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PreDH: The Community’s Call for Nostalgia

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Sig is a fan of nostalgic Magic, so it's no wonder recent rumblings about PreDH, Commander before 2011, have caught his eye. This week Sig explores this concept.

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After 12 Years, Is Commander Worse than Ever?

Joe Mauri — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Commander has been steaming along at a breakneck pace, with more new cards than ever. Joe aka "Beardy" asks whether the changes actually improve the format.

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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 #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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Daily Stock Watch – Spellskite

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:20:19 +0000

Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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Insider: Commander 2017 – Arcane Wizardry

Morgan Wentworth — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:00:10 +0000

Morgan's here to cover today's Commander 2017 deck review: Arcane Wizardry.

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Insider: Financial Value of Commander 2016

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:27:21 +0000

Mike's here to break down the Commander 2016 decks. Which will be most powerful and which will be most valuable?

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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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Not the Banlist Update We Expected

Jason Alt — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:26:23 +0000

We were eagerly awaiting the updates to the EDH banlist (some of us) and while some thought Deadeye Navigator was on the chopping block and others predicted the demise of Prophet of Kruphix, what we got was something no one expected. Wow. A scant two weeks after I ribbed @Time_Elemental for tweeting about how […]

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Insider: Dem Holo Cards – How to Properly Invest in Foils

Derek Madlem — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:00:40 +0000

Foil cards present a great opportunity to protect and grow your Magic investments. But how do you choose?

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Insider: [MTGO] Viability of Long-Term Investments on MTGO

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:00:05 +0000

The risk of reprint can make long-term investments on MTGO daunting, but Sylvain believes they are still viable. He reviews several years of price history and attempts to define a long-term strategy for carefully selected targets.

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RUG Battles XI

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:00:40 +0000

Ryan gives a tournament report for a local Legacy event he recently did well at with RUG.

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Jason’s Alticle – All the Good Panicking Does

Jason Alt — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:00:16 +0000

Jason Alt discusses the run on newly-released Commander product and a host of tournament results including Eternal Weekend.

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Insider: Touch of the Eternal — Long-Term Investments

David Schumann — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:00:42 +0000

David Schumann describes criteria for evaluating long-term specs based on Commander playability, then looks to Gatecrash to see what may qualify.

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Lyzolda, the Blood Witch — Profiting from Death

Andrew Martin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:05:54 +0000

Andy Martin dissects another of his synergistic Commander decks. See how Lyzolda can sacrifice fodder to benefit you.

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Yamabushi’s Flame: Mono-Red EDH

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:05:02 +0000

It's generally accepted that Red is the worst color in Commander, but what happens when you try to build a Red deck that plays like a Blue deck? Let's find out!

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Scheming the Cube: Combat Tricks

Anthony Avitollo — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:30:52 +0000

If you've played enough Magic Online, you know what the F6 key does. Don't let that happen to your cube. Anthony's breaking down the benefits of combat tricks (and linking to more Internet memes)!

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