Supply has been maximized, the people who need it for decks have gotten the copies they need.

What we know for sure is that at the end of a card’s season, it’s generally at its cheapest point.

Observing how a card moves from preorder to set release and price movement during its season requires a deep, thorough understanding of how it fits into formats from kitchen table to Vintage. We just started the season for Ravnica Allegiance, and in about two months, we’ll start War of the Spark season. I think of this period as the ‘season’ but that’s not an official term. I mainly use WIS to help me keep track of what’s rotating in the coming October, but let’s go step by step.Īfter a set is released, we have roughly three months where your local store and all Limited GPs are opening that set. We had 18-month, rolling rotation, some sets being two years and others being less than a year, the end of small sets, the death and return of Core Sets, plus more Standard bannings in the last three years than anything since Urza’s Saga Standard. The calendar dictates a lot of my buying and selling, and it should influence things for you too.įirst of all, big thanks and appreciation for the folks behind What’s In Standard? (WIS) because things have been rather confusing the last couple of years.

We do this as gamers who want certain cards for as cheap as possible while maximizing the value we’re getting. If you’re on this site, you’re familiar with the most basic tenet of Magic finance: buy low and sell high.

Mtg card sets by year value