The RCQ season is developing as expected. Jeskai Blink, however, is having an identity crisis. How this will impact Modern will depend on the crisis' outcome.

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The February data confirms Boros Energy's dominance. Innovation is still happening, but it is heavily constrained. There's just no competing with Energy.

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Modern's metagame is very clearly settling. The numerous Regional Championships and other large events clearly demonstrated this stability, for better or worse.

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Nadu richly deserved to be banned, and the August metagame data proves it. However, Grief is a more speculative ban but will cause a stronger metagame shift.

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Modern Horizons 3 has released and the metagame has dramatically shifted. There's a large problem looming over Modern, but the metagame is looking healthy.

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In this article, Kai analyzes a recent anomaly in prices for certain cards with common misprints. Could this be a start to the misprint community making its mark on the larger finance community, or is it just be a coincidence?

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Magic finance and Magic play are two separate hobbies nowadays. They are frequently in tension with each other--an optimal choice in one may be suboptimal in the other. This week Sig reflects on this tension and shares personal anecdotes for how it has impacted his buy/sell decisions.

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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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Continuing with this series , Doug tears apart Tempest for your viewing pleasure.

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