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Baldur’s Gate: The Best Commander Set EVER? Yes, Actually!

Joe Mauri — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Joe aka "Beardy" reviews the spoiled cards from Baldur's Gate and is excited about the many new possibilities the set creates!

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Degenerate Decks in Commander

Joe Mauri — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Beardy talks about absurd decks that reduce the game to the lowest common denominator. Do these degenerate decks have value or should they be avoided?

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MTG Metagame Finance #28

Edward Eng — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:02:49 +0000

Eddie preordered a good amount of cards from Ravnica Allegiance. Find out why this time is a bit different than other sets. He also makes some bold predictions.

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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 #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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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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Insider: The Casual Mindset – Alternate Win Conditions

Niels Rietkerk — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:51:47 +0000

Alternate win conditions provide an interesting case study for analyzing a specific category of cards. Niels looks in depth at the prices of this subset of cards.

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Insider: Financial Evaluation of OGW (Mythics)

Chaz V — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:00:06 +0000

Chaz begins his financial set review of Oath of the Gatewatch with the mythics. He breaks them down into tiers, explaining his reasoning behind each card.

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Insider: “Diamond” Mana in OGW – Hunting for Spec Targets

David Schumann — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:00:01 +0000

Wizards has confirmed the presence of the new colorless mana symbol in Oath of the Gatewatch! David looks to old cards that may get a new lease on life and a resulting price bump.

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Big in Japan

Jason Alt — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:09:09 +0000

I've long been an advocate for following Japanese pros on social media. One in particular, Tomoharu Saito, has a tendency to be a wealth of good information. Sometimes you whiff, like when I got excited about Ephara, God of the Polis after watching the card tune up an FNM at Saito's shop. Still, it pays […]

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Journey into Nyx and the Future of Standard

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:00:17 +0000

Ryan examines the first waves of spoilers for potential gems.

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No Clue Brew: Crashing with Kiora’s Bounty

Kelly Reid — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:00:15 +0000

I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. I'm not a Standard player. I haven't played FNM lately. I haven't PTQ'ed in years, and my best finish was a 7-1-1 9th place at a Star City Open some time in 2010. I made Day 2 at a Grand Prix once, during which I got crushed 0-3. So why […]

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Insider: MTGO Portfolio Update for February

Matthew Lewis — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:00:38 +0000

Matthew Lewis looks at the state of his MTGO portfolio and the cards he's moving on right now.

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Jason’s Alticle: Two Minutes to Midnight

Jason Alt — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:00:33 +0000

Jason Alt observes a significant shift in the pre-Banned and Restricted happenings, bemoans the boringness of Standard, and examines tournament results.

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Insider: Zero to Draft – Refocusing

Danny Brown — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 10:00:58 +0000

Danny is looking for spec targets to convert his hot streak in Draft into long term profit. See what he suggests and weigh in on whether or not you agree!

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Insider: Cleaning Out My Binder

Danny Brown — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:00:49 +0000

Danny launches into a full assessment of the current state of his trade binder, analyzing the directions he sees many cards going in the coming weeks and months.

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