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Early Access: MH2 Speculation, Pt. 1

David Ernenwein — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:00:47 +0000

Welcome to December! At long last, the year known as 2020 is coming to a close. Huzzah! I had planned to kick this off with the traditional metagame update, but that's not to be: Wizards hasn't posted the last few events at time of writing, so the data's incomplete. Even if that wasn't the case, […]

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Insider: Breaking Down Mystery Boosters

David Schumann — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:10 +0000

David takes a look back at Mystery Boosters, going in-depth on the reprints that mattered the most.

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Budget-Focused: How Extra Printings Affect the Secondary Market

Eric Pankow — Thu, 28 May 2020 11:00:16 +0000

UndyingMTG goes over how extras impact the secondary market, and what that means for speculators on a budget.

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Insider: The Effect of Secret Lairs

David Schumann — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:00:29 +0000

David does a deep dive on Secret Lair series, with a focus how these reprints have affected overall prices of the reprinted cards.

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Insider: Modern Horizons Speculation

David Schumann — Wed, 15 May 2019 19:05:22 +0000

David looks ahead to Modern Horizons spoiler season and examines cards that have been dodging reprint for a while.

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Tales from the Buylist #5 – Modern in Flux!

Christopher O'Berry — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:07:11 +0000

With the release of Modern Horizons looming, Wizards announced no changes to the Banned & Restricted list. Christopher looks at the cards that stand to gain right now.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #18

Edward Eng — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:30:14 +0000

Magic news culminated last week with the announcement of Ultimate Masters and the Box Toppers. Eddie surveys the developments and offers recommendations.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #16

Edward Eng — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:08:51 +0000

The SCG Dallas Open showcased some interesting developments in several formats. Eddie takes stock of new technology and logs the changes to his portfolio in response.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #9

Edward Eng — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:51:33 +0000

This week has a nice focus on lands, but we're not referring to the Legacy deck. Eddie also starts touching on Guilds of Ravnica spoilers.

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Financial Set Review: Modern Masters 2017

Jim Casale — Wed, 10 May 2017 21:04:50 +0000

Hey guys, I'm here this week to give you my set review of the critically acclaimed Modern Masters 2017! It might seem a little weird reviewing a set so far after release, but I have found many people asking the same questions over and over about the cards contained within. I wanted to take the time […]

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Financial Deck Tech: Merfolk

Jim Casale — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:15:24 +0000

I'm back again with another one of my world-famous financial deck techs! This week we're going to talk about Merfolk, one of the most competitive tribal decks in Modern. The deck is particularly topical right now, financially speaking, due to a recent announcement by Wizards. This is something you'll want to be mindful of if […]

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Finance 101: What Is Risk?

Jim Casale — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 17:31:43 +0000

In my past articles, when talking about buying a given card, the concept of "risk" has frequently come up. I've seen some confusion in the comments about my use of this term, which has lead to misinterpretation of the information I'm trying to convey. Some people were under the impression that I was predicting, or […]

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Financial Deck Tech: Gifts Storm

Jim Casale — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:22:54 +0000

This week is spoiler week for Modern Masters 2017. I'm pretty confident that my deck for today won't see many of its pieces reprinted, but the few that could be would bring it to a rock-bottom price! Ideally this also means this article won't be outdated once you read it, but you never know. This past weekend […]

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Modern Masters 2017 Mythic Predictions

Jim Casale — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:00:33 +0000

Recently I've been putting a lot of thought into what could be coming down the pipeline in Modern Masters 2017. A lot of players are drooling over the new Masterpieces in Aether Revolt—and I don't blame them—but now is the time to think critically about the reprints we might see this spring. We're still three months away from […]

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Insider: A Dropping Tide Lowers All Ships?

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:30:15 +0000

Sigmund has long believed that Magic's success as a whole props up high-end cards. So what happens when Standard and Modern cards drop in value? Read on for his take.

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Fixing Modern: Pro Tour Ends and New Beginnings (Part 2)

Sheridan Lardner — Wed, 11 May 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Between the Platinum fee changes, the ensuing #PayThePros fallout, and Wizards' subsequent retraction, it's no wonder most Magic and Modern players have lost sight of Aaron Forsythe's seminal article, "Where Modern Goes from Here," released that same week. Talk about getting overshadowed. I can only imagine how the poor documentarians behind Enter the Battlefield felt […]

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Four (More) Cards Wizards Should Reprint for Modern

Sheridan Lardner — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:00:29 +0000

In my reprint article last week, I promised more reprint coverage if the article was popular and well-received. With almost twice as many comments as other articles on the site, thousands of views, and tons of positive press, the readers have spoken: Modern players love reprint articles. On the one hand, this could suggest an underlying dissatisfaction […]

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Four Cards Wizards Should Reprint for Modern

Sheridan Lardner — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:00:15 +0000

Everyone has a pet card (or three) they want reprinted in a Modern legal set. For me, that card is Goblin Bombardment. Combo power? Check: who didn't love Enduring Renewal and Shield Sphere (except your opponent). Value power? Check again: Gravecrawler must have been a Goblin in a previous life, because he was made for […]

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