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As if being alive today in 2025 isn't stressful enough, we all now have to worry about whether or not our favorite hobbies will become unaffordable in the near future. Luckily, for all of you cardboard lovers, it doesn't look like Hasbro and by extension, Wizards of the Coast, will be hit so hard by the new wave of tariffs implemented by the current presidential administration. 

According to a report from ICv2, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks said that the company doesn't have any immediate plans to raise the prices on Magic: The Gathering items - particularly "key products." And that's good, because Collector Boosters are expensive regardless of whether or not there's a trade crisis affecting the global economy. 

The reason for Magic: The Gathering and other Wizards of the Coast products being safe from tariff price hikes, for now, is because MTG products are "sourced from North Carolina and Texas," as well as Kyoto, Japan. The Dungeons and Dragons box sets from China, however, will not be so lucky. 

This news is hot off the heels of board game company, Steve Jackson Games, losing its CEO in the wake of the tariffs' effects on the industry. While I'm glad to see that Magic: The Gathering players can continue to look forward to the sets coming out later this year, it's a bummer that indie gaming companies like Steve Jackson Games have had their reality turned upside down since the tariffs were announced. 

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