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Zoom Zoom: Izzet Drakes in Pioneer

LessAlex — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000

This week LessAlex shares a new deck sweeping the Pioneer format: Izzet Zoomer Drakes. Read about it, and don't forget to watch the companion video on YouTube!

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Grow Away: Why UR Murktide Is Still Dominating Modern

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Jordan has figured out why UR Murktide just won't relax its grip on Modern: the deck is hiding in plain sight as an instance of Magic's most broken archetype.

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Top 10 Picks for Explorer Anthology II

Adam Cohen — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Explorer Anthology II drops later this year! Here are Adam's top 10 picks for the product and how he predicts they'll shake up the metagame.

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Devotion to Pioneer: Why Only Green?

David Ernenwein — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The lack of non-green devotion decks in Pioneer has always perplexed David E. His experience with Mono-Black Devotion has finally revealed the answer.

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Top 4 RCQ Finish: Pioneer UR Phoenix

Adam Cohen — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Adam had an impressive finish at a local RCQ with UR Phoenix in Pioneer. This week he goes over which cards were the hotness and what lessons were learned.

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Everything Burns: A Deck Dive

David Ernenwein — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000

The more things change, the more Burn stays the same. David reviews the striking anomaly of Burn's enduring power in the context of post-MH2 Companion Modern.

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An Introduction to the Pioneer Format

Daniel Goetschel — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

This week Daniel dives into the Pioneer format, exploring the top decks in the metagame, and his own potential choices for the upcoming ManaTraders event.

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Insider: MTGO Finance Update: Chests and Ikoria Redemption

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:00:49 +0000

Kyle runs through the state of MTGO and the trends that are important in the post-Ikoria economy.

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QS Flash Cast: Pioneer’s First Bannings

Christopher O'Berry — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:00:23 +0000

Join Chris O’Berry and Sam Lowe as they talk about the new non-rotating format, Pioneer and its first Banned & Restricted announcement.

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Insider: Pioneer Speculation, Level 2

David Schumann — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:00:12 +0000

David follows up on his look at Pioneer, this time setting his sights some important cards to consider for the early stages of the format.

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SCG INDI and ELD Finance Round 2/2

Sam Lowe — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:00:05 +0000

In Part Two of his SCG Indi recap, Sam wraps up Modern lessons from both SCG Indi and Regionals and explores Eldraine Collector's Boosters.

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June Financial Update: Treasure Chests & Modern Horizons

Kyle Rusciano — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:00:55 +0000

Welcome back, folks. If you haven't already done so, check out last week's article which discusses the major update that goes live this week with the release of Modern Horizons. Today I'm going to bring us up to speed on the changes to the treasure chests as well as offer my perspective on the financial […]

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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 #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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