Trading Posts

Gearing up for a Busy Summer

Cliff Daigle looks ahead to another summer of magic finance, but this time with filthy hobbitses.

Cardsphere Marketplace Update: Package Controls for Senders

This update allows Marketplace senders to control outgoing package value. Find out how it works and what comes next in this update!

commander

Are There Too Many Commander Precons?

Andy Zupke's here to ask the question we're all hearing more and more frequently: are WotC harming the game by overproducing products?

Limited

Vector Theory: ONE Big Problem

The people have spoken! Phyrexia: All Will Be One is… not great. Why has the crowd turned against the Phyrexians? We can easily see what went wrong using Vector Theory.

commander

A Cheap and Efficient Way to Lose Less in Commander

Fog effects in Commander? From the OG alpha card to the color wheel busting options outside green and white, there's a place for these cards in your 99.

Finance

What The Marketplace Can Do For You

Cliff Daigle shares his thoughts about Cardsphere Marketplace, launching February 24th. For even more value, he includes a few tips on his current pickups!

Site News

Coming Feb 24th: Cardsphere Marketplace

We are adding traditional “Buy Now” features to Cardsphere, which we are calling Cardsphere Marketplace! Find all the details here.

commander

Izzet Enchantments? Yes It Is! An Ovika Deck Tech

In today's deck list, Andy Zupke rolls out a different approach to one of the newest izzet Commanders, Ovika, Enigma Goliath.

ONE

The Wandering Monster

The Magic community has been playing with ONE cards for under a week, but the word is already out: there’s a menace in this limited environment, and she’s here to end games. Is this new planeswalker a true Wandering Monster, or is she destined for the bulk rare bin?

phyrexia

Cardsphere Picks: Phyrexia: All Will Be One

Nearly twelve years since the last visit, Magic returns to the plane of New Phyrexia. Let's see what new cards are our new favorites.

commander

The Top 10 Cards from Phyrexia: All Will Be One for Commander

Andy Zupke shares his top ten cards for Commander in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. This set has some incredible power that will absolutely show up in your pods soon!

Finance

Picking Cards Up Off Of Their Floor

CLiff Daigle shares his cards to pick up from Double Masters 2022, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, and Streets of New Capenna, which have hit their floor.

commander

Fresh Prince of Kroog-Aire - A Commander Deck Tech

Getting back to a deck tech after a long string of set reviews and looks back at 2022, Andy Zupke takes us through his build for Urza, Prince of Kroog.

Site News

Message System Scammers

Public Service Announcement about social engineering taking place via Cardsphere's messaging system. Important read for all users!

2022

Hindsight is 20-22

Let’s look back at the highs and lows of Limited Magic in the past year as we rank the main set releases from worst to best!

Finance

The Year That Was, And What Will Be Coming

Cliff Daigle closes out a year of articles on Cardsphere by looking back at the sheer volume of cards printed in 2022, and offers his sage advice on how to deal with card firehose going forward.

Finance

Should You Buy the December Secret Lair Superdrop?

Straight outta Patreon jail, Chris Martin's take on the value presented by the December Secret Lair Superdrop.

Limited

5 More Tips for Cube Draft

NicolaiBolas returns with five more tips for playing Cube Draft.

commander

The Top 10 Commander Cards of 2022

Andy Zupke's 2022 round-up -- which cards make the top ten list for the year? What worked and what didn't?

Community

Commanders Throwing Holiday Parties: A Study

Instead of brewing up a new deck, Pixie Kitten is flipping through Scryfall imagining which Legendary creatures would throw the best Christmas party. Happy Holidays, folks!

commander

The Legends of Jumpstart 2022

Jumpstart 2022 arrives quuickly on the heels of The Brothers' War with even more sweet Commanders for Andy Zupke to consider.

Limited

I Won $2k Playing A Format I Don't Like

… and if I could do it, you can too! Here are some takeaways from the Arena Open and updates on the BRO limited environment.

Finance

The gifts I get (and don't get) myself

More than ever, Magic players are considering which cards are right for them to pick up. With years of Magic finance writing under his belt, here's how Cliff Daigle chooses.

BRO

Cardsphere Picks: The Brothers' War

The holiday season is fast approaching and wouldn't you know it, we have yet another new Magic set to stuff our stockings with. With the release of The Brothers' War, we are reminded that there is no time like the present to revisit the past.

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The Brothers' War Review for Commander - Part Two

In part two of his set review for The Brother's War, Andy Zupke makes picks for your 99 and talks about what works and what doesn't for the set as a whole.