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Helping Your Fellow Magic Players, Commander Edition

Joe Mauri — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:45:58 +0000

Joe aka "Beardy" talks about some rules conundrums that can occur in casual games of Commander and how to work through them as a table.

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Tales from the Buylist #9 – Lightning Fast Movement

Christopher O'Berry — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:46:33 +0000

Chris has some great thoughts on Commander, Legacy, and Modern this week. Welcome to Value Town.

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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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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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Daily Stock Watch – The UMA Box Toppers Part 2

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:47:59 +0000

Rob is back with the second part of his UMA box toppers pick on this Christmas eve edition of the Daily Stock Watch.

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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 – Spellskite

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:20:19 +0000

Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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Insider: QS Cast #49: The Card Kingdom Special with Damon Morris

Chaz V — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:08:02 +0000

Esteemed guest Damon Morris, co-owner of Card Kingdom joins the QS Cast!

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Insider: Preparing for Kaladesh

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:00:23 +0000

Eldritch Moon just launched and Conspiracy 2 is on the way, though Kaladesh may have a closer release than one would think.

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High Stakes MTGO – June 12th to June 18th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:00:11 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – June 12th to June 18th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 09:00:11 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: New Sets, New Specs

Brian DeMars — Tue, 24 May 2016 10:15:32 +0000

Between Eldritch Moon, Eternal Masters and Kaladesh, Magic players have plenty to look forward to. Brian considers some financial opportunities that may result.

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Insider: Shedding Light on Shadows Over Innistrad Spoilers

David Schumann — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:00:34 +0000

David looks at the recent spoilers from Shadows over Innistrad and shares some thoughts on how the post-rotation format is shaping up.

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Insider: Oath of the Gatewatch Box Report

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:00:57 +0000

Mike presents his Box Report for Oath of the Gatewatch! He breaks down several boxes cracked for his store's inventory to get an idea of the average value contained in the new set.

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Insider: Early Pro Tour Indicators & More Modern Movement

Chaz V — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:00:20 +0000

Chaz takes a look at the post-banning landscape in Modern using data from Magic-League, before addressing the latest round of Modern spikes.

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