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MTG Metagame Finance #31 – The Future of Magic

Edward Eng — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:55 +0000

In light of an important announcement from Wizards coming later this month, Eddie makes a bold prediction about Magic's future. Plus, more metagame finance insight.

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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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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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Insider: The Floor on Modern Decks, or Why Cursecatcher Is $9 Now

Douglas Linn — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:00:35 +0000

Doug Linn makes the case for an effective floor on competitive Modern decks--the price the market is willing to pay, which inevitably pulls up the price of budget decks over time.

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Insider: All About Event Decks

Danny Brown — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:00:45 +0000

Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

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Insider: Financial Opportunities of the Scars Block Rotation, Part 2

Ryan Abcede — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:00:04 +0000

Finishing off his look at the scars block rotation, Ryan tells us what to be on the look out for with an eye toward the three C's of Magic.

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Inner Calm, Outer Strength

Carlos Gutierrez — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:05:43 +0000

Carlos ports the classic budget contender, mono-red burn, to the world of ninety-nine cards and proves firebreathing can be cheap and effective in Commander too.

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Insider: An Introduction to Interactive Learning

Carl Szalich — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:05:40 +0000

A new style where you make the calls! Join Carl's interactive learning and get involved in deciding which end of a trade you'd want to be on.

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The RED Campaign

Mike Lanigan — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:34:53 +0000

Mike takes a shocking look at the applications of red in standard.

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Welcome to Snapcaster Standard!

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:48:40 +0000

Greetings folks, I'm coming to you live from the Snapcaster Mage Standard Season. We have a lot going on here at the event and new tech is showing up all over the place. The latest news comes from Mike Flores who tried to take down his New York State Championship with a dedicated Snapcaster Mage […]

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Insider: PTQ Musings and Next Level Trading

Chad Havas — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:15:37 +0000

So, as reported last week. The first PTQ of my sealed season just passed, and I got to dip my feet into Innistrad a bit farther. However, almost none of my plan was a success. I scrubbed at 2-2 drop from the event, and due to the enormous turnout, there was not enough product for […]

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Elephants and Grudges

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:36:52 +0000

Mike Lanigan breaks down the deck he took to the Grudge Match and how he did at the tournament.

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BR Obliteration

Kellen Huber — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:05:00 +0000

Hello everyone! First off, I'd like to apologize for lack of new articles since school and job hunting has been taking over my life. So, where the heck are we in the standard environment? After the banning of two of the most dominant cards in Standard, Stoneforge Mystic and Jace, the Mind Sculptor, almost every […]

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Scheming the Cube: M12 Cube Review

Anthony Avitollo — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:10:32 +0000

Magic 2012 is almost here! Anthony's back with his acerbic wit for a spin down the lanes of the latest Core Set, dishing up a Cube review worth reading.

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