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I am a father, teacher, cuber and EDH fanatic. My joy is in Casual and Limited formats, though I dip a toe into Constructed when I find something fun to play. I play less than I want to and more than my schedule should really allow. I can easily be reached on Twitter @WordOfCommander. Try out my Busted Uncommons cube at http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/76330
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VOW Now and Later

Well, we’re deep into Crimson Vow, and prices have mostly settled down. 

We aren’t having a lot of paper events still, and so the casual cards are going crazy. This is because lots of people are buying the cards right away for their pet decks, and we aren’t getting a lot of Standard movement as yet. It’s interesting, the big events so far have all been Modern, not Standard. 

So let’s take a look at where some cards have gotten to, and where they might be going, based on Modern, Standard, or Commander appeal.

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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.

Casual Fridays

What’s Next In Neon Kamigawa?

I like planning ahead, and figuring out what I can do ahead of time. Sometime I have to move fast on things, like Zombies getting a whole deck of goodies during the Werewolf set. We can plan ahead, though, and make some plans with regard to Neon Kamigawa.

I’m going to look at the themes that we got in Original Kamigawa, see what we can glean from a return to that theme, and dive in.

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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.

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Hunting Up Value

I get it, with the release of Crimson Vow we’re all buzzing with the new cards and the hot fun, but let’s not overlook that Midnight Hunt is now at peak supply. As we shift to the new set, vendors and distributors are going to open plenty of VOW (especially if there’s a lottery ticket of foil Kojima Sorin the Mirthless) and that will let the prices for MID trickle even further down.

What I’m looking for are cards that have good potential in Standard (it’s got two years to get good) and easy playability in Commander. If it’s good enough for Pioneer or Modern play, that’s a bonus!

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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.

Casual Fridays

The Math of Crimson Vow

Here we go again! There’s some variable math here in Crimson Vow, and it will add up to some really unusual options when it comes to what you’ll open from a Collector Booster.

There’s a change I’m making to the calculations to these articles, so let me explain what’s up in this set and why it’s so unusual. To the math!

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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.