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Generational Magic: 30 Years of my 30 Favorite Cards Part 2

Anthony Willier — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Continuing the celebration of Magic's 30th Anniversary, Tony wraps up his 30 favorite cards from 30 years, including a cycling creature and an infamous land.

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Generational Magic: 30 Years of My 30 Favorite Cards Part 1

Anthony Willier — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000

In the spirit of Magic's 30th Anniversary and nostalgia, Tony is sharing 30 of his favorite cards from each of his past 30 years of playing the game.

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MTG Metagame Finance #32

Edward Eng — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:30:11 +0000

Eddie has decided to take a break from writing, but not before leaving us with one more article. Today he discusses Mythic Championship Cleveland and the London mulligan rule.

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MTG Metagame Finance #27

Edward Eng — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:39:38 +0000

As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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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 #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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #5

Edward Eng — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:08:53 +0000

Edward covers the latest shifts in the wake of Pro Tour 25th Anniversary, including a new section that highlights major targets he missed in earlier articles.

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Unlocked: Market Movements This Week

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:40:18 +0000

Adam explores the main drivers of the market this week—Pro Tour 25th Anniversary and Commander 2018—and the cards they are moving.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #4

Edward Eng — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:05:51 +0000

In this article, Eddie puts reader feedback into action. He also provides a new section to give us real-time insight to reflect on previously mentioned cards.

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State of the Meta – Week of July 30, 2018 (Part 1)

Guillaume Robert — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:31:43 +0000

Welcome to a new edition of State of the Meta! PT 25th Anniversary is right around the corner, which will feature Team Constructed only (no draft) with each team member playing a separate format (Standard/Modern/Legacy). Things have been shifting a bit as of late in the world of eternal formats: from the dominance of Matt […]

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Daily Stock Watch – Jace, Cunning Castaway

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:13:04 +0000

Are you the worst Jace of all time?

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Insider: Speculating on Hours of Devastation Online, Part Two

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:00:34 +0000

In part one of this article, I discussed the financial futures for Hour of Devastation's more expensive rares and mythics. In today's part two, we dig for diamonds in the rough, cards that are below 1.00 tix that I think are worthy of our consideration as speculation targets. Tiny Stock Uncommons (1) Supreme Will As […]

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Insider: See Beyond – A Look Ahead at Fall Rotation

Guillaume Robert — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 19:09:42 +0000

The makeup of current Standard can tell us a lot about what to expect come rotation. Guillaume looks ahead to consider which decks will survive intact or perish horribly.

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Insider: Hour of Devastation Box Report Followup

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:14:58 +0000

The Pro Tour hit prices in a big way, so Mike's back to revisit whether a box of HOU has become a good idea. He also touches in detail on a number of major price shifts.

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Insider: Hour of Devastation Box Report

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:00:20 +0000

Mike's got something a little different for this box report. When a set's EV is this bad, sometimes one needs to improvise...

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