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A Muddled Mixture: Competing Synegies in Shadows Draft

Robert Genuario — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered presents new and changing challenges. This week, Rob discusses early observations and the best approaches to the format.

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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 #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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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: The Mystery of Vraska and Carnage Tyrant

Kyle Rusciano — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:00:28 +0000

What is up with six-mana mythics and the MTGO marketplace? Kyle investigates the implications of a couple odd cards.

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Insider: The Many Faces of Champion of Wits

Morgan Wentworth — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:06:34 +0000

Morgan's got some sweet ideas on how to make Champion of Wits work in Standard. Do you like drawing a lot of cards? Then tune in.

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Insider: What to Do About Graveyards

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:41:49 +0000

Mike confronts the threat of graveyard decks in Legacy, Modern and Standard – and what we can do about them.

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Insider: A Strong Foundation – Value

David Schumann — Tue, 10 May 2016 09:00:09 +0000

David continues the "Strong Foundation" series with a discussion on value. He explains how investors use the term and how it applies to Magic finance.

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Insider: The Next Big Thing – PT Decklist Overview

David Schumann — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:00:16 +0000

David pores over the Top 8 decks from PT SOI. He discusses strengths and weaknesses in the metagame moving forward, and closes with the weekend's financial takeaways.

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Deck Overview- Jeskai Control

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:00:04 +0000

There were eight unique decks in the Top 8 of PT:SOI, but the diversity doesn't stop there!

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Insider: Shadows Over Innistrad Box Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:00:21 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents his #boxreport for Shadows over Innistrad, where he breaks down the value contained in a full case to get an idea of the set's expected value.

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Insider: Shadows over Innistrad Set Review (Mythics)

Chaz V — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:32:48 +0000

In his set review, Chaz breaks down every mythic into tiers and explains where he sees them ultimately settling. Read on for the comprehensive guide to value in SOI!

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Insider: Dissecting SOI Spoilers – Removal

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:00:38 +0000

SOI provides a whole host of exciting new removal spells for the Standard brewer. Mike dives into the full spoiler with a treatment of the available options and their financial relevance.

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