One of the questions I get asked most frequently is ‘When should I buy (insert name/treatment of card they want that likely just came out)? I don’t want to overspend.’

This is a valid question, as it gets to the heart of the matter: How do we make sure that we get the things that we want for the lowest possible price? This is an especially important question when we’re at the beginning of a format, and prices are generally at their highest. How long can we wait to let the prices find a bottom, and can we stand to wait that long when it’s a card we really, really, REALLY want?

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Cliff (@WordOfCommander) 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 official substitute teacher of the MTG Fast Finance podcast. If you’re ever at a GP and you see a giant flashing ‘CUBE DRAFT’ sign, go over, say hi, and be ready to draft.