Cardsphere Picks: Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Join the crew of Cardsphere staff and community members as they plot to secure some of the most wanted new cards in Outlaws of Thunder Junction.

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Outlaws of Thunder Junction is Available for Trade!

Magic's first wild west set is available to trade on Cardsphere!

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Cardsphere Economy and Upcoming Promotions

Today I wanted to talk to everyone about upcoming promotions and marketing initiatives that Cardsphere will soon be launching and (hopefully) clear up a few things before any of them become a cause for concern among our users.

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Fallout Lands on Cardsphere!

Universes Beyond: Fallout is now available for trade on Cardsphere!

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Cardsphere Picks: Murders at Karlov Manor

Top detectives from among the Cardsphere staff and community are on the scene to collect evidence and make their picks for the most suspect new cards from the set.

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Murders at Karlov Manor Available for Trade!

Magic's latest trip to Ravnica is up and available for trade on Cardsphere

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No Trade Fee Week is Back!

Our no trade fee promotion is back for Thanksgiving week! Read all the details in this site update.

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Announcing Serialized Card Support!

You can now trade serialized Magic: The Gathering cards on Cardsphere! Read on for all the info!

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Cardsphere Picks: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Back from the brink of extinction, Cardsphere Picks is geared up to explore some new cards from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan with community members and one of the new owners!

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Holiday Shipping Times Update

Read for an important update about allowed transit times for packages sent on Cardsphere.

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Lord of the Rings Holiday Cards Available for Trade

Even more cards have been forged in the fires of Renton, WA, and they're available for trade now on Cardsphere!

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EDHREC Has Acquired Cardsphere

We have finalized a deal to be acquired by EDHREC parent company Spacecow Media.

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Doctor Who Available for Trade!

Magic's latest Universes Beyond crossover set is now available for trade

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Cardsphere is not closing!

Cardsphere will be acquired by a major player in the Magic: the Gathering community, more details inside!

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The End of The End

Cliff Daigle shares about his Cardsphere history in his final article.

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Premium Users Refunded

Today we have refunded all current Cardsphere Premium subscribers and disabled auto renewal. Read for more details.

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Cardsphere Picks: Wilds of Eldraine

Welcome to the last installment of Cardsphere Picks. Let's dive in and take a bite out of some tasty new cards.

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Cardsphere Acquired by EDHREC

Today Efren, Michael, and Ted finalized the sale of Cardsphere Inc. to Space Cow Media, whom you know from EDHREC, Archidekt, Commander's Herald, Commander Spellbook, and other fine CCG products.

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To the Future! And Beyond!

2024's going to arrive with another densely packed schedule of Magic: the Gathering releases. Cliff Daigle looks ahead and starts planning for the upcoming Standard, Universes Beyond, and Remasters due next year.

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Mastering Commander Draft

It's Ben Fischer, but this time drafting **two cards** at once! Check out Ben's advice for winning more playing Commander Masters.

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The 10 Most Important Reprints in Commander Masters

The top ten most important reprints in Commander Masters, reviewed by Andy Zupke.

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The Binder Page Method

What is the Binder Page Method? Bodey provides the details and guide to a useful method for shipping cards.

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How I've Adapted To The New Times

Magic: the Gathering finance has been changing more and more over the last few years, and yesterday's strategies aren't good bets today. Cliff Daigle discussed how to evolve in today's world of reprints.

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Hobbits In Cars - An EDH Deck Tech

Andy Zupke thrills us with an unexpected deck tech led by Samwise Gamgee. Let's pack those dirty hobbitses in some vehicles and throw down!

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Amassing Value

Bad news for Frodo and Company- the armies of Mordor are stronger than expected. Amass is an easy way to trophy your next Lord of the Rings draft.

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Why Universes Beyond: Lord of the Rings is Playing Out So Differently

Cliff Daigle examines why the financial aspects of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth are playing out differently than even the most popular sets in Magic's history.

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The Best Commander Cards from Lord of the Rings - Part Two

Sure things? Situational cards? Sleeper hits? Andy Zupke digs deeper than Khazad-dum in part 2 of this quest to uncover every sleeve-worthy Commander card from Lord of the Rings: Takes of Middle-earth.

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Cardsphere Picks: Lord of the Rings

The bravest of Cardsphere staff and community members have come to lend their swords, bows, and axes as they make their picks for their favorite new cards from the new set.

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The Best Commander Cards From Lord of the Rings - Part One

Andy Zupke reviews the legendary creatures from Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth -- which cards are Commanders and which are better in the 99?

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LTR Limited Vectors

Ben Fischer returns to look at the synergies in Tales of Middle-earth Limited. What vectors should you be looking to play along?

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Pia, the Thoptometrist - A Deck Tech

Andy Zupke builds out a 99 for the latest card featuring Pia Nalaar. Let the thopters fly!

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The New Rule of Three

What does the new 3 year Standard and the new ban policy mean for Magic finance? What new reprint products could they signal? Cliff Daigle speculates on these questions ahead the next WotC announcement.

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The Aftermath Review

Andy is back with with some king size opinions on Magic's fun size set. Check out his Commander review for March of the Machine: The Aftermath.

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Siegecraft

Sieges are an interesting new wrench tossed into the usual combat machine. As an entirely new card type, they can be tricky to evaluate. With the help of some magic data, we can establish some rules to help us assess Battles in MOM and in the future.

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March of the Machine Review Part 2

Andy is back with the second part of the March of the Machine review. He's covered battles, here's how the rest of the set has to offer EDH players.

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Serialized Cards Means Cheaper Singles

Cliff Diagle examines what the impact of serialized cards on your Magic Finance behavior should be, and shares what's known about the numbers.

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Cardsphere Picks: March of the Machine

As the Phyrexian machine marches on, it's up to the Cardsphere staff and community members to make some picks for their favorite cards in the upcoming set.

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March of the Machine is Here!

March of the Machine is now available on Cardsphere!

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March of the Machine Review Part 1 - Battles

Andy Zupke discusses the newest type of permanent you can add to your 99: battles! Which are the best for Commander, and in which decks should they be run?

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Battle Mastery

Battles are good for much more than just growing the Goyf. Let’s break down Magic’s newest card type!

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In the House of Tom Bombadil - a Deck Tech

Looking forward to The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, Andy Zupke presents this list for Tom Bombadil. Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!

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Gearing up for a Busy Summer

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

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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!

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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Message System Scammers

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

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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!

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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.

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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.

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5 More Tips for Cube Draft

NicolaiBolas returns with five more tips for playing Cube Draft.

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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?

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Brothers' War Review for Commander - Part One

In part 1 of his Commander review of The Brothers' War, Andy breaks down the most interesting new Legendaries in the set.

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The Brothers' War Available for Trade

The Brothers' War is now available for trade on Cardsphere! Read here to see all the new stuff and for some information about serialized cards.

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Not Your Prototypical Set

In order to defeat the Phyrexians, the Gatewatch decided to look to the past. We can do the same thing to get some hints about Brothers’ War Limited.

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Holiday Shipping Update

Please read for important information about mail timelines over the holiday season.

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Cardsphere's 6th Annual Secret Santa

Look at us putting up the Christmas decorations the day after Halloween! But it's that time of year again and our mail-based Secret Santa requires lead time. Everyone's favorite event is back!

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Why the 30th Anniversary Countdown is the best Secret Lair yet

What does a seasoned Magic: the gathering financier think of the 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit? Given that it is stuffed with value, Cliff Daigle is definitely enthused.

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Variability, and Loving the Unknown in Commander

Andy Zupke explains keeping your Commander decks fresh by relying on variability built in with some very interesting options.

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Chris’s Commander Corner: Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Chris's Commander Corner is back and he's talking about Magic's latest precons from Warhammer 40K. This article is loaded with five picks and an MTG finance analysis for your "Tim" aka Ghyrson Starn, Kelemorph deck!

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Magic's 30th Anniversary Set is a Collectible Replica, not a Replacement

Cliff Daigle breaks down the math for Magic's 30th Anniversary set.

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Drunk Dialing Your Exes - A Magus Lucea Kane Deck Tech

One of the most exciting new Commanders from Universes Beyond is featured in today's article -- go big with X spells using Magus Lucea Kane!

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Dominating Dominaria Vectors!

Ben Fischer applies Vector Theory to Dominaria United, and discusses how vectors align with color in a 5 color set.

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Avoiding Unfinity Puns

Unfinity breaks new ground, even for an un-set. In a time when all sets have special variants and full art lands are commonplace, how much value does Unfinity promise?

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Dominaria United Review - Part Two

In part two of his Dominaria United set review, Andy Zupke looks at all the non-commanders you might want to slide into your 99.

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5 Planeswalkers Whose Absolute Favorite Drink is a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Autumn brings many blessings, but only pumpkin spice lattes are as sweet as rotation! Pixie Kitten proposes who else might be super excited about the fall treat's retrun.

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Dominaria United Review - Part One

In part one of his Dominaria United review, Andy Zupke looks at the most interesting legends from the new set.

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Cardsphere Picks: Dominaria United

Bodey, Doug, Ted and community member JD McKeehan give us their favorite picks from Dominaria United.

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r/FreeMagic and the Problem of Anti-Social Media

Brian Allen discusses language changing over time, Magic's use of the term Tribal, and the swift negative response he had to deal with from "that subreddit".

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Dominaria United: Sleeper Commons

The release of Dominaria United is right around the corner, and sleeper agents are everywhere. Don’t let these innocuous commons slip past you in your first draft!

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Reprint Recovery

Cliff Daigle takes a look at the impacts of reprint activity on high demand staples.

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Erinis and Scion - an Artisan Deck Tech

Check out Andy Zupke's experience building and playing Erinis for Artisan, a new Commander variant that'll help put all your commons and uncommons to good use!

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Making the Most of Your Combat Tricks

NicolaiBolas talks about Combat Tricks: on offense, on defense, and when holding them back is so very good.

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Elminster...or ElmOnster? A Commander Deck Tech

Andy Zupke broke some tried and true Commander rules putting this deck list together for Elminster -- was it worth it?

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Vector Theory 301

Ben Fischer from the Draft Chaff podcast joins us again with the third class covering Vector Theory. This one's a crucial read for drafters looking to level up!

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The Odd Couple - A Tor Wauki/Obosh Deck Tech

Never one to wait for a set to drop before starting to brew, Andy Zupke is out of the gate with Dominaria United's Tor Wauki, the Younger.

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Is Rotation Still a Thing?

Does Standard rotation still matter in Magic Finance? Cliff Daigle revisits some old cards to find out, and looks ahead to identify some nice pickups for right now.

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Mental Blocks

Ben Fischer considers how Magic players level up from chump-blocking foolishly to mastery over the battlefield. How well are you blocking?

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Magic With Zuby Episode 275 - Jeremy Rowe

This week we brought on Jeremy Rowe, also known as Coach J Ro, to discuss his career in content creation as well as being a teacher and college professor. Please help me in welcoming Jeremy to the show! Jeremy Rowe can be found:Website: https://linktr.ee/UnsummonedSkullTwitter:…

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Wilson, the Shameless Grizzly - a Commander Deck Tech

If you love beating your friends with their own cards, this deck tech built around a refined bear and his shameless background might just be for you.

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Magic With Zuby Episode 274 - Commandfest Philly Content Creator Q&A Panel!

Zuby was a special guest at Commandfest Philly and during the weekend he was apart of a few Q&A panels. We managed to record one of these panels. On the panel with Zuby were the amazing content creators, Nat, Ron, and Shannibal.

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5 Mistakes New Drafters Make (And How to Fix Them!)

Starting to play Limited Magic: the Gathering is a real challenge. NicolaiBolas returns with some helpful tips for new players looking to improve their win rate.

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How to Choose Reprint Targets For Maximum Value

With Double Masters 2022 fully spoiled, now is the time to start planning which reprints are the must-have pickups. Cliff Daigle also reminds us that pre-ordering is not the correct strategy!

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Cardsphere Picks: Battle for Baldur's Gate

Bodey, Josh, and community member Neodarkside give us their favorite picks from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.

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UI Update: A Better Explore Page

We've pushed our first major UI update!

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Commander Legends 2 Review - Part Three

In his third and final part of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate review, Andy Zupke looks at all the goodness in there for the 99.

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