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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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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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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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Insider: Modern Specs One Week After the Pro Tour

Adrian Tan — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:11:08 +0000

With the Modern Pro Tour in the books, what can we expect from the next metagame evolution? Adrian looks at cards well positioned for gains one week after PT RIX.

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Daily Stock Watch: Oracle of Mul Daya

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:21:48 +0000

Rob would like to share his thoughts on this card. Check it out here.

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Daily Stock Watch: Chameleon Colossus

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 15:59:19 +0000

Rob talks about his first pick for 2018. Find out more about it here!

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Insider: MTGO Market Report for August 23rd, 2017

Matthew Lewis — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:41:43 +0000

Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Insider: MTGO Market Report for August 9th, 2017

Matthew Lewis — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:41:43 +0000

Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week."

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Insider: Prepping for an Event – Competitive and Financial Aspects

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:13:32 +0000

The way you prepare for a large event can have big implications for your competitive and financial success alike. Mike discusses some important details that may be easy to overlook.

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Why MTGCardsmith? Why?

Jason Alt — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:33:03 +0000

This may surprise you to read, but I think Chromanticore is a powerful card and I wouldn't mind serving with it. It's really hard to differentiate the rant from the aftermath now, but at the time, I was very aware that even though I thought the card was powerful and could even be a bomb […]

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Insider: Developing Modern Grixis Delver

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:00:25 +0000

Ryan lays down a few key premises to the current Modern format and brews a new list meant to take advantage of this landscape.

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Insider: Breaking Down FTV: 20

David Schumann — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:00:35 +0000

FTV: 20 will release a slew of reprints, including Jace the Mind Sculptor. David Schumann looks to past FTV sets to determine how prices will react.

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Insider: The Money in Morningtide

Douglas Linn — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:14:09 +0000

Hello, readers! We move ever deeper this week into the fairy tale of Lorwyn with its expansion, Morningtide. These two sets were supposed to be the "light side" version of fairy tales - giants, dwarves, toadstools with faeries sitting on them and more.

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Going in Blind: The Conclave’s Chorus

Jules Robins — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:02:59 +0000

Jules shares the chorus in his head as he covers a deck around Chorus of the Conclave.

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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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Rafiq of the Platypus

Neale Talbot — Thu, 19 May 2011 04:05:25 +0000

Neale takes a reader's Rafiq deck from common to commanding for head's up play, and challenges you to do it better. Think you can handle the firepower?

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