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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 #30

Edward Eng — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:19:42 +0000

This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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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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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 – Grim Lavamancer

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:44:20 +0000

Rob starts the week with a flaming hot card on 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: Picks Going Into Somerset

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:00:41 +0000

The SCG Invitational this weekend is sure to shake up both the Modern and Standard metagames. Ryan presents some picks for both formats.

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Deck Overview- Standard Izzet Burn

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:00:47 +0000

Red is largely believed to be the worst color in Standard, but it still has the tools to succeed!

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Insider: Eldritch Moon’s Standard Building Blocks

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:00:41 +0000

Mike reviews Eldritch Moon for the more banal, but still important role players that are likely to hit tournament tables soon. These cards will help shape the new Standard.

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Insider: Finding Value in the Moon

Brian DeMars — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:30:30 +0000

With EMN fully spoiled, Brian turns to cards flying under the radar. Here are five picks for gainers after the set releases and players start to figure out their power level.

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High Stakes MTGO – May 29th to June 4th

Sylvain Lehoux — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:00:12 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – May 29th to June 4th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:00:30 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: Putting Bot Credit to Work

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:00:28 +0000

Don't you hate how Magic Online only deals in full integers while bots eat fractions of your tix? Ryan offers advice on putting those dimes to work.

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Deck Overview- Standard Izzet Tempo

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 31 May 2016 10:00:53 +0000

Tired of white cards dominating Standard? Tomoharu Saito might have brewed just what you were looking for.

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Insider: Standard Oldies About to Be Goodies

Brian DeMars — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:00:47 +0000

As the contours of post-rotation Standard take shape, Brian is betting on old cards that look to benefit from the new environment. He shares his picks for this week.

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