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Budget Focused: Domri Rade and Planeswalker Potential

Eric Pankow — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:46:43 +0000

In the next part of his Budget Focused series, UndyingMTG examines Planeswalkers Domri Rade's current price, why it has the potential to go up, and what formats it will succeed in.

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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 #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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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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Tiny Leaders – Doran the Siege Tower

Julian Biondillo — Thu, 21 May 2015 10:00:03 +0000

Julian Biondillo takes a first look at the Tiny Leaders format with an old favorite, Doran the Siege Tower. Does the treefolk have what it takes to compete in the new format?

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Deck Overview: Modern Stompy

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:00:55 +0000

Looking for a budget option for Modern? Ryan has you covered.

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Mardu Woe-Reaper

Jason Alt — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:51:36 +0000

Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage Mardu Woe-Reaper THIS is a Magic card. He's not likely to be the next Monastery Swiftspear but he is pretty likely to get played. I have seen people brew with Warriors in Standard, and while the deck's not really where it needs to be yet (that could […]

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Fate Reforged Spoiler Complete!

Jason Alt — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:12:44 +0000

Be sure to check out in-depth coverage on the spoiler page, but I wanted to highlight a few cards here that may have a financial impact. Sage's Reverie Foils of this seem like a relatively safe bet. I bet they start out at like $0.25 and I bet it takes a while for Bruna, Light […]

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Insider: PTM15 Standard and Finance

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:00:55 +0000

Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks to come from the Pro Tour, as well as the price changes in key cards as we near rotation.

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#PTM15 Alex Sittner Deck Tech: No Limit Soldiers

Kelly Reid — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 01:21:57 +0000

Legion Loyalist beats the crap out of Pack Rat. and Obelisk is not a fair card. That's all you need to know!

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Insider: What to Expect From Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 01 May 2014 09:00:37 +0000

While Journey Into Nyx is unlikely to unseat the top decks in Standard, it does enable a few new strategies. Mike Lanigan investigates.

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Insider: 3 Standard Decks That Actually Have Synergy

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:00:20 +0000

No one wants to kill a Lhurgoyf twice, but it sure sounds better than "bloodrush, boros charm, you lose". Here are a few Standard decks that don't care about mana symbols for once.

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Moving Forward with Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:00:40 +0000

Mike Lanigan looks to iterate a successful deck from the current Standard format before it's all swept away with Born of the Gods. Check out B/W Humans!

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Looking Ahead to Theros Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:00:50 +0000

Mike Lanigan examines the Standard and Block Constructed decks that lose the least to rotation, and are likely to form the backbone of the new Standard.

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Insider: The Tracks of my Trades, 2012 Edition (Part Two)

Danny Brown — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:00:18 +0000

Danny continues his retrospective on a set of trades he tracked last Fall, to see how his trading fundamentals weathered the test of time.

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Ten Cards You Should Be Playing

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:00:25 +0000

With Standard in a state of constant flux, powerful cards are sometimes lost in the mix and forgotten. Mike Lanigan looks at ten underplayed cards that you should consider in your next 75.

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Dragon’s Maze: First Look

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:00:36 +0000

Mike Lanigan surveys Dragon's Maze for some notable cards and offers his thoughts on their possibilities in Standard.

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