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GB Fight Rigging | Adam Plays Magic

Adam Cohen — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

I didn't hear no bell! This week on Adam Plays Magic, Adam gets his hands dirty with some Fight Rigging combo action.

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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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Tales from the Buylist #2 – Examining Kaladesh

Christopher O'Berry — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:33:25 +0000

Chris revisits one of the more powerful sets of recent memory. What's worth investing in moving forward?

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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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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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Unlocked: Preparing for a Chainwhirler Ban

Kyle Rusciano — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:52:51 +0000

With the Banned and Restricted announcement coming on Monday, Kyle considers what a Chainwhirler ban could do to Standard, and considers the risk of taking positions.

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Insider: The Dominaria Power Rankings: Mythic Edition

Kyle Rusciano — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:23:09 +0000

Kyle provides the definite power rankings for MTGO investment on all of Dominaria's mythic rares.

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Insider: Investing After the Pro Tour

Kyle Rusciano — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:53:48 +0000

Kyle's here with the breakdown of how the Pro Tour Dominaria results should impact MTGO prices moving forward.

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Standard Winners from the Bannings and Rivals of Ixalan

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:32:58 +0000

This week's bannings and the release of Rivals of Ixalan promise to bring about big changes to the Standard metagame and the market.

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Insider: Studying Trends for Better Speculation

Adrian Tan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:00:11 +0000

Adrian's back with some high-level analysis of common trends in the MTGO financial metagame.

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Insider: MTGO Market Report for September 27th, 2017

Matthew Lewis — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:01:55 +0000

Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Insider: Ixalan Standard Testing Notes

Chaz V — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:37:58 +0000

Chaz discusses early trends and observations from testing with Ixalan Standard.

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Ixalan and the New Planeswalker Rule

Adrian Tan — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:30:46 +0000

Ixalan previews are flowing freely low, and Adrian has some ideas on MTGO opportunities in response.

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Insider: QS Cast #76: Yo-Jimbi

Chaz V — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 03:30:58 +0000

Chaz and Tarkan discuss Ixalan previews, future Standard, and more!

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