This is going to be a long post about today's Commander B&R announcement.

I've had quite a number of people reach out to get my thoughts, and I wanted to take the day to gather them before putting anything out into the world.

Social media isn't a medium designed to deal in nuance. Instead, it's made to intentionally amplify short, radical opinions in order to drive engagement.

I have no interest in using this platform and this topic to do anything other than to discuss the B&R announcement, and to do so in a constructive way.

#MTG #MTGCommander #MTGEDH

(/1) The people who steward Magic are some of the most passionate people about the game. I know that it's en vogue to dunk on Wizards of the Coast for only caring about money. Very often what is missed is that the people behind the game care - a lot!

If you've ever engaged with any WOTC person in a public forum, it's clear that if you cut them, they'd bleed #MTG. Whether it's Gavin and everything he does at Magic Cons, or Mark Rosewater writing an endless inside-look (and self-criticisms) multiple times a week, or how much the community rallied around Diana in recent weeks - they care.

You may not agree with every decision that is made, but I truly believe the people making these decisions are doing so with what they feel is best for the health of the game in mind.

(/2)

I've seen a lot of doom and gloom lately about #MTGFinance, and I'm trying to reconcile it with the continued growth of the game in most other sectors.

The landscape has changed pretty rapidly, and we are in the biggest buyer's market I've seen in 20+ years.

#MTG (/thread) Is it worse right now for vendors? Yes, by-and-large several factors (the main of which is reprint cadence) has removed the ability to hold inventory for long-term gains.

I think a lot of vendors get tunnel-vision though, and forget that this is fantastic for players! #MTG

(Thread) Let's talk Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty pack odds. Standard disclaimer - the odds I'm posting here are my own observations and based on secondary market pack opening (both us and other vendors I've spoken to). These are not official @wizards_magic posted odds. #MTG Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos (NEON variants)
My estimate is that any Neon Variant of Hidetsugu appears 1:40 Collector boxes (1:480 Collector Packs). This would make the odds 1:480 packs for Blue, 1:960 packs for Green and 1:3,840 packs (1:320 boxes) for Red. (/2)

Let's talk Innistrad: Double Feature. In particular, let's talk the finances of the foils in this set. They have a unique treatment, they are one per pack, but most importantly - they are all going bonkers in price right now. (Thread) #MTG There are 24 foil cards in a box of Double Feature. On average, people are reporting opening 2 foil Rares and 1 foil Mythic per box. There are 128 Rares and 40 Mythics in the set. (/2)

(Thread) In honor of #SCGCON Philadelphia and the giant multiple Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty prerelease events we're running this weekend, here are five fun facts about #MTG Prereleases!

scgcon.starcitygames.com/event/scg-con-… 1) The first official #MTG Prerelease ever was for Homelands! @wizards_magic rented out two floors of a New York Hotel, had a ton of decorations and special guests, and it paved the way for future Prerelease events.

https://twitter.com/top8games/status/1152006849245302784

(Thread) Here's my top 10 cards from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. These are the cards I think will hold value long term. This would normally be a premium article, but I'm not currently writing / don't have time to flesh this out @starcitygames. #MTG #MTGNEON. This list includes cards from Neon Dynasty and Neon Dynasty Commander (New cards, no reprints). They release at the same time so I'm going to include them together. Some of these cards might drop from preorder pricing in the short term, but will be great long-term picks! (/2)

(Thread) Hasbro released their Q4 2021 financial results, and #MTG was the brightest spot in Hasbro's entire company! There are some some extremely interesting takeaways from the report. Let's discuss! (/1) 1) Tabletop gaming and digital gaming revenue accounted for 74% and 26% of total revenue for WOTC. No matter what doomsayers are putting out there, physical play is essential to the long-term health of #MTG. Hasbro recognizes this! (/2)

(Thread) Innistrad: Crimson Vow is almost on us, so let's talk about Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty! Yesterday, @wizards_magic put up all of the important launch and release dates for KND on their website (articles.starcitygames.com/news/important…). #MTG (/1) The original Kamigawa block was not a success for Wizards of the Coast. While some facets were popular (Shrines, Ninjas, Dragons), several parts of the set fell flat. At the time, the set was designed to pull in a rapidly-growing Japanese #MTG audience. (/2)