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Budget-Focused: Deflecting Palm, a Core Set 21 Uncommon, and More for Your Pioneer Binder!

Eric Pankow — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:00:39 +0000

UndyingMTG takes aim at Boros Pioneer sleepers in the next edition of his Budget-Focused series.

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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 #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 #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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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: Brewing Aggro in Battle for Zendikar Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Non-red aggro looks poised to make a comeback with Courser of Kruphix gone from Standard. Mike shares the lists he's been working on and explains the thoughts behind them.

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Insider: Potential Pro Tour Breakout Archetypes

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:32:49 +0000

Adam provides a run-down of the decks he expects to break through this weekend!

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Deck Overview- Standard Warden Aggro

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:13:13 +0000

Warden of the First Tree has yet to be widely adopted by Abzan Aggro. Perhaps some recent wins will change this.

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Insider: Beating Collected Company

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 15 May 2015 09:00:36 +0000

Weary of the rise of Collected Company decks? Ryan has you covered. Find out the best ways to keep up with the new green machine!

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Deck Overview- Standard Naya Heroic

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 04 May 2015 10:00:08 +0000

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more heroic variants.

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Insider: Weekend Recap – Dragons over Krakow

Douglas Linn — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:00:44 +0000

If you had any doubts of whether we'd see more Dragons after the Pro Tour, check out this weekend's tournament results, including both GP: Kraków and SCG.

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Insider: RPTQ Prep Week 4 – PTDTK

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:00:50 +0000

Mike Lanigan digests the decks from the Pro Tour that put up the best finishes, in preparation for the Regional PTQ fast approaching.

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Insider: Top 10 Underplayed Standard Sideboard Cards

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:00:29 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents his picks for underplayed sideboard cards in Standard right now. Make sure you've considered these powerful options as you're brewing with Fate Reforged.

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Insider: Everything Is Awesome! – Looking at One of Standard’s Most Diverse Metagames Ever

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:00:53 +0000

The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we've seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.

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Insider: Fate Reforged Top 10

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:00:23 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents his set review of Fate Reforged, with a Top 10 list of cards to impact Standard and Modern, as well as Honorable Mentions and some closing thoughts on finance.

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