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Budget-Focused: Four Cards With Long Term Potential in Pioneer!

Eric Pankow — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 06:31:44 +0000

UndyingMTG returns with a look at four cards in Pioneer that you need to consider picking up!

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Insider: Ikoria Might Be the Most Important Set Since Alpha

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:34:15 +0000

Ikoria has changed Magic as we know it with its Companion cards - and it's importance for the market can not be understated.

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Myth Realized, and Why We Should Be Looking Into It.

Eric Pankow — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:00:53 +0000

UndyingMTG makes his QS debut, offering an overview of the Myth Realized, and shedding light on his process of singles speculation.

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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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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 – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Rotating Standard into Commander Riches

Christopher Martin — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:00:10 +0000

Chris is back to identify some cards with real potential for short- and long-term gains as we approach rotation.

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Unlocked: Appreciating the Zero-Mana Artifact

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:34:48 +0000

Zero-mana artifacts have made MTG finance news lately. Today Sig looks at this unique class of cards, identifying others with open-ended synergy and long-term potential.

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Insider: Another Look at Standard Metagame (RIX Week 2)

Adrian Tan — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:02:22 +0000

Adrian dives into week two of the post-Rivals Standard metagame. These are the strategies flying under the radar and the cards he suggests to target.

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Insider: State of the Meta – Week of January 25, 2018

Guillaume Robert — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:43:03 +0000

Guillaume breaks down both Standard and Modern over the last week. Spoiler: both metagames are pretty diverse right now!

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Insider: MTG Stocks – Evaluating Recent Gains

David Schumann — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:00:45 +0000

Checking rising cards on MTG Stocks may seem like "too little, too late," but they may be indications of other cards ready to jump. David considers several cases from last week.

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Insider: The State of Modern

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:56:10 +0000

Mike breaks down the current state of Modern, including detailed discussion of the format's most popular decks.

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Insider: My Genius Knows No Bounds

Douglas Johnson — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:43:44 +0000

DJ's large claims are appropriate for the large cards he's discussing today.

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Insider: The Modern Metagame and the Market

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:57:20 +0000

Adam explains how Modern is reacting to Aether Revolt and the recent bannings, plus some of the opportunities that have come up in response.

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Insider: Modern Market Movements after the Bannings and Aether Revolt

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:00:56 +0000

Aether Revolt's Fatal Push and the bannings of Gitaxian Probe and Golgari-Grave Troll mean big things for the Modern market...

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Stock Watch- Puresteel Paladin

Ryan Overturf — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:00:51 +0000

Modern Cheerios got approximately 100% better with the printing of Sram. The question is whether or not this matters.

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