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Price Adjustments in Double Masters 2022 Mythics

David Schumann — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Double Masters 2022 is guaranteed to shake up prices in a big way. But which cards are the winners and losers? David S. has the scoop!

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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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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: A Deeper Look at Masterpieces

David Schumann — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:00:22 +0000

After a few years, we have some concrete data to compare and contrast the Masterpieces. David breaks down what we know to see which are attractively priced.

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Insider: QS Cast #70: Magic Players Like Funky

Chaz V — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 22:22:16 +0000

Esteemed guest Chris Van Meter joins the QS Cast panel to review Hour of Devastation and more!

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Karador, Ghost Chieftain EDH

Julian Biondillo — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:45:16 +0000

Julian shares the latest version of his first Commander deck, based around Karador, Ghost Chieftain.

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Insider: Khans Rotation Pickups (Part 1)

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:00:11 +0000

Rotation is right around the corner, and it's time to begin thinking about what to pick up. Corbin Hosler begins his review this week with Return to Ravnica block and M14.

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Insider: Consuming the Casuals

Corbin Hosler — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:00:01 +0000

Casual cards may not be glamorous but they make money all the same. Corbin Hosler looks at the current batch of promising casual staples that stand to gain in coming years.

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Insider: Assembling Alara Reborn

Douglas Linn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:51 +0000

Alara Reborn was audacious, for the simple fact that the entire set is composed of gold cards. In retrospect, it was phenomenally risky - gold cards, like gold itself, have a cachet that comes from being numerically rare in a set. When sets have only four or five gold cards in the whole folio, opening […]

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First Impressions

Jules Robins — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:02:59 +0000

Magic is still growing. Are you doing to the right thing to keep it that way?

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Skullbriar, Innistrad’s Bestest Buddy

Neale Talbot — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:02:05 +0000

Neale lines up a howling good time without laying a finger on a Werewolf. It's new-school Commander all the way!

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Digging Up Innistrad: Part II

Jules Robins — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:10:44 +0000

Ready for another round of gravedigging? Not your own grave, of course, but that of opponents' graves? Jules is back with a round of graveyard action. Get primed right here for Innistrad in Commander!

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A New Challenger Approaches!

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:07:01 +0000

The man with a million deck ideas takes a look at the 15 new commander options from the new decks! Ready for some ideas to get your deck-building juicing flowing? Hop inside!

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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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Don’t Sell the Bulk

Guest Author — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:56:02 +0000

Don’t sell the bulk! Your bulk rares are an asset to utilize so that you can increase your profit margin. Trading is a form of art and the more creative you are, the more you can make the most out of your collection. I did not realize that trading was one of my fiercest magic […]

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