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20 Colorless Cards to Mine from Bulk

David Schumann — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

David outlines some of his favorite colorless cards to pull from bulk, including the oft-overlooked Talismen and other Commander staples.

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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 #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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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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Daily Stock Watch – Champion’s Helm

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:59:31 +0000

Rob is not so high on this wonderful equipment from Commander. Read more about it here!

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Insider: Danger Room Updates

Brian DeMars — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:30:36 +0000

Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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Insider: How Price Changes Really Happen

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:00:59 +0000

Sigmund never thought he'd be accused of a pump and dump scheme - it's not his nature. Yet a poorly worded sarcastic tweet, inspired by Jason's article last week, was all that it took. This week he defends his coordinated "buy out" using economic theory and cold hard facts.

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Insider: Journeying Back Into Nyx

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:00:37 +0000

Corbin Hosler checks in with his set review of Journey Into Nyx to see how his predictions fared this go-around.

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Insider: Journey Into Nyx Prerelease Primer

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:00:35 +0000

Corbin Hosler gears up for the prerelease with a review of notable card prices from the new set. What is over- and underpriced, and why?

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Spoiler Spotlight: Godsend

Corbin Hosler — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:59:33 +0000

Check out the Journey Into Nyx Spoilers on our official [JOU] Mini-Site! What do you think? Is this really a godsend to Standard or just another big, useless equipment? It's certainly a cool effect. Elspeth's Sword is flashy, that's for sure. The fact you can get rid of any creature and then get additional value […]

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Going in Blind: The Conclave’s Chorus

Jules Robins — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:02:59 +0000

Jules shares the chorus in his head as he covers a deck around Chorus of the Conclave.

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Deck Tuning: Infinite Bosh

Neale Talbot — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:30:05 +0000

Bash bashed, but for how much and how well? Neale takes a reader submission and works with magic, discovering that planning must be proper to avert the dangers ahead!

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Deck Tune: The Writhing Of Korlash

Neale Talbot — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:05:56 +0000

Neale's back with a new deck to tune! He starts with a controlling Korlash build and ends fawning over Dralnu and Jin-Gitaxias. You'll have to read to find out why!

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Rafiq of the Platypus

Neale Talbot — Thu, 19 May 2011 04:05:25 +0000

Neale takes a reader's Rafiq deck from common to commanding for head's up play, and challenges you to do it better. Think you can handle the firepower?

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Building DePietro DePauper

Neale Talbot — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:05:12 +0000

There are four rules for building Commander decks. Neale takes us through them with an interesting application in a narrow field!

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Down With the Sickness

David Lee — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:30:48 +0000

Mirrodin Besieged promises to expand the viability of the infect mechanic in Commander. This week, David explores some of the implications of infect in the format as well as some of the ways players can get the most out of their poison counters.

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