Fri, 10 Apr 2026
By: Cliff Daigle Welcome back to another edition of Mana Math! The Secrets of Strixhaven have been revealed, and the Mystical Archive opened once again! This time, instead of etched foils that look disgustingly similar to the regular foils and have the same collector number (hurts my soul just to type that) we’ve got a return of one … Continue reading The Mana Math for Secrets of Strixhaven
Fri, 03 Apr 2026
By: Cliff Daigle We’ve gotten a lot of the set spoiled, including the five big Dragons, and these Elder Dragons are all focused on instants and sorceries, doing different amazing things along the way. Last week was Witherbloom, and the other four are today, with the greatest hits and things worth thinking about speculating on. First of all, … Continue reading Building the Other Elder Dragons of Secrets of Strixhaven
Sat, 28 Mar 2026
By: Cliff Daigle Witherbloom, the Balancer was revealed at PAX East on Thursday, and the obvious combo has already caused a big spike in Sprout Swarm. Maybe you can find some in binders or leftover stores, but this has always been a card that didn’t need much help to be infinite. Witherbloom as a Commander opens up some … Continue reading Building And Speculating on Witherbloom, the Balancer
Sat, 21 Mar 2026
By: Cliff Daigle We’re all finally getting shipping notifications on the Roll for Initiative Superdrop, and it’s been odd, seeing other drops arrive in a different pattern. Many people will get the D&D drops in hand after both the Fallout drop and the Dandan decks arrive. So as the Initiative drops arrive, we need to be ready for … Continue reading Dump Week for the Roll For Initiative Superdrop is coming!
Fri, 13 Mar 2026
By: Cliff Daigle There’s a lot of basic principles that we harp on when it comes to Magic finance, but one of the most fundamental is buying when a card reaches low and we expect it to rebound over time. That rebound is either because it’s a Commander card that lots of decks want or because there’s an … Continue reading The A to Z of Buying The Encyclopedia of Magic