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Budget-Focused: Board Wipes, Tutors, and Extras

Eric Pankow — Tue, 12 May 2020 11:00:41 +0000

UndyingMTG returns with the next segment in his Budget-Focused series. See how board wipes, tutors, and how "extras" in new sets affect the secondary market, with a Commander and Pioneer slant.

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Myth Realized, and Why We Should Be Looking Into It.

Eric Pankow — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:00:53 +0000

UndyingMTG makes his QS debut, offering an overview of the Myth Realized, and shedding light on his process of singles speculation.

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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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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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Insider: Trading Is Dead (But Not for Bulk)

Douglas Johnson — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:49:05 +0000

Many Magic financiers have long given up on trading as a worthwhile endeavor. But if you're willing to grind the trade tables for bulk, it can still be profitable.

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Insider: Searching for Modern Playables in KTK

Danny Brown — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:00:45 +0000

Danny Brown scours the spoilers from Khans of Tarkir for Modern playables. So far only a few are jumping out, but they may well make their impact felt.

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Insider: [Video] Planar Cleansing Standard

paul nemeth — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:00:17 +0000

Zwischenzug updates Ivan Floch's Pro Tour winning deck to beat the current Magic Online metagame. Is Elixir of Immortality absolutely necessary?

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Insider: M15 Top 10

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:00:39 +0000

It's time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they'll impact the established decks and metagame.

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JOU Spoiler Spotlight: Nyx-Fleece Ram

Corbin Hosler — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 06:51:17 +0000

Check out the Journey Into Nyx Spoilers on our official [JOU] Mini-Site! I'm certainly not highlighting a flashy card today. In fact, it's as wooly as they come. In fact, it's a sheep. Actually, I suppose that makes me a sheep-ist or something, because it's not really a sheep. It's a ram. A big, strong […]

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Visual Sideboarding Primer: Standard Esper Control

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:04:40 +0000

Adam teaches how to sideboard with ( and against ) the deck that won Grand Prix: Cincinnati and recaps last week's You Make The Play before posting a new one. Print out this visual sideboarding guide and bring it to FNM!

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Zero to Draft: Extracting Every Last Penny of Value

Danny Brown — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:00:46 +0000

Danny details the ways he is able to use every part of the animal, when it comes to drafting with a mind for value.

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Nykthos or Mutavault? Questioning My Devotion

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:00:00 +0000

Ryan adapts to the new Standard format by exploring a new flavor of R/w: Burn.

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One Part Finance, Three Parts Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:00:04 +0000

Mike Lanigan discusses the development of his own bulk box before taking a look at the newest Standard decks to hit the metagame.

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