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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 #28

Edward Eng — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:02:49 +0000

Eddie preordered a good amount of cards from Ravnica Allegiance. Find out why this time is a bit different than other sets. He also makes some bold predictions.

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Daily Stock Watch – Training Grounds

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 20:10:49 +0000

Rob talks about a card that's trending upwards for possible competitive reasons on today's segment.

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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 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 – Yavimaya Coast (FOIL)

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:43:40 +0000

Rob returns with a foiled featured card for today's segment!

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Insider: 500% Increases – A Review of 2016

Douglas Johnson — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 10:00:50 +0000

DJ covers some of the biggest increases over the twelve months of 2016.

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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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Deck Overview- Selesnya Tron

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:00:04 +0000

The Dreaded Tron was on a downswing in Modern, though there's really no stopping Tom Ross. Check out his innovations to the established Modern archetype.

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Insider: Commander 2016 Reprint Review

David Schumann — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:12:07 +0000

The full Commander 2016 spoiler is out. David shares his observations on cards of note and what we may glean about Wizards' reprint practices moving forward.

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Insider: QS Cast #37: Bulk, Sulk, Hulk

Chaz V — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:45:02 +0000

Podcast: Download (Duration: 43:11 — 39.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes | RSS After a long hiatus the QS Cast has returned with a new panel of hosts: Chaz Volpe, Corbin Hosler, and Tarkan Dospil continue on with where the cast left off and in this episode they discuss the following: Joined by Douglas (DJ) Johnson to talk […]

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Stock Watch- Brushland

Ryan Overturf — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:00:12 +0000

Eldrazi may not be the deck that it once was in Modern, though it's still a force to be reckoned with. A Brushland powered force.

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Deck Overview- Modern Bant Eldrazi

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 23 May 2016 10:00:53 +0000

Eye of Ugin may be banned, but turn two Thought-Knot Seer is still legal.

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Insider: Financial Takeaways After Grand Prix Eldrazi Weekend

Sheridan Lardner — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:30:31 +0000

The Grand Prix weekend showcased the most broken metagame in Modern's history. Sheridan looks past the inevitable ban for technology and strategies to invest in before April.

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Insider: MTG Stock Watch for January 2016

David Schumann — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:00:19 +0000

David returns to the Stock Watch with last week's biggest movers across several formats. He presents each card with an explanation of the likely causes of its price change.

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