![]() ![]() Investment capital is limited, and the more of it you sock away, the less of it you have for quick flips and other short-term financial moves. Is it still worth putting cards away for the long-term now that the Commander sets, the Masterpiece Series, the Modern/Eternal Masters sets, and (possibly) Conspiracy sets are being released on a yearly basis? I think it depends on your investment philosophy. We should probably talk about the big picture first. Do sets like Commander 2016 signal the end of passive, casual-demand-driven Magic speculation? Is it worth buying up a bunch of Commander 2016 decks since the value inside is so high? Which of the Commander 2016 decks have the most value? And are there any additional cards that you should be picking up because they play nicely will some of the new Commanders? Let’s find out. This begs a couple of interesting questions that I’d like to discuss this week. This policy is great for Commander players with small collections, but it’s tough on anyone whose approach to Magic finance heavily involves the “throw a bunch of cards in a box and forget about them for half a decade” theory of long-term investment that I’ve been following for most of my adult life. It’s in line with WotC’s recent push toward heavy reprinting, as seen in Conspiracy: Take the Crown and the Masterpiece Series. No-most of the value in Commander 2016 comes from a dizzying array of exciting reprints.įinancially, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. And these numbers aren’t being goosed by overpriced new cards-in fact, the new cards in Commander 2016 are priced significantly cheaper than comparable cards from previous sets. ![]() By contrast, even the least interesting Commander 2016 deck is currently clocking in close to $100 retail. Seriously: I went back and checked my Commander 2015 review, and the retail price for all the financially relevant cards in that set (prior to release) was between $55 and $80 per deck. Commander 2016 is here, and the value present in the set’s five new preconstructed decks is without precedent. ![]()
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