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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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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 – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Daily Stock Watch – Temporal Mastery

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:54:41 +0000

Rob is not a fan of this card's current hype train. He shares his points to you in today's segment!

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Daily Stock Watch – Mizzix of the Izmagnus

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:23:37 +0000

Rob starts the week with a Commander card as his feature!

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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: Vendors – Behind the Booth

Morgan Wentworth — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:30:27 +0000

We've all dealt with vendors before, but do you know about the extra opportunities presented by buying or selling at big events? Morgan's here to give us a behind-the-scenes look at vending at GPs.

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Insider: Predicting Modern Masters 2017

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:00:51 +0000

Mike attempts to scry the future today, giving his predictions of which mythics will be (or should be) in Modern Masters 2017.

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Insider: Modern Masters 2015 Box Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:00:49 +0000

Mike Lanigan does a box report on Modern Masters 2015, opening several boxes of sealed product to estimate the value you can expect to get.

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Insider: Is Modern Masters 2015 Successful?

Chaz V — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:00:46 +0000

Chaz poses an important question about Modern Masters 2015: Is it successful as a product? And how does this question relate to MTG finance?

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Insider: Understanding the Mistakes in MM2015

Douglas Linn — Tue, 26 May 2015 09:00:14 +0000

Modern Masters 2015 is out and stories are coming in from everywhere about shoddy quality control. Doug Linn covers the major mess-ups and what they mean for the value of the mythics and rares.

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Insider: MTGO Market Report – Modern Masters 2015 Mythics Special

MTGO MarketWatch — Fri, 08 May 2015 16:08:31 +0000

The full MM2 spoiler list is out. How will the MTGO market be affected?

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Insider: Virtually Infinite – Constructed DE’s

Alexander Carl — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:00:08 +0000

This week, Alexander Carl examines Daily Events, enlisting the advice of a couple prominent MTGO grinders about how to maximize value.

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