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Double Masters: Are Boosters Worth Opening?

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:00:46 +0000

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, making his initial judgment of the set.

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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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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 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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Unlocked: Appreciating the Zero-Mana Artifact

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:34:48 +0000

Zero-mana artifacts have made MTG finance news lately. Today Sig looks at this unique class of cards, identifying others with open-ended synergy and long-term potential.

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Insider: Strike While the Iron Is Hot

David Schumann — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:43:16 +0000

Many speculators are getting cold feet of late, but that is often the best time to invest. David reminds us of some of the basics to adhere to when picking specs.

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Stock Watch- Arcum Dagsson

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:00:59 +0000

Another day, another Commander-related spike. The casual format is really moving off the heels of Commander 2016!

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High Stakes MTGO – July 3rd to July 9th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:30:07 +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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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – July 3rd to July 9th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:00:47 +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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High Stakes MTGO – Feb 14th to Feb 20th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:00:08 +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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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – Feb 14th to Feb 20th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:00:27 +0000

Sylvain presents another week of high stakes bankroll management, with a detailed summary of buys and sells from his MTGO portfolio.

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High-Stakes MTGO – Jan 24th to Jan 30th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 10:00:45 +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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Insider: High-Stakes MTGO – Jan 24th to Jan 30th

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:00:59 +0000

Sylvain presents another week of high stakes bankroll management, with a detailed summary of buys and sells and the first answers to reader-submitted questions!

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My Invitational Weekend

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 05:05:19 +0000

Ryan relays his experience at this past weekend's SCG Invitational in Indianapolis. A good time was had despite lackluster performance... and a successful draft.

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Arcbound Imposter

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:22:12 +0000

Sakashima impersonates a solid artifact deck in Carlos Gutierrez's deck in today's article.

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Competitive Commander Archetypes: Update Part II

Neale Talbot — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:03:15 +0000

Neale polishes off the competitive commanders, and opens the floor for Azuza lists! Think you have the most savage green machine?

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Competitive Commander Archetypes: Update Part I

Neale Talbot — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:02:06 +0000

Neale's back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today's competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

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