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Driving Focus on New OP Speculation

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Sig shares three tips when considering speculation on the new OP announcement.

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March 9th 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement

Sam Lowe — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:00:55 +0000

Sam's back from his hiatus to analyze the post-ban landscape! Find out what he's been up to, and where he finds himself in the current Magic market.

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Insider: A Look at Pioneer Dual Land Options

David Schumann — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:00:03 +0000

David gives us a detailed rundown of the important non-basic lands in Pioneer, and where they might fit into your decklist.

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MTG Metagame Finance #32

Edward Eng — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:30:11 +0000

Eddie has decided to take a break from writing, but not before leaving us with one more article. Today he discusses Mythic Championship Cleveland and the London mulligan rule.

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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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What’s Next #2 – Slot Machine

Edward Eng — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:01:05 +0000

Mox Opal and Ancient Stirrings are on the rise again in Modern via a new combo deck. Find out if you should join 'em or figure out how to beat 'em.

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Tales from the Buylist #2 – Examining Kaladesh

Christopher O'Berry — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:33:25 +0000

Chris revisits one of the more powerful sets of recent memory. What's worth investing in moving forward?

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Coming Back to an Old Collection After a Break

Danny Brown — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:00:36 +0000

Danny returned to his collection after a hiatus to purge it of specs that hadn't panned out. Today he shares his reasoning, and what he's learned about holding failed specs.

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Daily Stock Watch – Woodland Bellower

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:19:42 +0000

Rob talks about a spiking mythic rare from Magic Origins on today's segment.

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MTG Metagame Finance #28

Edward Eng — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:02:49 +0000

Eddie preordered a good amount of cards from Ravnica Allegiance. Find out why this time is a bit different than other sets. He also makes some bold predictions.

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Daily Stock Watch – Scryb Ranger

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:14:02 +0000

Rob talks about one of his favorite faeries that has been spiking recently on today's segment.

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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 #27

Edward Eng — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:39:38 +0000

As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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MTG Metagame Finance #26

Edward Eng — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:00:43 +0000

Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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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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