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Insider: Tales from the Buylist #4 – Legacy Foreshadowing, Modern Horizons

Christopher O'Berry — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:00:56 +0000

With several high-profile Legacy events on the horizon, Christopher is looking to format staples for growth. He lays out his reasoning and the current best targets.

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The Implications of Modern Horizons

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:00:41 +0000

Modern Horizons is sure to have a profound impact on Modern. Today Sig shares his perspective on card prices, potential reprints, and good places to speculate through spoiler season.

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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 #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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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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MTG Metagame Finance #22

Edward Eng — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:11:24 +0000

Eddie covers the latest movements in his MTG portfolio and again shares his recommendations for holds and folds. And be sure to tune in for office hours later!

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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 – Life from the Loam

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:49:54 +0000

Rob talks about the newest hot card in Modern on today's segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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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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Unlocked: Responding to the Vengevine Breakout

Adrian Tan — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:24:32 +0000

While it didn't take down the tournament, BR Vengevine made waves on the Pro Tour coverage. Adrian looks at cards slated for increases in response to the new arrival to Modern.

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Insider: Transformation – Lessons From the Best Sideboards in History

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 30 May 2014 09:00:08 +0000

Adam explains the art and science behind transformational sideboards using two historic combo decks, and discusses how the strategy applies today. Don't miss this article!

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Insider: a Vintage Dredge Primer – Pt. 2

Scott Fielder — Sat, 24 May 2014 09:00:15 +0000

Scott Fielder follows up his first article with a more in-depth look at strategy with Dredge. If you want to master the nuances of the deck, this is an excellent place to start.

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Insider: Reviewing Past Calls

David Schumann — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:00:03 +0000

David Schumann looks back on some of his first articles and tries to judge how accurate his calls were.

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Insider: Touch of the Eternal — The Tide of Tier 2 Legacy Decks

David Schumann — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:00:27 +0000

David Schumann covers some less-common Legacy strategies and examines how cards can change in value as tier-two decks shift into and out of favor.

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Insider: Looking Forward, Looking Back (and Valakut!)

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:00:49 +0000

Corbin Hosler offers his thoughts on some underpriced Ravnica cards while also looking at what rotating Scars cards are worth picking up!

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Insider: Pondering Planar Chaos

Douglas Linn — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:05:37 +0000

This week, we are looking at Planar Chaos, the second set in the nostalgia-heavy Time Spiral block.

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Vintage Metagame Primer, Part One: Combo

Joshua Justice — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:05:08 +0000

Joshua examines the Vintage format and provides a look at proxy strategies for deckbuilders on a budget.

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