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Faces of Aggro: Boros Pia Aggro in Pioneer

LessAlex — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000

This week LessAlex shares with us a brand new face in the Pioneer metagame: Boros Pia Aggro! Is it a flash in the pan, or here to stay as a top-tier strategy?

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May ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Comp-repared

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 15 May 2020 16:00:39 +0000

Okay, so companions are everywhere. But looking past that acknowledged reality, I see a Modern bursting with possibilities, and even applying the different companions in brilliant, unpredictable ways. Let’s take a look at what May’s first half has had to offer us in terms of Modern ingenuity! One Tribe... Or Two One unexpected (at least, […]

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April ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 2: U Laugh, U Lurrus

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 01 May 2020 16:00:20 +0000

Things have certainly changed since the last brew report, which reflected April's decklists pre-companion. Post-, it would appear that Lurrus of the Dream Den is Modern's new poster-boy, and alongside it Mishra's Bauble, which is seeing widespread play in everything from Delver to Rock to UW Control. Today, we'll look at some of the wild […]

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Pioneer Goes to the Players Tour

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:00:10 +0000

This weekend brings the first Players Tour events in both Europe and Asia, and it has sent the market into a frenzy.

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Pioneer Picks and Predictions

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 12:00:53 +0000

Pioneer is the hottest thing in Magic finance, and Adam shares the insights - and promising specs - he took away from a deep dive into the format's buylist numbers.

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The Case Against Power

David Schumann — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More

Edward Eng — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000

The sequel to Guilds of Ravnica and the 80th expansion set in Magic: The Gathering's history is due to release on January 25, 2019. Here's what we know about Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) so far, including any cards in the spoiler, the guilds represented, and cards to speculate on before the full spoiler is released. The Guilds […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #25

Edward Eng — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000

The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

Ultimate Masters is still in full bounce back mode, and the last World Magic Cup has come to a finish. Plus, some sweet Ravnica Allegiance spoilers have hit the market so there’s gonna be a nice mix of things to talk about again in this piece. Owing to the spoilers, this might be a little […]

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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!)

Edward Eng — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000

Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer?

Kyle Rusciano — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000

Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk?

Edward Eng — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000

This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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Preparing for the December 6th Announcement

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000

Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20

Edward Eng — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000

Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Bull, Bear, or Somewhere in Between?

Christopher Martin — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:37:25 +0000

For investors, the majority of the last 18 months has been a magical ride. Picking stocks on Wall Street in 2017 was easier than picking ripe avocados at the supermarket, and economic optimism was as high as I have ever seen in my lifetime. There was growth across nearly every sector and the major Wall […]

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Insider: Earthshaking Up Standard

Morgan Wentworth — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:55:19 +0000

Morgan's here to break down another new card from Hour of Devastation in detail. Will we see this aggressive creature at this weekend's Pro Tour?

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Insider: Capitalizing on Rotating Cards

Brian DeMars — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:46:09 +0000

Like many financiers, Brian is focusing on Standard rotation and the cards that are effectively on sale. He shares his picks for the best buys from ORI and DTK.

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Insider: MTGO Market Report for August 31st, 2016

Matthew Lewis — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:15:18 +0000

Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a "trade of the week."

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High Stakes MTGO – Aug 7th to Aug 13th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:00:49 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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