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March ’23 Metagame Analysis: A Fable of Outliers

David Ernenwein — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000

While the data is clear, the reasons behind Modern's metagame trends remains elusive. David E. has a finger on the deck driving the changes, and how to respond.

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Preparation and Anticipation for Magic 30

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The Magic 30 celebration is approaching! Sig shares his plans to maximize the event and provide the best coverage he can to the Quiet Speculation community.

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Can We Unban These Cards in Commander?

Joe Mauri — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Joe AKA Beardy takes a look at the current Commander ban list and the rationale for determining bannings. Is there anything that is safe to unban?

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Because it Doesn’t Win: A Response to Ross Meriam

David Ernenwein — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Ross Meriam thinks Indomitable Creativity is underrated. David disagrees, asking whether Modern "Tinker" decks can only find success by crossing over to ramp?

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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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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: Chromatic Lantern

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 18:26:12 +0000

Rob likes the progress of Chromatic Lantern's value. Take a peek, and find out why!

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Insider: 8 Sick Playmats for Investing

Brian DeMars — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:00:50 +0000

Playmats can be collectible—and valuable—like any other type of Magic paraphernalia. Brian runs down his favorite rare playmats for investment and enjoyment.

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Insider: Can PucaTrade Turn Trash to Treasure? – Evaluating Some Pros and Cons of PucaTrade

Danny Brown — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:00:03 +0000

Danny Brown has recently started to get his feet wet with PucaTrade. He breaks down his initial impressions, and evaluates the service from the standpoint of the serious speculator.

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Insider: Vintage RUG Delver

Scott Fielder — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 09:00:58 +0000

Scott Fielder provides a deck primer and sideboarding guide for RUG Delver in Vintage. This deck has been tearing it up on MTGO, and is certainly one that should be on your radar.

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Insider: Updates to Vintage Grixis Keeper

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 09:00:49 +0000

Ryan shores up some new revisions to his Vintage Grixis Keeper deck. With a format full of blue decks, Ryan's list can competitively fit any metagame with only a few tweaks.

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Insider: Choosing Vintage Targets – Oath of Druids, Tinker and Dack Fayden

Scott Fielder — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:02:11 +0000

A lot of the power and consistency of Vintage comes from the availability of tutors. Scott discusses Oath of Druids and Tinker this week and discusses how the introduction of Dack Fayden has caused some reconsideration as to what the best targets are.

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Vintage Tournament Report: Storm

Scott Fielder — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 09:00:54 +0000

Scott Fielder recently took Storm out for a spin in a local Vintage tournament. He breaks down each match and highlights several interesting decision points.

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