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MH2 Overview, Pt. 1: Home Cooking

Jordan Boisvert — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:00:27 +0000

The bars are opening, and with them, certain among the FNM registry's many stinky basements. In other words, it's officially Christmas. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, well, it's time to start: Modern Horizons 2 is fully spoiled as of yesterday! On that note, I'm thrilled to welcome you, fellow Modern fanatic, to the first […]

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Speculating on Strixhaven

David Schumann — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:00:34 +0000

With Strixhaven spoilers on the horizon, David gives us a quick rundown of all the wizard tribal cards you should know about.

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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 #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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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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Daily Stock Watch – Mizzix of the Izmagnus

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:23:37 +0000

Rob starts the week with a Commander card as his feature!

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Insider: Shotgun Speculation on Commander

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:10:38 +0000

Speculation on Commander 2017 has been rampant since the first leaks surfaced. Sig investigates the implications and shares a couple older cards that may still have room to run.

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Insider: Notable Exclusions from Commander 2017

Chaz V — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:31:07 +0000

A quick list of omitted cards from Commander 2017.

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Tiny Tuesday- Vendilion Clique

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:00:21 +0000

If you're looking for a competitive monoblue Tiny Leader, then your best bet is Vendilion Clique.

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Insider: What Doesn’t Go Up

Jason Alt — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:00:45 +0000

When similar cards have different prices, one of them is often ripe for a correction. Jason Alt discusses how to look for these discrepancies and get ahead of the market.

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Insider: Touch of the Eternal — Investing for the Long Term

David Schumann — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:00:07 +0000

David Schumann overviews the major staples of the Legacy format, and discusses the likelihood of reprints and price changes for each.

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Jason’s Archives: Let’s Touch Decks (Winning Article Title Contest Submission)

Jason Alt — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:00:15 +0000

Jason follows up his discussion of Seance, shares some costumes of zealous Magic fans, and looks at results from the emerging RtR metagame.

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Tempoing Opponents with Edric

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:05:26 +0000

Carlos breaks from business as usual to tackle a Commander deck built for one vs. one. Read on to find out how Edric can dominate in this popular Commander variant.

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Insider: The Financials of Future Sight, Pt. 2

Douglas Linn — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:59:06 +0000

Hello and welcome back to the weekly set retrospective! This week, we will take a look at the second half of Future Sight, a set so full of money cards that I had to split up the analysis! Let's dive in!

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