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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 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 – 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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Insider: R.I.P. FNM Promos and FNM Promo Finance

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:00:27 +0000

FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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Insider: Amonkhet First Look

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 12:43:20 +0000

Mike breaks down some of the most prominent cards spoiled from Amonkhet so far.

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Virtually Infinite – Winning at Eternal Masters Draft, Part 2

Alexander Carl — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:00:29 +0000

Alexander presents Part 2 of the Eternal Masters draft primer alongside Limited experts Bing Luke and Matthew Watkins.

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Insider: Version 3 Shutdown & Other Investment Opportunities

Alexander Carl — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:00:16 +0000

The v3 client closes for good this July, and the immediate future of Vintage Masters availability is still unknown. Alexander Carl explains how to proceed in the face of widespread uncertainty.

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Unlocked Insider: Winning in Vintage Masters Draft

Alexander Carl — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:30:09 +0000

Vintage Masters has finally arrived and Alexander Carl is itching to get in some drafts. He enlists the help of Limited expert Simon Goertzen to evaluate the format and get a grasp on the winning strategies.

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Vintage Masters – Missing Pieces

Jason Alt — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:30:41 +0000

I decided to spend another few hours durdling around with the Vintage Masters Sealed Deck Simulator and see how easy it would be to build some of the prefabricated archetypes they baked into the set. Pool #1 What seemed obvious - Blue-Green Madness What I had - The basics What I lacked - Depth Not very many discard outlets, […]

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JOU Spoiler: 4/18

Jason Alt — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 06:02:43 +0000

I'm glad in hindsight that we produced Brainstorm Brewery Satyr tokens. I'm not sure about the lore that explains how Xenagos went from Planeswalker to god to fallen god, but it looks like the $@%& has hit the fan in Theros. Are we paying 7 mana to make some dudes? Compared with Army of the […]

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Dark Ascension Spoiler Analysis Pt2

Sigmund Ausfresser — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:47:15 +0000

The Dark Ascension spoilers continue to come at us in rapid fire. In an attempt to keep up, Sigmund takes you through some of the latest spoilers and talks about potential relevance.

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Innistrad CMDR/Constructed Analysis (Part 2)

Ryan Abcede — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:02:36 +0000

Innistrad by Ryan, the second part. Now with 100% more random follower on Twitter contest! Get in and get winning!

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Insider: Outlining Onslaught

Douglas Linn — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:59:30 +0000

Onslaught was a momentous set. The cards catered to a huge number of casual players who wanted support for their tribal decks, with support for Elves, Goblins and other, newly-ordained tribes like Soldiers and Wizards. It’s hard to believe that before Onslaught, “tribal” wasn’t really much of a term to describe the mechanic. The set had plenty for tournament players, too.

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