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A Look at Collectors’ Edition Cards

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000

This week, Sig returns to Collectors' Edition cards, examining how these have responded to recent Reserved List buyouts. Specifically, he points out an interesting gap developing between market pricing and retailer pricing. The trend could make you a little profit.

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The Potential Impact of the Coronavirus on MTG Finance

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:00:29 +0000

It's unavoidable: the Coronavirus is all over the news. Things can become quite dire, and Magic is far from important in the grand scheme of things. However, this is a Magic website--this week Sig explores the virus's potential impact to MTG finance from both an optimist's and a pessimist's lens.

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A Homage to the Tournament Illegal

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:00:23 +0000

Tournament Magic will always have its place. But when it comes to game play hours, kitchen table Magic dwarfs the tournament scene. This explains why so many non-tournament legal cards are valuable. This week Sig explores some of the most desirable, which may make for good long-term investments.

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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 #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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The Immortal Squee

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:05:09 +0000

Avacyn Restored offers many new tools for the enterprising Commander brewer. Carlos begins by matching up Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded with an old favorite: Squee!

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Insider: Racking Up Rise of the Eldrazi

Douglas Linn — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:59:10 +0000

Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It's what you'd get if you built a set with the premise of "no rush till turn 7" and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There's a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.

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Yamabushi’s Flame: Mono-Red EDH

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:05:02 +0000

It's generally accepted that Red is the worst color in Commander, but what happens when you try to build a Red deck that plays like a Blue deck? Let's find out!

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Going in Blind: Claws First

Jules Robins — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:05:56 +0000

In his final article, Jules is, once again, Going in Blind.

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Insider: Tallying Time Spiral, Part 1

Douglas Linn — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:59:26 +0000

Time Spiral is a reward for being a veteran Magic player. It's the badge you earn when you get Achievement Unlocked: Play Magic For A Decade. Time Spiral, like a Lars Von Trier film, is one for the critics.

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Innistrad Top 10’s

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:03:03 +0000

Carlos covers the Commander cards you should be caring about, Innistrad Style!

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Unloved and Loved Up

Neale Talbot — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:03:06 +0000

Tired of the same silly peanut butter spread for your Commander sandwich? Try the velvety Nutella that is an underused commander!

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All the Ways to Ramp

Robert Davis — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:08:08 +0000

There are many ways to leverage mana ramping in Commander decks. Robert breaks down the different ways to go big and seal the game away!

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New Phyrexia Green & Artifact Design Review

Gregory Marques — Fri, 20 May 2011 04:14:01 +0000

In the third and final installment of his design review of New Phyrexia, Gregory discusses the Green and Artifact cards.

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Let Your Flowstone Slide

David Lee — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:30:57 +0000

This week, David shares the trials, tribulations and joys of building and playing mono-Red in Commander.

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