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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 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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Insider: Circling the Wagons

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:00:58 +0000

Sigmund surveys the downward trend on eternal cards people have noticed of late, and discusses how it pertains to Magic finance more generally.

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Insider: The New Color…Less (Part 2)

David Schumann — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:00:07 +0000

David continues his discussion about colorless mana-producers in light of the new <> mechanic, covering the Commander and Legacy cards that could benefit from the release of OGW.

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Insider: How To Take Difficult Losses

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:00:48 +0000

Warren Buffet's famous advice "Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful" may hold up well on Wall Street, but fundamentals are a bit different in MTG Finance. Sigmund makes some hard decisions this week as he looks through a Modern portfolio of decaying value.

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Insider: Finding a Spec

Danny Brown — Tue, 06 May 2014 15:00:08 +0000

Danny identifies some useful methods for finding speculation targets when nothing obvious is popping up on your radar.

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Insider: Speculating on…Homelands?!

Sigmund Ausfresser — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:00:18 +0000

Sigmund shares an outside-the-box speculation idea...from Homelands. Before you laugh take a look at the new combo–the idea isn't half-bad, and it might make you money.

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The Immortal Squee

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:05:09 +0000

Avacyn Restored offers many new tools for the enterprising Commander brewer. Carlos begins by matching up Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded with an old favorite: Squee!

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Tempoing Opponents with Edric

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:05:26 +0000

Carlos breaks from business as usual to tackle a Commander deck built for one vs. one. Read on to find out how Edric can dominate in this popular Commander variant.

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Insider: Hidden Gems, Mirage Block Edition

Douglas Linn — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:01:08 +0000

I love doing my financial recaps of older sets where I mine the expensive cards, but going back further is a little harder in two ways. First, there are just so few good cards in older sets. Second, the good ones don't often turn over, so it's hard to establish prices. Luckily, Mirage Block was the first "modern" block and it brought in some great spells that wizards still sling today. Let's take a walk through time as we re-acquaint ourselves with the block. Below is a list of some of the choice picks from the block; I left out the cards worth under two dollars, leaving only the prime cards on the list. There are some cards in here that I guarantee will surprise you.

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Dralnu’s Forbidden Alchemy

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:05:10 +0000

Carlos continues the theme of expanding on other people's Commander decks, this time bringing us some flashback action with Dralnu, Lich Lord.

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Ertai’s Trickery

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:05:38 +0000

As a rule Carlos isn't a fan of countermagic, but this weeks he goes off the deep end with a deck that tries to counter all the spells! Check out Ertai, the Corrupted and his horde of Merfolk minions!

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Breaking Yomiji, Who Bars the Way

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:05:41 +0000

This week Carlos delves into some of the more obscure or "unplayable" Commanders in the format in order to see what they have to offer! What kind of tricksy things can Yomiji do? Let's find out!

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Why so Blue, Myojin?

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:05:18 +0000

Some of Magic's older curve-topping titans have fallen out of favor for newer, crazier bombs. This week features a unique take on one of the first cycles of gigantic creatures.

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Doran, the Explorer

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:02:01 +0000

This isn't your usual Commander Junk list. Carlos put Doran is on delivery duty.

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My Most Hated Deck

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:02:55 +0000

This Commander deck is dumb, and Carlos feels dumb.

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