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Zendikar Rising Cards You’re Still Sleeping On

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:00:02 +0000

Nearly two months have passed since the release of Zendikar Rising, but Adam feels there are still cards that are undervalued in the marketplace.

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Budget-Focused: More Pioneer cards you need to acquire!

Eric Pankow — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:00:59 +0000

In a followup to last week, UndyingMTG examines another handful of cards flying under the radar in Pioneer.

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June ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 2: Cheater’s Paradise

Jordan Boisvert — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:00:15 +0000

Earlier this month, we saw the early effects of the companion nerf, especially as they affected Yorion decks. Players have since transitioned away from companions for the most part, with some exceptions, as we'll get to. Today, we'll look at ten more spicy strategies to emerge from Modern's rebuilding. Deck-to-Table Grassroots as brewing can be, […]

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Budget-Focused: Is Alseid of Life’s Bounty the new Mother of Runes?

Eric Pankow — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:00:14 +0000

UndyingMTG examines Alseid of Life's Bounty, and how he thinks it has the potential to be the next Mother of Runes!

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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 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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High Stakes MTGO – Dec 11th to Dec 17th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:00:29 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – Dec 11th to Dec 17th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:00:01 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: Prepping for an Event – Competitive and Financial Aspects

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:13:32 +0000

The way you prepare for a large event can have big implications for your competitive and financial success alike. Mike discusses some important details that may be easy to overlook.

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Insider: Five Modern Pickups After Battle for Zendikar

Sheridan Lardner — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:00:45 +0000

With Battle for Zendikar hitting tournaments in October, it's important that Modern players invest in the old staples that are sure to rise with BFZ's release. This article gives you the five pickups you need to check out.

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Insider: Top 10 Tiny Leaders

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 07 May 2015 09:00:49 +0000

Mike Lanigan presents a swath of interesting and powerful decks in Tiny Leaders as an introduction to the format. You'll have to be prepared to face these staple generals.

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Insider: RPTQ Prep Week 1

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:00:22 +0000

Mike Lanigan shares his thoughts on the new Dragons of Tarkir Standard in preparation for the first RPTQ ever! Read on for his initial builds of archetypes he is considering.

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Insider: Fate Reforged First Impressions – Looking for Standard Applications for Spoiled Cards

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:15:23 +0000

Spoiler season is in full swing and this time there's no dearth of exciting cards for Standard. Mike Lanigan goes down the line and shares his thoughts on possible applications for the new cards.

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Insider: [MTGO] Goblin Rabblemaster & an Update on M15 Rares

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:00:47 +0000

Sylvain gives us an update on the price of M15 rares and gets ready to follow his investing strategy. He also offers his thoughts on Goblin Rabblemaster, the most expensive M15 rare so far.

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Insider: [MTGO] Investing in M15 Rares on MTGO

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 09:00:13 +0000

After establishing a successful strategy to invest in core set mythics, Sylvain explains the strategy he intends to apply to M15 rares based on the price evolution of M14 rares this past year.

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