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Generational Magic: Store Spotlight—Book Rack / Hero’s Hearth

Anthony Willier — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Tony's shining a spotlight on another local game store: Hero's Hearth in Cincinnati, OH. Get to know its multiple owners in this tag-team interview.

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Price Adjustments in Double Masters 2022 Mythics

David Schumann — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Double Masters 2022 is guaranteed to shake up prices in a big way. But which cards are the winners and losers? David S. has the scoop!

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Pandora’s Box

David Schumann — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:00:44 +0000

In June 2013, WoTC released the first of the paper "Masters" sets, simply called Modern Masters. David examines the line of Masters sets, and the effects of a yearly reprint set on the game at large.

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Insider: The Death of Commanders

David Schumann — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:00:49 +0000

Commander rules have changed to allow death triggers to go on the stack before they go to the command zone. David explores this major rule change, and how it shook up the market over the weekend.

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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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Insider: Modern Masters 2017 Casual Picks

David Schumann — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:41:14 +0000

Modern isn't the only format targeted by Modern Masters 2017 reprints. David shares his thoughts on the landscape for casual specs in the new set.

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[MTGO] 1 Year, 100 Tix – August Report

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:48:32 +0000

Eight months have passed and Sylvain's 1 Year, 100 Tix account has reached the symbolic value of 500 Tix. Read on for his report on the recent gains in the account and his plan for the remaining MM2 positions.

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Insider: MTGO Market Report for June 24th, 2015

MTGO MarketWatch — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:00:06 +0000

Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, discussing major price trends and recommending specific cards to buy and sell.

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Insider: MTGO Market Report for April 29th, 2015

MTGO MarketWatch — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:00:17 +0000

Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, discussing major price trends and recommending specific cards to buy and sell.

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Insider: From the Vault: Panic

Jason Alt — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:00:22 +0000

Jason Alt breaks down what we know so far about FTV: Angels to make some speculative guesses about inclusions. There's a lot we don't know but a few choice cards are looking likely to make an appearance.

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Insider: MTGO Automation and Analysis Week 1

Kyle Tobener — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:00:51 +0000

Kyle delivers his QS debut article by laying down some wisdom on MTGO finance.

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Insider: Three Month Outlook

Matthew Lewis — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:00:44 +0000

Matthew Lewis takes advantage of the relative Summer lull to outline his three-month plan for the coming Fall rotation and release of Theros.

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