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Times A-Changing: My Take on 30th Anniversary Edition

David Schumann — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

What does the uber-expensive Magic: 30th Anniversary Edition spell for the future of reprints, proxies, and the Reserved List? David S. brings a hot take!

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Commander Legends Speculation Revisited

David Schumann — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:00:31 +0000

David takes a look back at the last supplemental set of 2020, Commander Legends, with a focus on some cards flying under the radar.

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Insider: Is the Reserved List Buyout Bubble Breaking?

Adam Yurchick — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:00:57 +0000

Magic prices have been going nuts in 2020. Is this a bubble about to break or will the party continue in 2021? Adam breaks down the Reserved List gains across the board and where they're headed in 2021.

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Insider: Taking a Second Look at Commander Legends

David Schumann — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 10:08:33 +0000

David does a deep dive on Commander Legends box opening, outlining his most important cards of the set and whether it's worth it to open a box.

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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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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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A Look at Old Foils

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:00:44 +0000

A certain class of cards keeps appearing on MTG Stocks: old foils. But are these moves for real, or are they artifacts of the system? This week Sig investigates.

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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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Unlocked: A Look at Gold-Bordered Cards

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:00:21 +0000

Gold-bordered cards provide a budget alternative in casual formats for Reserved List cards like Gaea's Cradle or Grim Monolith. This week Sig examines these underappreciated gems.

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Insider: Commander, Modern, and Reserved List Foil Spikes

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:56:14 +0000

There have been some big price movements across formats this week, so Adam explains what's going on...

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Insider: Stock Watch – Replenish

Chaz V — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:21:13 +0000

Solemnity surely effected many cards across the Magic card pool.

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Insider: Get Out of Conspiracy 2 Now

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:30:08 +0000

Now that we've got our hands on the powerful reprints from Conspiracy 2, there's only one wise path forward as far as MTG finance is concerned: sell. Sigmund explains.

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Insider: Circling the Wagons

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:00:58 +0000

Sigmund surveys the downward trend on eternal cards people have noticed of late, and discusses how it pertains to Magic finance more generally.

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