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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 #27

Edward Eng — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:39:38 +0000

As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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Ravnica Allegiance EDH Spoiler Impact, Part 1

Christopher Martin — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:00:55 +0000

Chris is excited about the new generals emerging from Ravnica Allegiance and has some ideas on capitalizing on their printings.

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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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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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Daily Stock Watch: Weathered Wayfarer

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:02:36 +0000

Rob loves the idea of picking up copies of this card now. Check out why!

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Insider: Hour of Devastation’s Eternal Impact

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:58:14 +0000

Hour of Devastation has had a bigger impact on eternal formats and commander than most, and there have been some significant market movements as a result...

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Insider: Long Shot Specs #1

David Schumann — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:01:22 +0000

When unique, old cards suddenly become relevant they can jump sharply in price. David presents some "long shot" speculations with potential that haven't broken out yet.

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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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Do Eighth and Ninth Edition Belong in Modern?

Ryan Overturf — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:00:03 +0000

There are players who advocated the removal of Eighth and Ninth from Modern. Where do you stand?

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Insider: [MTGO] Taking Advantage of Hype on MTGO

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:00:23 +0000

Sylvain has noticed price spikes on MTGO occurring faster recently, much as with paper prices. He explains how to approach these situations prudently.

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Insider: [MTGO] Early Picks for the Modern Season

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:00:22 +0000

Several months in advance of the Modern season, prices are already moving on MTGO. Sylvain Lehoux looks at the state of Modern in light of data from past years.

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Jason’s Article: Play Magic

Jason Alt — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:00:12 +0000

Jason Alt makes the impassioned case for playing more casual Magic before covering tournament results from around the world.

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Jason’s Archives: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Jason Alt — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:00:47 +0000

Jason Alt discusses the latest self-fulfilling finance prophecies to come true of late, then jumps into decklists from GP Kansas City and SCG Worchester.

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Jason’s Archives: Detroit, Brew City

Jason Alt — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:32 +0000

Jason suggests keeping abreast of the metagame may provide a lot of insight into speculation targets, then (conveniently) covers decks from the weekend.

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Insider: Initial Look at Dragon’s Maze

Matthew Lewis — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:24 +0000

Gearing up for Dragon's Maze prerelease events on MTGO, Matthew Lewis describes which cards are worthy of attention from speculators.

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