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Taking Stock of the Hasbro Downgrade

Paul Comeau — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Wall St. and the Magic community were roiled on Monday by the downgrade of Hasbro's stock. Today we break down what happened and weigh in with our perspectives.

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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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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 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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One Zombie to Rule Them All! – Balthor the Defiled EDH

Julian Biondillo — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:00:28 +0000

Zombies are a fun tribe to build around in Commander, but when you add a recurrable mass reanimation effect things get out of hand fast--enter Balthor.

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Insider: Dragons of Tarkir Standard Sideboard Stock

Adam Yurchick — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:00:43 +0000

Dragons of Tarkir introduces a slew of powerful but narrow spells well-suited for sideboard play. Adam identifies the cards with significant potential in current Standard or a future metagame.

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Insider: Everything But the Dragons of Tarkir

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:00:47 +0000

Mike Lanigan is less than enthused about the eponymous dragons themselves in Dragons of Tarkir, but there's no shortage of exciting spoiled cards. He covers the ones that have caught his eye so far.

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Insider: [MTGO] Goblin Rabblemaster & an Update on M15 Rares

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:00:47 +0000

Sylvain gives us an update on the price of M15 rares and gets ready to follow his investing strategy. He also offers his thoughts on Goblin Rabblemaster, the most expensive M15 rare so far.

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Insider: [MTGO] Investing in M15 Rares on MTGO

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:00:13 +0000

After establishing a successful strategy to invest in core set mythics, Sylvain explains the strategy he intends to apply to M15 rares based on the price evolution of M14 rares this past year.

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#PTM15 Conley Woods Deck Tech: Necromancer’s Stockpile

Kelly Reid — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:51:31 +0000

Conley came up with an awesome list for the Pro Tour!

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Insider: M15 Top 10

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:00:39 +0000

It's time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they'll impact the established decks and metagame.

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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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Insider: M15 Review (Black, Red, Artifacts, Lands & Gold)

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:00:17 +0000

Today Mike Lanigan wraps up his review of M15 for Standard and Constructed playability, covering red, black, colorless and gold cards.

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