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Adam Plays Magic: Spellslinging in SIR Draft

Adam Cohen — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000

He has risen (from the tides)! On our final Adam Plays Magic, we're slinging spells left and right in this sweet UR deck. Nothing can stand in our way.

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A Muddled Mixture: Competing Synegies in Shadows Draft

Robert Genuario — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered presents new and changing challenges. This week, Rob discusses early observations and the best approaches to the format.

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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 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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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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #6

Edward Eng — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 22:14:24 +0000

Eddie presents the latest price movements and advises on what to hold, what to get rid of, and the reasoning behind it.

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High Stakes MTGO – Oct 2nd to Oct 8th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:14:36 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: Cards to Watch for at Pro Tour Kaladesh

Brian DeMars — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 09:00:30 +0000

Brian DeMars has thoughts on what cards might break out at Pro Tour Kaladesh. Check it out and see if you agree!

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – Oct 2nd to Oct 8th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:00:59 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Deck Overview- Izzet Thermo-Alchemist

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:00:46 +0000

Do you like drawing extra cards? Of course you do! Despite a great week one for aggressive decks, there may be hope for Take Inventory yet.

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Insider: Cards Positively Impacted by Kaladesh

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:00:38 +0000

Adam identifies that the cards that are on the move with the impending release of Kaladesh.

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Insider: Picks Going Into Somerset

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:00:41 +0000

The SCG Invitational this weekend is sure to shake up both the Modern and Standard metagames. Ryan presents some picks for both formats.

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Deck Overview- Standard Izzet Burn

Ryan Overturf — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:00:47 +0000

Red is largely believed to be the worst color in Standard, but it still has the tools to succeed!

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