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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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Daily Stock Watch – UMA Box Toppers Part 5

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 18:42:16 +0000

Rob closes out his UMA Box Toppers review special on today's segment.

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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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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 – 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: Celestial Colonnade

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:44:22 +0000

Rob gives his take on this Modern staple that has continued to rise in value.

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Daily Stock Watch: Bloodbraid Elf

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:01:04 +0000

Is there a chance Bloodbraid Elf returns?

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Insider: The Financial State of Modern Manabases

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:18 +0000

Mike surveys the most prominent lands to see play in Modern, to take stock of current prices and their likely future trajectory.

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Insider: Evaluating Oath Spoilers (Part 3)

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Mike covers the latest round of spoilers from Oath, focusing on a few prominent cycles that are sure to make an impact in Standard and beyond.

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Insider: Macro Market Trends

Adam Yurchick — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:00:07 +0000

Adam explains the major trends of the Magic financial landscape leading into Magic Origins, and suggests some solid places to park extra cash.

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Insider: Top 10 Tiny Leaders

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 May 2015 09:00:49 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents a swath of interesting and powerful decks in Tiny Leaders as an introduction to the format. You'll have to be prepared to face these staple generals.

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Insider: Developing Modern Grixis Delver

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:00:25 +0000

Ryan lays down a few key premises to the current Modern format and brews a new list meant to take advantage of this landscape.

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Let’s Talk Real Estate

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:00:05 +0000

This week Ryan riffs on some of the theories behind land count and attempts to go deep on his love of the 27th.

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Lyzolda, the Blood Witch — Profiting from Death

Andrew Martin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:05:54 +0000

Andy Martin dissects another of his synergistic Commander decks. See how Lyzolda can sacrifice fodder to benefit you.

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That Morbid Feeling

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:05:30 +0000

This week Carlos Gutierrez takes a turn toward the macabre. Dead creatures are everywhere, and Kresh and Company are right in the middle of the Morbid mess!

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