehow remains intact as CommanderCast projects itself back into the datasphere with the season six premiere! In a riveting extended episode of emotional highs and lows, spiritual enlightenment, and some girlish giggles, I hold it down with my co-host Donovan and guests Carlos and Karston of TopAndGoProductions.

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Avacyn Restored offers many new tools for the enterprising Commander brewer. Carlos begins by matching up Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded with an old favorite: Squee!

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