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Budget-Focused: Deflecting Palm, a Core Set 21 Uncommon, and More for Your Pioneer Binder!

Eric Pankow — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:00:39 +0000

UndyingMTG takes aim at Boros Pioneer sleepers in the next edition of his Budget-Focused series.

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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 #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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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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Deck Overview- Standard Naya Heroic

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 04 May 2015 10:00:08 +0000

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more heroic variants.

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Insider: Weekend Recap – Dragons in Motion

Douglas Linn — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Dragons of Tarkir enters its second week of Standard play with a strong showing for the set at SCG: Syracuse. While we haven't seen all-out epic dragonlord battles in the sky, several staples are already emerging in the set. This week we'll dig into the trends and highlight your trading steps for this week.

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Insider: Everything Is Awesome! – Looking at One of Standard’s Most Diverse Metagames Ever

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:00:53 +0000

The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we've seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.

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Insider: It’s Hard to Be Aggro – Building Aggressive Decks to Beat Siege Rhino

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:00:46 +0000

Crafting an aggressive deck can be hard in a world full of Siege Rhinos, but several strategies have proven successful. Mike Lanigan looks over recent contenders and suggests his own Mono-Black Abzan build.

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Insider: Your Weekly News Update

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:00:45 +0000

Adam scoured the internet for the news you can't afford to miss. See what he learned about Standard and Legacy movements!

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#PTKTK Deck Tech: Todd Anderson’s Robots

Kelly Reid — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:28:34 +0000

Todd Anderson's #PTKTK Standard Deck Creatures 4 Ornithopter4 Phyrexian revoker4 Hero of Iroas4 Heliod's Pilgrim Spells 4 Springleaf Drum4 Ghostfire Blade4 Ensoul Artifact1 Ajani Steadfast4 Gods Willing4 Stratus Walk1 Singing Bell Strike1 Spectra Ward Land 4 Island3 Plains4 Darksteel Citadel4 Temple of Enlightenment4 Flooded Strang2 Mana Confluence Sideboard 2 Erase1 Mortal Obstinency1 Ordeal of Heliod4 […]

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Insider: What to Expect From Standard

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 01 May 2014 09:00:37 +0000

While Journey Into Nyx is unlikely to unseat the top decks in Standard, it does enable a few new strategies. Mike Lanigan investigates.

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Magical Xmasland

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 10:00:27 +0000

Who doesn't love Magical Xmasland? Mike Lanigan shares several deck ideas that almost got there, but turned out to be a little too cute.

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What’s the Ordeal?

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:00:22 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents his latest Standard brew, an evolution of Bant Hexproof that makes use of the Ordeal cycle from Theros.

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