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Play Fundamentals: Playing Control Faster

David Ernenwein — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Many control players play slowly because they believe that control has to. David E. is here to tell them they're wrong. Control can and should play faster!

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Generational Magic: Store Spotlight—Book Rack / Hero’s Hearth

Anthony Willier — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Tony's shining a spotlight on another local game store: Hero's Hearth in Cincinnati, OH. Get to know its multiple owners in this tag-team interview.

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What’s the Deal With Zendikar Rising Expeditions?

Joseph Davidson — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:00:02 +0000

Have you looked at the Zendikar Rising Expeditions lately? Joe did, and he thinks that there's a great opportunity to speculate on some real estate.

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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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Insider: Targeting Ultimate Masters

David Schumann — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:00:22 +0000

The life cycle of UMA prices seems to be shorter than with other Masters sets, and David believes the time to pick up cards is now. He outlines the most appealing targets.

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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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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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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 – Grove of the Burnwillows

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:02:30 +0000

Rob thinks it's time to burn some willows with this card!

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Insider: Hour of Devastation Box Report Followup

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:14:58 +0000

The Pro Tour hit prices in a big way, so Mike's back to revisit whether a box of HOU has become a good idea. He also touches in detail on a number of major price shifts.

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Insider: Frontier Finance Specs

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 10:00:23 +0000

Mike discusses some implications and targets relating to Frontier finance today!

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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: Looking for Value in Eternal Masters

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:00:02 +0000

From first foil printings to new artwork, Eternal Masters is brimming with potential value. Mike discusses where to look beyond the obvious Legacy staples.

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Insider: Green with Envy in M15

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:00:59 +0000

Nissa Worldwaker looks to be quite the contender, and M15 has no shortage of cards to pair with her. Mike Lanigan looks at new green cards that are sure to make an impact.

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Insider: Top 10 Most Expensive Non-Land Legacy Legal Cards

Tyler Tyssedal — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:05:19 +0000

Tyler surveys the top 10 non-land Legacy legal cards in Magic, noting a few unsuspected cards fetching high price tags.

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Insider: What’s Worth What in Worldwake (besides Jace)

Douglas Linn — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:03:07 +0000

Worldwake is most iconic for Jace, The Mindsculptor, so let's get that out of the way at the beginning. WWK has so much more going for it (okay, beyond just Stoneforge Mystic). Worldwake has several good-value rares and mythic rares, and thanks to how it was drafted, those cards will be worth more because so few were opened. Here's what happened...

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Insider: DKA Spoilers – Round 1

Chad Havas — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:41:26 +0000

Chad breaks down cards he sees as potential gainers from the new set.

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Insider: Bubbling Muck… Don’t Get Stuck…

Chad Havas — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:45:07 +0000

This week Chad covers what a Bubble really is, why Modern staples are experiencing one, and why Legacy staples are not.

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