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Generational Magic: Enduring the Game’s Worst

Anthony Willier — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000

This week Tony looks at situations that may cause issues with your Magic game, providing some suggestions on how to weather the storm and keep the fun alive.

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Price Adjustments in Double Masters 2022 Mythics

David Schumann — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Double Masters 2022 is guaranteed to shake up prices in a big way. But which cards are the winners and losers? David S. has the scoop!

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Examining Double Masters 2022

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

This week Sig shares his thoughts on Double Masters 2022 preorder prices and his optimism for the secondary market. Where are preorder prices headed?

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Drafting Double Masters 2022 for Fun and Profit

Robert Genuario — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

This week Rob looks at the highly anticipated Double Masters set and breaks down how the ten archetypes will likely play out in the format.

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Real-world Flavor. Confucius and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Francesco Spagnol — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

In this first installment of a multi-part article, Francesco examines quotations from Chinese literature, mostly represented by the set Portal Three Kingdoms.

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A Twitter Question Worthy of an Article

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:00:03 +0000

What do Zodiac Dragon, Liliana, Dreadhorde General, and Ice Storm have in common? All were responses to a recent Twitter question. Sig shares all the details.

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A Deep Dive into Portal: Three Kingdoms

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:29:50 +0000

Sig rounds out his study of Portal sets this week when he examines Portal: Three Kingdoms. This is one of the rarest, most interesting set in Magic's History, and definitely merits exploration.

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Is the Reserved List a Lie?

David Schumann — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:00:59 +0000

In response to The Professor at Tolarian Community College's recent video on the Reserved List, David provides his perspective on the subject and why he disagrees.

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Insider: Modern Horizons Speculation

David Schumann — Wed, 15 May 2019 19:05:22 +0000

David looks ahead to Modern Horizons spoiler season and examines cards that have been dodging reprint for a while.

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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 – Idyllic Tutor

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 05:11:46 +0000

Rob sets his sights on a tutor on today's segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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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 – Back to Basics

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:37:39 +0000

Rob checks out this card that just went bananas overnight.

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