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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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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 – 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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Insider: Modern Cards Performing after the Unbans

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:05:32 +0000

The Modern unbans are in full-effect, and Adam has the details on what cards are winning as a result.

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Insider: Cubing with Ixalan (as Inexpensively as Possible)

Danny Brown — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:00:16 +0000

Danny provides a comprehensive review of Cube-worthy cards from Ixalan, along with suggestions for the best time to pick each one up cheaply.

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Insider: Future Winners of Standard

Morgan Wentworth — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:02:40 +0000

I hope you all had a great time watching the Pro Tour! It was a great show, and as I had hoped, red came out on top. I feel obliged to issue a disclaimer before I can continue this article in good conscience: aggressive formats tend to stifle the ability of the crazy, four-color, top-end […]

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Insider: Legacy Champs Tournament Finance Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:00:31 +0000

Legacy Champs weekend was filled with lots of emotions for me. There was the high of selling cards, the adrenaline of winning round after round, the pressure of continuing the streak, the sadness at so many mistakes on camera, and then the pride at finishing as the number one seed in the top eight. We’re […]

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Insider: Post Rotation Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:00:36 +0000

Mike Lanigan gets a head start on Rotation, identifying which of the current crop of Standard decks is best served to stay strong after Kaladesh arrives.

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Deck Overview- Temurge

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:00:07 +0000

Arguably the most exciting deck from PT Eldritch Moon is Temur Emerge, though as the Top 8 of the PT demonstrated there's more than one way to build the deck.

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Insider: Standard After PT SOI

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:00:43 +0000

Ryan breaks down the results of the Pro Tour and highlights the strategies that he believes will have the most success going forward.

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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- Izzet Control

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:00:38 +0000

Pyromancer's Goggles, Thing in the Ice, and Jori En? Let there be no question that this deck is awesome.

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Insider: Standard Going into the Invitational

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:28 +0000

Ryan breaks down the results from the SCG Baltimore Open and discusses cards he expects will see growth after this weekend's Invitational.

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Insider: Standard Specs Before Shadows Over Innistrad

Adam Yurchick — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:00:39 +0000

Adam identifies Standard cards that improved from recent Shadows over Innistrad spoilers, and some cards he's targeting in anticipation of rotation.

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Insider: Picking Baby Eldrazis & Other Undervalued Cards

Brian DeMars — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:00:05 +0000

The Eldrazi menace is starting to make itself felt in Standard, which rotation may accentuate. Brian looks at some Eldrazi cards flying under the radar right now.

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