Ravnica Allegiance may still seem far away, but now is the time to start considering which cards may benefit from the addition of the missing five guilds. Brian shares his picks.

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Brian has been playing a ton of Standard on Arena, and that means he has a bead on cards waiting to be discovered. Today he shares his picks for Standard cards to watch.

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Brian thinks Standard is in a great place right now for a number of reasons. How does this create opportunities that we can capitalize on?

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MTG Arena has been getting a lot of attention of late. Brian asks what the future of the online Magic landscape holds—and how that should inform our financial decisions.

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Brian always looks to pick up the cards others are overlooking. Today he considers some important roleplayers likely to define the new Standard that are still flying under the radar.

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This week, Brian goes deep on sleepers you may have missed from Legends. How many of these cards did you know existed?

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Wizards is shaking up the marketplace in a big way by selling directly to consumers via Amazon. What does this mean? Brian breaks it down for us.

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Modern has "Old Money" cards that have been worth a lot for a long time. What kind of "New Money" cards have similar futures?

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Assassin's Trophy is poised to be a tournament staple in multiple formats, including Modern. What cards and strategies does it make better in the format? Brian's got the info.

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Adam's here with a long-term, cyclical bulk strategy that you can begin implementing today. Small investments and large profits? I'm interested.

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We know a little about Guilds and a lot about what cards will still be in Standard. How is Brian proposing we use that knowledge to our advantage?

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Level up your finance game by thinking about condition just a little more critically. Brian's here to show the way.

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Brian lays out his thinking on how we can be best prepared to act around some of the cards most in need of a reprint today – many of which are likely to see new versions soon.

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As a person who has had the advantage of working in a game store for many, many years, I'm able to draw upon that experience to predict potential future MTG-related investments. The biggest advantage of that experience behind the counter is being able to see what kinds of cards different people buy and what they […]

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Brian's here to break down what we can learn from examining a card's spread – the difference between the buylist and retail prices of a card.

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Brian brings a dose of reality today, advising us all to do a little more selling.

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The banning of Deathrite Shaman may be the most significant in Legacy history. How will this impact the marketplace – and which cards should we be buying?

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Brian has stumbled onto some pretty great buys over the years purely thanks to casual Magic. Can we learn from noting what particular casual-format aficionados predict might be great?

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You may have seen that I published an article on CFB earlier this week praising the return of core sets to Magic. I love core sets on every level. I love that they return Magic from the goofy gimmicks and settings of expansion sets to something more broadly recognized as Magic: The Gathering. I enjoy Core […]

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