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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 #31 – The Future of Magic

Edward Eng — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:55 +0000

In light of an important announcement from Wizards coming later this month, Eddie makes a bold prediction about Magic's future. Plus, more metagame finance insight.

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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 #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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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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Daily Stock Watch – Dire Fleet Daredevil

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:58:12 +0000

Rob talks about another red creature that could be making waves in Modern soon.

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Insider: Investment Level Up – Cheap Mythics, Part II

Kyle Rusciano — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:39:38 +0000

Kyle continues his discussion of cheap mythics with the middle-ground cards between $2 and $10. As with the other categories, some patterns that can inform investment decisions emerge.

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Insider: Three Traits of Cards that Impact Modern

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 19 May 2016 10:30:18 +0000

By now everyone knows Nahiri, the Harbinger is the real deal in Modern. Mike identifies three traits that exemplify a Modern breakout card, and suggests several pick-ups.

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Insider: The Next Big Thing – PT Decklist Overview

David Schumann — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:00:16 +0000

David pores over the Top 8 decks from PT SOI. He discusses strengths and weaknesses in the metagame moving forward, and closes with the weekend's financial takeaways.

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Insider: Financial Review of Every Valuable Card at PT SOI

Brian DeMars — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:30:52 +0000

Brian undertakes the monumental task of reviewing every major Standard card coming out of PT SOI. He explains whether each is a hold or a sell and why.

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Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad – Deck Techs

Chaz V — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 16:20:17 +0000

As part of our dual-coverage for this event, we wanted to compile the PT:SOI Deck techs in one place for everyone's convenience. We will look at all of the Deck Techs provided and break down each one with some notes--and some key cards to consider from each deck.

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Insider: SCG Columbus Invitational Tournament Finance Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:00:47 +0000

Mike presents his first "tournament finance report" from the Columbus Invitational! Join him as he examines finance and metagame trends through the lens of each round.

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Insider: Standard Going into the Invitational

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:28 +0000

Ryan breaks down the results from the SCG Baltimore Open and discusses cards he expects will see growth after this weekend's Invitational.

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Deck Overview- Human Tribal

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:00:20 +0000

This one is for the Craig Wescoes of the world. White Weenie hype!

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Insider: The Formats They Are A-Changin’

Brian DeMars — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:30:41 +0000

Standard and Modern alike experienced a recent shake-up, to the benefit of the prepared. Brian scours both formats for the well- and poorly-positioned cards to be aware of.

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Insider: GP Kobe and the Standard Metagame

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:30:37 +0000

Standard continues to deliver on the innovation front with GP Kobe last weekend. Mike picks apart some of the interesting decks from the event and presents his own build of B/W.

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