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 upcoming Commander or release that will want the card. 

I also want to stress that a card isn’t necessarily at its lowest point when supply is at maximum. I preach the wisdom of Dump Week for Secret Lair releases: The week that everyone gets their SLs in the mail, a certain number of folks immediately need to undercut everyone else and sell hard, getting as much as they can in the moment. That’s definitely an occasion for maximizing the bang for your buck, as those sellers get their copies snapped up, prices often rebound, and then logic takes over.

We’re at a point with the Secret Lair Encyclopedia cards where many of them, including Halo Foils, have drifted so far downwards as to be worth buying in on, now that the frenzy has passed and these are still the best versions. So let’s go over them, A to Z, and determine what’s worth buying right now.

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Cliff (@WordOfCommander at Twitter and BlueSky) has been writing for MTGPrice since 2013, and is an eager Commander player, Draft enthusiast, and Cube fanatic. A high school science teacher by day, he’s also the co-host of the MTG Fast Finance podcast. If you’re ever at an event and you see a giant flashing ‘CUBE DRAFT’ sign, go over, say hi, and be ready to draft.