We’ve got a set of new commanders with Neon Dynasty, and one of them tells us exactly what to do.

I love commanders that are explicit about what they will reward you for. If you’ve never goaded something big and scary, you’re in for a treat here. In terms of what’s currently spiking or about to spike, let’s dive in and look at some cards.

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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.

 I realize this seems like a simplistic question, but given the amount of cards that are reprinted every year, we have to make judicious decisions about where to put our money. Plus, because of the gushing torrent of reprints and Secret Lairs and oh my god Double Masters 2: Quadruple is coming out this year…it’s easy to overlook some releases.

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Right now, things are pretty calm in terms of Magic finance. Next week we get the Double Feature prerelease, and the only Secret Lair available at the moment is the highly-skippable Capricorn Swamp. Are they going to make every sign for every basic land? That’s sixty different lairs!

Double Feature is prereleasing next weekend, and we’re entering preview season for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. I’m expecting a lot of reprints in the Commander decks, so I’m leery of buying into Ninja or Spirit hype. We also know that there’s a fair amount of Dragons and Dragon-themed cards coming, and with an amazing recent commander in Tiamat, I’m getting ready for the big lugs to have some impressive jumps.

I’ve mentioned it before, but I love my five-color The Ur-Dragon deck. I’ve had it basically since that Commander deck came out, and I’ve gone through a lot of Dragons and Dragon accessories. Let’s talk about what’s due to go up now that we’re getting more Dragon goodies.

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I know it’s a little premature to be talking about ‘after the double feature’ when we’re so close to getting Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty previews, but we’re going to be on a very short window for the Double Feature cards. There is a preview event at stores on January 21, and the cards are officially on sale on the 28th. Neon Dynasty previews are going to overshadow that event pretty badly, and the prerelease is February 11, with full sales happening on February 18. That’s just three weeks between the sets!

It helps a lot that we already know what’s in Double Feature, and can use the Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow cards as a guideline for what is likely worth buying.

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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.