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Is the Reserved List a Lie?

David Schumann — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:00:59 +0000

In response to The Professor at Tolarian Community College's recent video on the Reserved List, David provides his perspective on the subject and why he disagrees.

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Ikoria and Government Checks: Two MTG Finance Catalysts

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:00:41 +0000

The COVID-19 government checks are providing cash to players itching to buy Magic cards. But Sig believes Ikoria may the greatest catalysts for MTG finance in quite some time. This week he touches on the numerous formats impacted by this set.

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Throne of Eldraine Commander Specs

Adam Yurchick — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 01:53:28 +0000

Throne of Eldraine is shaping up to be a big set for Commander, and Adam is here with what it means for the market.

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Daily Stock Watch – The UMA Box Toppers Part 2

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:47:59 +0000

Rob is back with the second part of his UMA box toppers pick on this Christmas eve edition of the Daily Stock Watch.

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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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Insider: Recent Developments with Revised

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:56:39 +0000

The top-moving card last week on MTG Stocks was…Revised Shivan Dragon! Why are Revised cards suddenly rising in price? Sig does some digging to find out.

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Insider: The Last Two Inventions

David Schumann — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:12:27 +0000

Welcome back, readers! I've been doing a lot more macro-level stuff recently, and I felt it was time to jump back down to the micro level (i.e. single card) speculation discussion. What prompted me, you might ask? These two Inventions flipped the switch on that part of my brain that loves Commander brewing. Wow. These last […]

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Splinter Twin in Legacy Cube: It’s Not Just for Modern Anymore

Danny Brown — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:42:31 +0000

It's possible this is the best deck in the Legacy Cube. What do you think?

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Is Upheaval Good in Legacy Cube? (And How Do I Draft It?)

Danny Brown — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:46:54 +0000

Want to draft better Upheaval decks? Check out this primer!

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Jason’s Archives: Apocalypto, Escape from L.A. & SCG Lincoln

Jason Alt — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:28 +0000

This week Jason examines a curious tournament-illegal deck without any banned cards and plums tournament results for the innovative and the audacious.

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Insider: Looking at Lorwyn, Part 2

Douglas Linn — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:18:39 +0000

Welcome back! If you missed us last week, we were looking at the first part of Lorwyn. Take a look at the article as a refresher and then jump right in with me! $2.00 What's funny about Merfolk in Legacy is that it used to be a budget deck! The thinking at the time was, […]

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Deck Tuning: Infinite Bosh

Neale Talbot — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:30:05 +0000

Bash bashed, but for how much and how well? Neale takes a reader submission and works with magic, discovering that planning must be proper to avert the dangers ahead!

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