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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 #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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Insider: Stock Watch – Replenish

Chaz V — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:21:13 +0000

Solemnity surely effected many cards across the Magic card pool.

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Insider: Aether Revolt Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:00:55 +0000

What's seeing play in the first big Standard tournaments after a new set and some bannings? Mike is here to give you the rundown!

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Insider: The Black-Green Menace and Its Blue-White Nemesis

Mike Lanigan — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:44:39 +0000

Join Mike as he provides a breakdown of the two most dominant decks in Standard!

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Deck Overview- Standard Azorius Midrange

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:47:07 +0000

When four players are the only 9-1s from the Pro Tour and they all played similar decks, you should take notice. Hope you missed Spell Queller.

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Insider: Post Rotation Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:00:36 +0000

Mike Lanigan gets a head start on Rotation, identifying which of the current crop of Standard decks is best served to stay strong after Kaladesh arrives.

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Insider: Uncovering Secrets from SCG Columbus

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:00:14 +0000

Mike looks over the more interesting decks to come out of SCG Columbus (read: not Bant Company) and shares his financial takeaways.

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Insider: Eldritch Moon Full Set Review

Chaz V — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 09:00:11 +0000

With week one's results in, Chaz breaks down Eldritch Moon's rares and mythics using his tiered method to let you know which cards are worth investing in!

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Insider: Rotation Picks

David Schumann — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:00:38 +0000

David Schumann explains how he determines which cards to target at rotation, and what his picks are for this year.

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Battling with Bruna

Carlos Gutierrez — Mon, 28 May 2012 05:05:52 +0000

Back to form, Carlos builds another Commander deck right in front of our eyes. This time its a rather enchanting affair that showcases the power of Bruna, Light of Alabaster.

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