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Emerging Pioneer Staples

Adam Yurchick — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:00:20 +0000

The Pioneer metagame is on the move, and Adam has a report on what new cards have emerged and are on the rise.

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Getting Started Part Two: Timing is Everything

Patrick Lienemann — Tue, 21 May 2019 11:00:51 +0000

Pat gives us the follow up to his first article on getting started in MTG Finance, with a Commander focused perspective.

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War of the Spark: Spoilers and More!

Christopher O'Berry — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:50:31 +0000

The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.

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Tales from the Buylist #7 – The Challenger Decks and Rotation

Christopher O'Berry — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:18:21 +0000

Chris is back today to break down the Challenger Decks and how they will impact card prices, especially surrounding rotation.

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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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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 #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 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 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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Daily Stock Watch – Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:59:13 +0000

Rob talks about a card that he thinks is still primed for a good run in the future on today's segment.

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Insider: Commander 2017 – Arcane Wizardry

Morgan Wentworth — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:00:10 +0000

Morgan's here to cover today's Commander 2017 deck review: Arcane Wizardry.

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Insider: Commander 2017 – Draconic Domination

Niels Rietkerk — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:26:58 +0000

Niels is here to give us his take on every card in the Commander 2017 Dragon deck, Draconic Domination!

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Insider: Speccing Around The Locust God

David Schumann — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:07:36 +0000

David believes The Locust God could be the next Commander card to drive up demand for synergistic cards from the past. He looks at some cards that may benefit.

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Assessing the Commander 2017 Leaks

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 26 May 2017 13:03:41 +0000

This week, some cards from Commander 2017 were leaked three months ahead of the release, and Adam's here to cover what we know and what it means.

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Insider: Modern Masters 2015 Box Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:00:49 +0000

Mike Lanigan does a box report on Modern Masters 2015, opening several boxes of sealed product to estimate the value you can expect to get.

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Insider: [MTGO] Nine Months of Portfolio Management – Mismanaging Return to Ravnica Block Positions

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:00:33 +0000

In this new chapter of his Nine Months of Portfolio Management, Sylvain discusses the poor decisions he made with Return to Ravnica block cards--the losing category of his portfolio--and explain what not to do with Standard positions.

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Insider: [MTGO] Nine Months of Portfolio Management – Introduction

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 06 May 2014 09:00:04 +0000

Sylvain unveils the groundwork to his recent MTGO portfolio management experiment. What did he do with thousands of tix?

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