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Rekindling the Fire

David Schumann — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:00:31 +0000

David's been on a hiatus from Magic recently. What brought it on? What's he been up to? He's here with the answers, and what's reignited his Magic spark.

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Insider: The Death of Commanders

David Schumann — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:00:49 +0000

Commander rules have changed to allow death triggers to go on the stack before they go to the command zone. David explores this major rule change, and how it shook up the market over the weekend.

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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 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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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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Insider: Thinking About Old Cards – Value in Alpha/Beta

Brian DeMars — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:48:21 +0000

A card like Black Knight might not seem exciting, but if it's an Alpha copy it will still hold value. Brian considers what we may be missing in the earlier sets of the game.

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Insider: An Eternal Look at Eldritch Moon (Uncommons and Commons)

David Schumann — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:30:33 +0000

David finishes his set review of Eldritch Moon for eternal formats, with a treatment of the interesting commons and uncommons.

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Insider: Eldritch Moon Top 10

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 09:00:19 +0000

Mike Lanigan covers the Top 10 from Eldritch Moon, sharing his picks for most impactful cards in Constructed along with thoughts on their financial potential.

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Insider: Talking EMN Spoilers

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:00:58 +0000

Mike dives into Eldritch Moon spoilers for Standard technology and financial implications. Hear what he thinks of the latest cards to be revealed.

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Insider: Three Traits of Cards that Impact Modern

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 19 May 2016 10:30:18 +0000

By now everyone knows Nahiri, the Harbinger is the real deal in Modern. Mike identifies three traits that exemplify a Modern breakout card, and suggests several pick-ups.

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Insider: Two Post-RPTQ Modern Buys

Sheridan Lardner — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:00:18 +0000

The first wave of Modern RPTQ data is in, and we're already seeing some interesting trends. Read on for two Modern spec targets Sheridan is excited about.

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Insider: MTG Stock Watch for 8-23-15

David Schumann — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:30:10 +0000

David Schumann covers the MTG Stock Watch, with an analysis of the biggest gainers and losers in the recent weeks.

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Insider: Modern Gems

Brian DeMars — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 09:00:00 +0000

With major Modern events taking place this weekend and last, a slew of data about the format's metagame is coming in. Brian DeMars dissects it and shares the cards he's picking up.

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Insider: MTG Stock Watch for 6/1/15

David Schumann — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:30:55 +0000

David Schumann covers the MTG Stock Watch, with an analysis of the biggest gainers and losers across several categories of cards.

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Insider: Modern Grixis Delver Updates

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 08 May 2015 09:00:07 +0000

Tasigur has proven itself a boon to Modern Delver decks. Ryan has some suggestions for optimizing the deck in the current Modern Metagame!

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Insider: Dragons of Tarkir Standard Sideboard Stock

Adam Yurchick — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:00:43 +0000

Dragons of Tarkir introduces a slew of powerful but narrow spells well-suited for sideboard play. Adam identifies the cards with significant potential in current Standard or a future metagame.

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