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Dominaria United Spoilers: A Pioneer Shakeup

David Ernenwein — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000

David E. eyes several reprints from Dominaria United poised to shake up Pioneer in a big way, and maybe help with the format's identity.

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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 #28

Edward Eng — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:02:49 +0000

Eddie preordered a good amount of cards from Ravnica Allegiance. Find out why this time is a bit different than other sets. He also makes some bold predictions.

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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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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 – Yavimaya Coast (FOIL)

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:43:40 +0000

Rob returns with a foiled featured card for today's segment!

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Daily Stock Watch – Omnath, Locus of Rage

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:53:16 +0000

Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday pick! Read more about it here.

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Insider: Financial Value of Commander 2016

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:27:21 +0000

Mike's here to break down the Commander 2016 decks. Which will be most powerful and which will be most valuable?

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Insider: Commander 2016 Reprint Review

David Schumann — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:12:07 +0000

The full Commander 2016 spoiler is out. David shares his observations on cards of note and what we may glean about Wizards' reprint practices moving forward.

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Insider: Financial Takeaways After Grand Prix Eldrazi Weekend

Sheridan Lardner — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:30:31 +0000

The Grand Prix weekend showcased the most broken metagame in Modern's history. Sheridan looks past the inevitable ban for technology and strategies to invest in before April.

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Insider: Ascending Into Khans

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:00:23 +0000

Mike Lanigan tackles spoilers from Khans of Tarkir, focusing on the Ascendancy cycle. While these cards don't fit perfectly into existing decks, they show great promise for anyone willing to build around them.

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Theros: Past, Present, and Future

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:00:56 +0000

Mike Lanigan reviews an old Naya deck from years past to see how it might inform a similar strategy in Theros Standard.

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Insider: Everyone Has a Price – Sell for the Profit, Not for the Story

Tucker McGownd — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:00:21 +0000

Don't gamble on potential increases in price, instead go for the guaranteed financial win. Gambling is not a good long term profession, make money when you know you can instead of betting on a future that might not ever exist.

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Stacking Your Library with Maelstrom Wanderer

Andrew Martin — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:05:59 +0000

Andy walks us through one of his more powerful Commander decks, based on library manipulation and headed by Maelstrom Wanderer. If you've ever longed to go nuts with Call of the Wild or Proteus Staff, read on.

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Governing the Guildless

Usman Jamil — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:30:04 +0000

Cube systems? How do they work?

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On the Hunt – Gruuling it Out

Kellen Huber — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:50:51 +0000

I am an Aggro player at heart. Since this is my first article, I thought I'd start things off with an Aggro deck that seems like it can float under the radar with your current meta. It's a Green and Red Aggro deck... I was working on a similar list, but since that was put on the shelf for now, I will work within what I call a “development list phase.”

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