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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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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 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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Insider: Modern Masters 2017 Rarity Shifts

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:55:08 +0000

Mike provides the comprehensive breakdown for all of the rarity-shifted cards in Modern Masters 2017.

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Jason’s Archives: Why Not Waste Your Time?

Jason Alt — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:12 +0000

Jason Alt weighs in on the question of time spent sorting cards to buylist before examining the state of post-Dragon's Maze Standard.

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Hidden Standard Gems

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:00:26 +0000

Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

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Insider: Return To Ravnica Speculative Thoughts

Chad Havas — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:15:28 +0000

Chad looks at what we know about Return to Ravnica, and talks about how to speculate when rumors are abound.

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M13 Arrives At Last!

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:05:47 +0000

Mike scours the M13 spoiler for the best Constructed cards soon to be released. Read on to see his top ten picks for Standard.

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The Ins and Outs of M13: What Will and Wont Survive Standard Rotation

Mark Hinsz — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:05:01 +0000

Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?

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Insider: Run, Baby, Run!

Chad Havas — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:15:37 +0000

What high dollar card is going to plummet in the very near future? Chad picks a soon-to-be loser, details his reasoning, and tells you when to jump back in. Don't miss it.

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Dralnu’s Forbidden Alchemy

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:05:10 +0000

Carlos continues the theme of expanding on other people's Commander decks, this time bringing us some flashback action with Dralnu, Lich Lord.

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Competitive Commander Archetypes: Update Part II

Neale Talbot — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:03:15 +0000

Neale polishes off the competitive commanders, and opens the floor for Azuza lists! Think you have the most savage green machine?

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Competitive Commander Archetypes: Update Part I

Neale Talbot — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:02:06 +0000

Neale's back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today's competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

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Rafiq of the Platypus

Neale Talbot — Thu, 19 May 2011 04:05:25 +0000

Neale takes a reader's Rafiq deck from common to commanding for head's up play, and challenges you to do it better. Think you can handle the firepower?

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The Top 6 Competitive Archetypes in Commander

Neale Talbot — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:35:50 +0000

Competitive Commander. Neale is no oxymoron, and these six decks are out to kill you. Find out what they are and how to stop them!

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