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You Make The Best Moves But Still Lose

Joe Mauri — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

In casual Commander, *not winning* is not the same as *losing.* Beardy explores how to fix both ideas at once and enhance your Commander experience.

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Arena: Building on a Budget Vol. #1

Adrian Tan — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:00:24 +0000

Adrian unveils his latest series on Arena gameplay, starting with a tempo-based Izzet Budget Build.

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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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Daily Stock Watch – Grasp of Fate

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:03:38 +0000

Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday feature!

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Daily Stock Watch – Council’s Judgment

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:03:21 +0000

Rob is pretty high on this card. Learn more about it here!

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Insider: R.I.P. FNM Promos and FNM Promo Finance

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:00:27 +0000

FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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Insider: Modern Masterpiece Finance

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:12:46 +0000

Mike breaks down the Modern-playable Masterpieces and some of the decks that excel with them!

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Insider: Lessons From a Lame Duck Format

Douglas Linn — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:00:35 +0000

Doug Linn tries to get a bead on the new format by examining the outgoing class. What can we learn from this last week of Standard?

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Insider: Battling for the Metagame

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:00:59 +0000

The post-Origins Standard metagame has proven surprisingly interesting, with a host of new decks cropping up each week. Mike Lanigan looks at the latest contenders.

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Deck Overview- Standard Abzan Constellation

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:29:00 +0000

Constellation Top 8'd the Richmond Open this weekend, and the deck looks better than ever!

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Insider: Origins of the Format

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:00:27 +0000

Results from SCG Chicago are in, and a plethora of interesting new decks seem to have cropped up! Mike Lanigan looks over the ones that caught his eye.

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Tiny Tuesday- Lin Sivvi Life

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:00:02 +0000

Blasts from the past are abound in this Lin Sivvi Life Combo Tiny Leaders build!

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