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The Three Do’s and Don’ts of Slinging Commander at a New LGS

Joe Mauri — Thu, 04 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Beardy's back from Commander night at a brand-new LGS, where he got in some great games and met a ton of people. But... how did he do it? And how can you?

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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 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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One Zombie to Rule Them All! – Balthor the Defiled EDH

Julian Biondillo — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:00:28 +0000

Zombies are a fun tribe to build around in Commander, but when you add a recurrable mass reanimation effect things get out of hand fast--enter Balthor.

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Unlocked Insider: Money Where My Mouth Is: Part 1

David Schumann — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:00:55 +0000

David Schumann outlines his current speculative holdings and the reasoning behind them. Part one is this week and part two is next week.

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Insider: New Year’s Resolutions

Matthew Lewis — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:00:37 +0000

Finding himself in a reflective mood this week, Matthew Lewis considers the ways in which he can improve as a speculator and offers up a few resolutions for the new year.

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Tribes in Commander

Andrew Martin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:05:23 +0000

As with many things in Commander, tribes work very differently than in other constructed formats. Andy Martin explains what attributes one should look for when choosing a tribal Commander theme.

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Battling with Bruna

Carlos Gutierrez — Mon, 28 May 2012 05:05:52 +0000

Back to form, Carlos builds another Commander deck right in front of our eyes. This time its a rather enchanting affair that showcases the power of Bruna, Light of Alabaster.

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Elephant in the Room: The Casual-Competitive Schism

Carlos Gutierrez — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:05:11 +0000

Carlos tackles one of the most difficult questions facing the Commander community today: How can we reconcile different expectations of competitiveness while ensuring everyone is having fun?

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Win-Grin, Corpse-Born

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:05:11 +0000

The Zombie tribe has gotten a ton of new tools so far in Innistrad Block. After the release weekend, Carlos has some Gravecrawlers and a Grimgrin and can't resist taking them for a spin!

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Avoiding your problems

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:39:14 +0000

With Dark Ascension dropping, Mike Lanigan takes a look at a few potential contenders for FNM.

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Better Double Tap, Because These Zombies Aren’t Dead Yet!

Austin Clough — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:05:55 +0000

From Standard to Commander to the trading room floor, Austin reviews the upcoming zombies in Dark Ascension and pulls together some tribal appeal.

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Insider: Year in Preview

Matthew Lewis — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:15:54 +0000

Matthew Lewis breaks down the year in terms of investments to be made on mtgo throughout the upcoming year.

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The Seven (Casual) Wonders of the Worlds

Jules Robins — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:05:16 +0000

Jules laments the last Worlds of its kind with a tribute to the happenings and people that made the event worth remembering.

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