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Adam Plays Magic: Mono-Green Stompy

Adam Cohen — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000

This week on Adam Plays Magic, Adam's going big and hitting hard with Mono-Green Stompy. These beasties pack a wallop and are in excellent (Collected?) company.

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Budget Focused: Domri Rade and Planeswalker Potential

Eric Pankow — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:46:43 +0000

In the next part of his Budget Focused series, UndyingMTG examines Planeswalkers Domri Rade's current price, why it has the potential to go up, and what formats it will succeed in.

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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 #30

Edward Eng — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:19:42 +0000

This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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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 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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Daily Stock Watch – Thing in the Ice

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:34:06 +0000

Rob tries to thaw the secrets behind this card's sudden financial success in today's segment.

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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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Cubing with Guilds of Ravnica (As Inexpensively as Possible)

Danny Brown — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:30:14 +0000

Danny's back to cover Guilds of Ravnica. Is there anything that should be on our Cube acquisition lists?

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Insider: Standard Cards People Will Be Playing Soon

Brian DeMars — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:30:15 +0000

Brian has been playing a ton of Standard on Arena, and that means he has a bead on cards waiting to be discovered. Today he shares his picks for Standard cards to watch.

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Daily Stock Watch – Vanquisher’s Banner

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:33:35 +0000

Rob returns with another Standard card that he thinks would be gaining ground soon on today's segment!

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #15

Edward Eng — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:04:39 +0000

Another week of Guilds of Ravnica, another set of recommendations. Eddie provides the latest moves in his portfolio, including some Modern breakouts and a few odd foils.

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Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #14

Edward Eng — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:30:05 +0000

Week one of new Standard is upon us, with an SCG Standard Open in the books. Eddie looks at the latest holds and folds in the context of the emerging metagame.

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Daily Stock Watch – Risk Factor

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:27:46 +0000

Rob talks about another red card on today's segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Daily Stock Watch – Vexing Devil

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:20:33 +0000

Rob starts the week in a fiery manner on today's edition of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Insider: Digging for Post-Rotation Standard Specs

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 09:00:06 +0000

Standard rotation and the official release of Guilds of Ravnica leave plenty of opportunity for speculators. Adam covers the exciting targets for the first week of new Standard.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #13

Edward Eng — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:00:40 +0000

Guilds of Ravnica has hit, and the finance waves are already being felt. Eddie covers news from this week and reports back on the first QS office hours session.

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