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Cogs in the Machine: All Will Be One’s Roleplayers

David Ernenwein — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000

With most of the flagship cards already spoiled, role players begin to emerge. Decks need support cards to function, and One offers all formats potent ones.

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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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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: My Version of “Pick of the Week”

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 22 May 2017 12:18:34 +0000

Every week, some of the best financial minds share their "picks of the week" via multiple MTG finance podcasts. Sig tries his hand at pick of the week by sharing his own targets.

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Insider: A Stable Modern Format

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:01:23 +0000

The B&R update last week shook up a lot of formats, but not Modern. With the format stable for the time being, it's worth a closer look to see where there may be opportunity.

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Insider: Modern recaps

Stephen Moss — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:16:09 +0000

Stephen Moss takes a look at all of his modern hopefuls and analyzes where he made you money.

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Insider: Sleepers in Seattle

Stephen Moss — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:45:21 +0000

This past weekend, SCG Open Seattle took place, won by the toned down but still powerful "birds with swords" strategy. Taking both first and second place, the deck continued to show that it can be a strong contender even without Stoneforge and Jace, the Mind Sculptor. the nice thing about the decks popularity is it […]

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Stay Positive: U/G Infected Legacy

Guest Author — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:06:27 +0000

Dana Kinsella brings us a hyper-aggressive U/W Legacy Infect deck that proves itself as a quick win covered in fun.

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Techniques for Rebuilding Your Binder

Matt Sedlak — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:01:36 +0000

Today I want to take a brief hiatus from writing about internet trading to discuss my States trading experience and give some ideas on rebuilding a binder after it has been cleaned out by a dealer. Connecticut States was a pretty good size, with a little over 150 people, so I figured there was going […]

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