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Crash and Burn: Meta Limits and The Fringe Effect

David Ernenwein — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

David serves his first tournament report in a bit, describing a crash-and-burn with Burn brought to us by a common Modern occurrence he dubs The Fringe Effect.

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Budget-Focused: Aggressive Gruul Cards Getting Overlooked

Eric Pankow — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:00:07 +0000

UndyingMTG shows you how to get the most bang for your buck with these three cards in Pioneer format, this time with an aggressive Gruul slant.

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Budget-Focused: Deflecting Palm, a Core Set 21 Uncommon, and More for Your Pioneer Binder!

Eric Pankow — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:00:39 +0000

UndyingMTG takes aim at Boros Pioneer sleepers in the next edition of his Budget-Focused series.

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MTG Metagame Finance #26

Edward Eng — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:00:43 +0000

Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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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 – Lava Spike

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 01 May 2018 17:06:30 +0000

Rob talks about another red common card that we could speculate on in today's segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Daily Stock Watch – Eidolon of the Great Revel

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:22:17 +0000

Rob is in love with this red creature for a reason. Read more about it here!

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Insider: How to “Ogre” Your Sales Boxes More Effectively

Douglas Johnson — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:52:56 +0000

I get that a "Swan Song" generally refers to "the end of something" or "the finale," but that's not why I picked the art for Swan Song as the thumbnail for this article. I'm not going anywhere (other than Vegas this week), but I really just picked it because Swan Song is another good old "everyone […]

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Insider: The State of Modern

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:56:10 +0000

Mike breaks down the current state of Modern, including detailed discussion of the format's most popular decks.

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Deck Overview- Modern Jeskai Prowess

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:00:16 +0000

Looking for a reason to dust off your Mantis Riders? Like Mutagenic Growth but hate combo decks? This one's for you.

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Insider: Two Months of Picks – A Self-Evaluation

Brian DeMars — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:00:58 +0000

Brian takes on the ever-important task of evaluating his past picks for success and failure, focusing on the past two months.

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Deck Overview- Reckless Zoo

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:28:26 +0000

Want to play Zoo in Modern with colored spells? Check out Michael Majors' 8-2 list from PT Oath of the Gatewatch!

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Insider: Rotating Cards to Hold – Future Value in Khans and Fate Reforged

Brian DeMars — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:21:20 +0000

Brian is thinking ahead to rotation and what will retain value from Khans and Fate Reforged. These are the cards that look to have a future after Standard.

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UNLOCKED: The Thinking Person’s Red Deck – Breaking Down Atarka Red

Brian DeMars — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:26:06 +0000

Brian DeMars provides a primer on the Atarka Red list he used to win SCG Indy, going into detail on the deck's many nuances. If you're looking to pilot the deck or beat it alike, you'll want to start here.

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Insider: PTFRF and the Modern Meta

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:00:28 +0000

Mike Lanigan pores over the results from Pro Tour Fate Reforged and discusses the state of the post-banning meta. Things are still pretty wide open, but that doesn't mean certain strategies aren't better positioned than others.

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