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Play Fundamentals: Playing Control Faster

David Ernenwein — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Many control players play slowly because they believe that control has to. David E. is here to tell them they're wrong. Control can and should play faster!

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Up to Eleven: Learning to Play Faster

David Ernenwein — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Every player has their own pace of play. For those who want to speed up, there's no substitute for practice. David E. has some additional techniques to help.

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Theory in Practice: RCQ Experience

David Ernenwein — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000

This past weekend David E. put his tips on tournament prep into practice. How did he do at his local RCQ? What lessons will he take to his next event?

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All the Little Things: RCQ Prep

David Ernenwein — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:30:00 +0000

The Regional Championship Qualifiers are now in full swing. David E. has some less mainstream advice on how to prepare for them this week.

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Insider: Breaking Down Mystery Boosters

David Schumann — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:10 +0000

David takes a look back at Mystery Boosters, going in-depth on the reprints that mattered the most.

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Budget-Focused: Board Wipes, Tutors, and Extras

Eric Pankow — Tue, 12 May 2020 11:00:41 +0000

UndyingMTG returns with the next segment in his Budget-Focused series. See how board wipes, tutors, and how "extras" in new sets affect the secondary market, with a Commander and Pioneer slant.

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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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To Be Continued: Post-Ban Snapshot

Jordan Boisvert — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:00:23 +0000

It's been just over a week since Once Upon a Time got the boot in Modern, so we don't have a lot of information with which to decisively answer the question on everyone's mind: where does the format go from here? We do, however, have some data points. Today, we'll look at a few decks […]

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Insider: Pioneer Trends This Week

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:22:02 +0000

This week Magic Online featured a Pioneer PTQ every single day, and this unprecedented show of support for the format has sent the card market into a frenzy.

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Gearing Up for SCG Con Winter

Sam Lowe — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:00:28 +0000

Sam is battling every day to get up-to-date Pioneer info, with one goal in mind: The Invitational Trophy!

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Learn From My Mistakes

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:00:59 +0000

Sig's "sell" call last week on Ophiomancer was premature. This wasn't his first error in MTG finance nor will it be his last. This week, Sig recalls some of his previous mistakes and extracts valuable lessons from each one.

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Unlocked: Maximizing the Insider Discord

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:00:16 +0000

In September 2017, Sig wrote an Insider piece highlighting the financial benefits of participating in the QS Insider Discord. This week Sig returns to the article with updated commentary.

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A Look at Retail Prices by Format

David Schumann — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:05:28 +0000

David does a cross-store comparison of retail prices for three formats to see where the best trade-in values lie.

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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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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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