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Relentless Appetites: Why You Should Build a Rule 0 Commander Deck

Joe Mauri — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000

What happens when the rules of deckbuilding are ignored? More interesting results, that's what! Joe aka "Beardy" explains why you should make Rule 0 decks.

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Black Cards to Pull from Bulk

David Schumann — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Even David was surprised by some of the cards he found making his list of Black cards to pull when picking bulk. What cards should you be on the lookout for?

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A Breakdown of the Zendikar Adventuring Party Video

David Schumann — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:53:43 +0000

This week brought a ton of new information about Zendikar Rising and the roadmap of Magic up to 2021. David breaks down the highlights.

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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 #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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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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Daily Stock Watch – Marrow Gnawer

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 15 May 2018 05:31:51 +0000

Rob has the jury out for this legend from Kamigawa.

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Insider: Using TCGplayer Suggestions to Your Advantage

Douglas Johnson — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 09:00:22 +0000

For any given single, TCG Player suggests other cards for purchase that may be related. D.J. explains how this can be a valuable source of information for speculators.

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Deck Overview: Modern Merfolk in Copenhagen

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:00:41 +0000

Fans of Fish rejoice as Merfolk gains footing in Modern.

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This is Why You Double-Check Your Boxes

Corbin Hosler — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:35:42 +0000

So struck by some inspiration to clean and needing to add a few products to my closet of Sealed Magic goodies, I began to dig through my stuff last night. It's always an interesting experience cleaning out your closet, and this was no exception. I found some cool stuff, some old spec piles like Master […]

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Insider: The Future of Enchantments is Now

mathieu malecot — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:00:37 +0000

Mathieu constructs another portfolio of cards to pick up, this time skewing his choices towards upcoming Theros.

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Insider: Recent Market Inflation

Jared Elick — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:00:30 +0000

Lots of discussion has surfaced recently about price spikes in the MTG market. Jared Elick explains the important role speculators play in stabilizing artificially inflated prices.

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The real-life MTGO bot – how I use a bulk box to double my collection automatically

Guest Author — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:05:28 +0000

The Bulk Box: The rules were simple. I could put in any two of my rares, and get any rare out of his binder. To me, it was a genius plan, and as I rifled through the box and pulled out the stack of rares I wanted...

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Unloved and Loved Up

Neale Talbot — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:03:06 +0000

Tired of the same silly peanut butter spread for your Commander sandwich? Try the velvety Nutella that is an underused commander!

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Compiling Champions of Kamigawa, Pt. 2

Douglas Linn — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:18:45 +0000

We are hot into the second half of Champions of Kamigawa this week. Though the set had less power than Mirrodin, it was still full of interesting cards. The set even has a few power uncommons that I bet you didn't know about... no, I'm not talking about that damn Top! Find out what Rat is worth more than Meloku in this week's article!

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Insider: Count your Commons

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:45:18 +0000

Corbin Hosler explains why you are missing out on potential profits by letting all those Commons rot away underneath your bed, and explains how to use commons to pad your margins when trading or buying collections!

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The Preconstructed Deck Buyer’s Guide: An Introduction

Jay Kirkman — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:20:14 +0000

Today Jay Kirkman begins a series on collecting preconstructed decks in the secondary market and creating a long-overdue buyer's guide for them.

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