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Duel Commander—and Duel Decks—Are a Good Idea

Joe Mauri — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Is Commander a strictly multiplayer game, or is it just fine for dueling? Joe aka "Beardy" explores casual Duel Commander and custom Duel Deck design.

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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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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: Glorybringer

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:31:43 +0000

Hello, everyone and welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Daily Stock Watch! In the wake of the recently concluded GP Portland, where 1,699 players slugged it out for the top prize, Magic's 2013 and 2014 World Champion Shahar Shenhar won his fourth Grand Prix title using a Temur Energy deck. I'll be featuring one […]

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Insider: Three Traits of Cards that Impact Modern

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 19 May 2016 10:30:18 +0000

By now everyone knows Nahiri, the Harbinger is the real deal in Modern. Mike identifies three traits that exemplify a Modern breakout card, and suggests several pick-ups.

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Mono-Red…Reanimator EDH? What!?

Julian Biondillo — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:00:37 +0000

Julian Biondillo goes off the beaten path with a mono-red Reanimator deck built around Feldon of the Third Path.

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Insider: PT:DTK Creates New Financial Positions

Douglas Linn — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:00:28 +0000

With Pro Tour: Dragons of Tarkir a wrap, Doug breaks down the cards that made showing and outlines a new Standard road map going forward.

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The Legacy Cube Just Keeps Getting Worse and Worse

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:03:03 +0000

The new Legacy Cube update is straight-up insulting to hardcore fans of the format.

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JOU Spoiler – 4/7 & 4/8: Dictate of Kruphix and 10 More

Jason Alt — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 05:22:29 +0000

Check out the Journey Into Nyx Spoilers on our official [JOU] Mini-Site! If Eidolon of Blooms as everyone is no doubt calling it doesn't turn out to be the constellation card Gotham City deserves, cards like Underworld Coinsmith give me some hope. I like this guy in my Oloro EDH deck and casuals will like […]

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For the Love of Games

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:54 +0000

Magic may be one of the best games ever made, but others are out there. Mike Lanigan talks about exploring some of them at the Origins Game Fair last weekend.

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Living Lands (And How to Slay Them)

Carlos Gutierrez — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:05:42 +0000

Back to form, Carlos discusses a combo deck that animates lands and puts them on the chopping block. How does one win after 'geddoning oneself into oblivion? Read on to find out.

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The Immortal Squee

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:05:09 +0000

Avacyn Restored offers many new tools for the enterprising Commander brewer. Carlos begins by matching up Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded with an old favorite: Squee!

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Going in Blind: Claws First

Jules Robins — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:05:56 +0000

In his final article, Jules is, once again, Going in Blind.

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The Devil’s Carpenter

Jules Robins — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:02:50 +0000

The Devil's come to collect his due: everything you own for the next six cards.

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Insider: Modern – Red and Gold

Stephen Moss — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:45:16 +0000

Finishing out his series on Modern, Stephen Moss takes a look at the remaining categories, red and gold.

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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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Commander Deck Tech: Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund

Robert Davis — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:08:41 +0000

In the world of Dragons, everyone can hear you scream but it doesn't matter one bit. Robert shares some Dragon chemistry around Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund, taking us from small-time ideas to a big-time deck list!

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