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Insider: An In Depth Look at All the New “Rarities” Part 2
By David Schumann on August 11th, 2020
In Part 2 of his article, David examines the last year of Standard sets,...Five Under-The-Radar Reserved List Cards
By Sigmund Ausfresser on August 10th, 2020
Reserved List buyouts are back, with Ancestral Knowledge disappearing from the internet last weekend....Banned and Restricted List Update – August 3rd, 2020
By Christopher O'Berry on August 4th, 2020
Today brought one of the most significant bans in recent memory, and at breakneck...Reserved List Staples March Higher
By Sigmund Ausfresser on August 3rd, 2020
There was a brief couple weeks at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in...Budget-Focused: Deflecting Palm, a Core Set 21 Uncommon, and More for Your Pioneer Binder!
By UndyingMTG on July 30th, 2020
UndyingMTG takes aim at Boros Pioneer sleepers in the next edition of his Budget-Focused...Double Masters: Are Boosters Worth Opening?
By Sigmund Ausfresser on July 27th, 2020
When spoiler season started, the community panned the Double Masters for having underwhelming reprints....Double Masters: Initial Spoilers
By Joseph Davidson on July 22nd, 2020
Joe takes a look at the financial impacts of five Double Masters spoilers and...Insider: An In-Depth Look at All the New “Rarities”
By David Schumann on July 21st, 2020
David examines the last year of Standard sets, focusing on the several new Showcase...Valuable Lessons From a Newbie Streamer
By Sigmund Ausfresser on July 20th, 2020
Sig took a rare week off from writing last weekend because he was traveling...Budget-Focused: Four Cards to Pick up for Pioneer!
By UndyingMTG on July 17th, 2020
Budget-Focused returns, this week focusing on three sleeper hitsNEWS
Insider: An In Depth Look at All the New “Rarities” Part 2
By David Schumann on August 11th, 2020
In Part 2 of his article, David examines the last year of Standard sets, focusing on several new Showcase variant printings for rares and mythics.Five Under-The-Radar Reserved List Cards
By Sigmund Ausfresser on August 10th, 2020
Reserved List buyouts are back, with Ancestral Knowledge disappearing from the internet last weekend. The FOMO is real with this one, and Sig regrets not buying a copy for his collection earlier. This week,...Banned and Restricted List Update – August 3rd, 2020
By Christopher O'Berry on August 4th, 2020
Today brought one of the most significant bans in recent memory, and at breakneck speed. Surprise?! The August 3rd, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement is live!Reserved List Staples March Higher
By Sigmund Ausfresser on August 3rd, 2020
There was a brief couple weeks at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in America, when I didn’t track Card Kingdom’s buy prices. They had to put a pause on their selling, so they...Budget-Focused: Deflecting Palm, a Core Set 21 Uncommon, and More for Your Pioneer Binder!
By UndyingMTG on July 30th, 2020
UndyingMTG takes aim at Boros Pioneer sleepers in the next edition of his Budget-Focused series.Double Masters: Are Boosters Worth Opening?
By Sigmund Ausfresser on July 27th, 2020
When spoiler season started, the community panned the Double Masters for having underwhelming reprints. Since the rocky start higher-value cards have been spoiled, increasing the set's EV. This week Sig looks at the numbers,...Double Masters: Initial Spoilers
By Joseph Davidson on July 22nd, 2020
Joe takes a look at the financial impacts of five Double Masters spoilers and their VIP Edition printings.Insider: An In-Depth Look at All the New “Rarities”
By David Schumann on July 21st, 2020
David examines the last year of Standard sets, focusing on the several new Showcase variant printings for rares and mythics from Core Set 20201, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, and Throne of Eldraine.Valuable Lessons From a Newbie Streamer
By Sigmund Ausfresser on July 20th, 2020
Sig took a rare week off from writing last weekend because he was traveling for work. But he DID manage to test out his first ever Twitch stream while sitting around in the hotel...Budget-Focused: Four Cards to Pick up for Pioneer!
By UndyingMTG on July 17th, 2020
Budget-Focused returns, this week focusing on three sleeper hitsBanned and Restricted List Update – July 13, 2020
By Christopher O'Berry on July 13th, 2020
The July 13, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement is live!Budget-Focused: More Pioneer cards you need to acquire!
By UndyingMTG on July 10th, 2020
In a followup to last week, UndyingMTG examines another handful of cards flying under the radar in Pioneer.Top Picks for Core Set 2021
By Sigmund Ausfresser on July 6th, 2020
Core Set 2021 offers a variety of attractive pick-ups for both Commander and Standard speculation (should paper Magic events restart). This week Sig highlights a few of his favorites, inspired by others in the...Insider: Ikoria and Black Swans
By David Schumann on July 1st, 2020
With Core Set 2021 launched into Standard, David takes a look back at Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths and gives us a few key cards to consider in Commander.Buylist Competition Is Heating Up
By Sigmund Ausfresser on June 29th, 2020
With COVID-19 halting paper events, vendors need to find alternate ways of restocking cards. Star City Games and ChannelFireball have been touting their buylist pretty hard lately. But can their prices compete with Card...