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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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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: Bloodbraid Elf

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:01:04 +0000

Is there a chance Bloodbraid Elf returns?

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Insider: Commander 2017 – Draconic Domination

Niels Rietkerk — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:26:58 +0000

Niels is here to give us his take on every card in the Commander 2017 Dragon deck, Draconic Domination!

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Insider: R.I.P. FNM Promos and FNM Promo Finance

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:00:27 +0000

FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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Insider: MMA17 Box Report

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:23:59 +0000

Mike breaks down a number of Modern Masters 2017 boxes to help us get a snapshot of what kind of value we might expect from such an investment.

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[MTGO] A Cube Built for Johnny

Jason Schousboe — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:42:15 +0000

The Legendary Cube debuted on MTGO yesterday, and it's a wild one! Prize Packs seems to be valuable right out the gates too, so don't miss out.

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Duel Decks: Speed vs Cunning Leaked!

Jason Alt — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:30:01 +0000

Where has being skeptical gotten us? A while back, a seemingly-odd collection of random cards was touted as the list for "From the Vaults: Annihilation" and a skeptical community rejected the information, likely for reasons no more complicated than "this doesn't seem to have Damnation. I want a Damnation." With that in mind, someone stumbled […]

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Insider: Developing Modern Grixis Delver

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:00:25 +0000

Ryan lays down a few key premises to the current Modern format and brews a new list meant to take advantage of this landscape.

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Let’s Talk Real Estate

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:00:05 +0000

This week Ryan riffs on some of the theories behind land count and attempts to go deep on his love of the 27th.

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That Morbid Feeling

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:05:30 +0000

This week Carlos Gutierrez takes a turn toward the macabre. Dead creatures are everywhere, and Kresh and Company are right in the middle of the Morbid mess!

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The Devil’s Carpenter

Jules Robins — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:02:50 +0000

The Devil's come to collect his due: everything you own for the next six cards.

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Commander Deck Tech: Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund

Robert Davis — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:08:41 +0000

In the world of Dragons, everyone can hear you scream but it doesn't matter one bit. Robert shares some Dragon chemistry around Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund, taking us from small-time ideas to a big-time deck list!

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Hater’s Gotta Hate

Neale Talbot — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:05:34 +0000

Neale brings you one vision, one goal, one overriding, dominating objective: blue mages must die.

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Jund, Jund, Evolution

Dylan Lerch — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:20:07 +0000

Jund is one of the top decks in the Extended format, and here is everything you should need to supplement your playtesting with it for Grand Prix: Atlanta!

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