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Streets of New Capenna: Facts and Predictions

Paul Comeau — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Did you see the Streets of New Capenna reveal? Paul goes over some of the details we know about the set and his predictions for what's to come.

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Layers, Part Two: Control- and Text-Changing Effects

Andrew Villarrubia — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Andrew continues his rules series on layers, covering Act of Treason effects and the quirky Volrath's Shapeshifter as control- and text-changing effects.

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Ikoria Pauper Picks

Joseph Davidson — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:00:09 +0000

Joe takes a look at his top four picks for Ikoria commons to add to your speculation box.

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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 #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 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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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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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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Insider: SCG Columbus Invitational Tournament Finance Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:00:47 +0000

Mike presents his first "tournament finance report" from the Columbus Invitational! Join him as he examines finance and metagame trends through the lens of each round.

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When Recognizing a Card is Good isn’t Good Enough

Danny Brown — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:02:08 +0000

Way back when Avacyn Restored was released, I recognized right away that Zealous Conscripts was a rather powerful card. A 3/3 creature with haste at five mana is decent on its own, and adding in an Act of Treason—one that snags planeswalkers, no less—just added some huge upside. It probably would have gotten a little more hype than […]

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The Quiet Speculation Sealed Contest: Winner Announced

Danny Brown — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:42:07 +0000

Did you win the Quiet Speculation Sealed Contest? Find out here!

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Personal Trophies for KTK Limited

Danny Brown — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:42:43 +0000

Setting up your own personal achievement system can really help take your enjoyment of a format to the next level!

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Theros: Past, Present, and Future

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:00:56 +0000

Mike Lanigan reviews an old Naya deck from years past to see how it might inform a similar strategy in Theros Standard.

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Gatecrashing Grand Prix Pittsburgh

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:07 +0000

Mike Lanigan reports on his day-two tournament finish last weekend at the GP in his hometown of Pittsburgh, covering both Gatecrash Sealed and Draft.

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Insider: Touch of the Eternal — Long-Term Investments

David Schumann — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:00:42 +0000

David Schumann describes criteria for evaluating long-term specs based on Commander playability, then looks to Gatecrash to see what may qualify.

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Stock Options

Neale Talbot — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:35:56 +0000

Gameplan and gamestate are two sides to the same coin. Neale breaks down all the best options among flexible spells, pulling a chaotic gamestate towards a clear gameplan! Find out how inside!

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Vampires 2.0

Mike Lanigan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:21:51 +0000

Mike Lanigan discusses the impact of the cards of New Phyrexia on Standard's Vampire archetype.

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Gruul Again

Kellen Huber — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:54:12 +0000

We get back to the Hunt with a all new GR aggro list developed by Kellen's new mtg team. Fast kills are the name of the game in this deck feature.

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A New Type of Aggro

Guest Author — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:40:06 +0000

The next few short weeks, this CawBlade deck continued to dominate tournaments from local FNM’s to large Star City Games hosted events everywhere. The young mage, Mike Lanigan, read articles, built decks, and tried his best to build a comparable strategy that could take down this "Jund-like" beast (or "Faerie-like" if you prefer).

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Standard Metagame Data

Joshua Justice — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:30:00 +0000

After DC, I knew I didn't want to wing it again. I decided to do my homework for the upcoming SCG Open in Memphis in order to select my deck properly this time. Time to break out the spreadsheet and analyze the metagame! You can download it and change the relative score of SCG events […]

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