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Diplomacy in Commander, a Little Goes a Long Way

Joe Mauri — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Joe aka "Beardy" discusses some of the finer aspects of diplomacy in games of Commander. Is it ever right to become a kingmaker?

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Buying and Selling the All-Time Highs

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:30:58 +0000

While buyouts generate a ton of noise on MTG Stocks' Interests page, the All-time High list often contains more noteworthy movers in the market. This week Sig takes a look at the list and explains why he would still buy some cards on it while others he advocates selling.

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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 #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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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 Field Report: Grand Prix Washington, D.C

George Tudor — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:56:10 +0000

George is back to give us his report on GP DC and the many ways he improved his buylisting experience.

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Insider: How an Old Article Has Aged After Six Years

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:22:25 +0000

In 2012 Sig wrote about a trend in Alpha rares he had discovered. Six years later, he considers how the article has aged and makes some bold predictions about Magic's first set.

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Insider: Deep Modern Specs Before EMN Previews

Sheridan Lardner — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 09:00:56 +0000

Eldritch Moon previews start today, but before we know a single card Sheridan is here to point out some hot spec targets.

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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: My DTK Prerelease

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:00:39 +0000

Ryan played a ton of Dragons of Tarkir sealed this weekend. Take a look at the decks he played and find out what he learned about the format!

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Insider: Beyond the Hype – Analyzing the $5+ Fate Reforged Preorders

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:00:43 +0000

Ryan takes a look at the cards with the highest preorder prices from Fate Reforged and evaluates how reasonable these prices are. Find out which cards he thinks are hits and which are all hype!

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Insider: M15 White & Blue

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:00:02 +0000

Mike Langian continues his review of M15 for Standard, covering blue and white. Be sure to tune in next week for the final section!

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Jason’s Alticle – Scion Follows Me On Twitter

Jason Alt — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:00:32 +0000

Jason Alt relates his rare foray into the world of actual Magic matches before delving into the results from Grand Prix DC.

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