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May ’24 Metagame Update: Waiting for Horizons

David Ernenwein — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

With Modern Horizons 3 near, the Modern metagame is holding its breath. Players are choosing to play established decks and coast to the metagame's finish.

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Three Current MTG Finance Trends that Confuse Me

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:18:55 +0000

Magic is a hobby riddled with trends and data—sometimes baffling ones. Sig shares three observations that may make sense on the surface, but are perplexing underneath.

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War of the Spark Spoiler Specs

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:39:02 +0000

War of the Spark spoiler season is here, and Adam has some potential specs to cash in on the new cards.

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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 #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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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: Not All Long-Term Specs Are Great

Douglas Johnson — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:00:23 +0000

DJ revisits long-term speculating, this time focusing on the risks and pitfalls associated.

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Insider: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies vs. Manipulation

David Schumann — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:00:27 +0000

Not all individuals who affect market prices do so deliberately. David takes a look at market manipulation and what it means for the savvy (and responsible) investor.

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Insider: Managing Hype Traps in Modern

Sheridan Lardner — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:00:13 +0000

It's easy to buy into over-hyped cards in Modern without considering them in the format's context. Sheridan provides some tips to avoid getting swept up in the next major finance blunder.

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Insider: My Spec Jumped, Now What?

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:00:14 +0000

Corbin Hosler looks at a recent speculation target he's made gains on and asks the pivotal question: What now?

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Insider: Speculation Theory 101, Information & Reaction

Sigmund Ausfresser — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:05:57 +0000

Sigmund introduces us to his first Insider article, discussing how to not only stay on top of the latest metagame definers, but also how to best utilize this information before all traces of these cards dry up.

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Innistrad Top 10’s

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:03:03 +0000

Carlos covers the Commander cards you should be caring about, Innistrad Style!

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Innistrad CMDR/Constructed Analysis (Part 1)

Ryan Abcede — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:05:55 +0000

Ryan's back, and he's doing his thing reviewing the latest set for Commander and constructed goodies! Think you'll agree with everything?

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Innistrad Set Review

Joshua Justice — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:53:27 +0000

Joshua Justice takes a closer look at rares mythics and playable commons and uncommons with his set review of Innistrad.

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Congealing a Mimeoplasm

Jules Robins — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:07:14 +0000

As promised, this week we're going to dive into some real deckbuilding with the new cards. I was intrigued as soon as I saw The Mimeoplasm; who wouldn't want to fuse their favorite creatures together? Today I'm going to document my deckbuilding process from start to finish. Taking Command The first step in building a […]

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#followfriday: Dealing in Digital

Kelly Reid — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:01:10 +0000

By: Mick Podruch The Beginning of Your Online Trading Experience Unless you are attending large events on a regular basis, you may find yourself in a lull at your local card shop. By a lull I mean there are very few new cards entering your local trading market and most of the cards being traded […]

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