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You Make The Best Moves But Still Lose

Joe Mauri — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

In casual Commander, *not winning* is not the same as *losing.* Beardy explores how to fix both ideas at once and enhance your Commander experience.

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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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Insider: The Last Two Inventions

David Schumann — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:12:27 +0000

Welcome back, readers! I've been doing a lot more macro-level stuff recently, and I felt it was time to jump back down to the micro level (i.e. single card) speculation discussion. What prompted me, you might ask? These two Inventions flipped the switch on that part of my brain that loves Commander brewing. Wow. These last […]

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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: The Financial Value of FTV: Lore

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:00:41 +0000

The next From the Vault product, FTV: Lore, has been announced. Mike breaks down the value in the set and makes predictions on price movement.

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From the Vault: Lore Announced

Ryan Overturf — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:00:33 +0000

Another release with the From the Vault foiling was announced- another From the Vault!

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Cubing 101: White Enchantments in Standard

Jay Kirkman — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:40:50 +0000

Jay continues building a Standard cube, and looks at options available for white enchantments!

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Winning Is Not A Dirty Word

Neale Talbot — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:05:33 +0000

Neale is new to QS but not to Commander, and wastes no time jumping into his first rule: play to win.

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Taking on the World(s)

Corbin Hosler — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:55:47 +0000

Corbin Hosler offers a unique take on the results of Worlds and how it affects the Extended format in particular. He breaks down the players in the format and lets you know which cards are spiking after the event.

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