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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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Coming Back to an Old Collection After a Break

Danny Brown — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:00:36 +0000

Danny returned to his collection after a hiatus to purge it of specs that hadn't panned out. Today he shares his reasoning, and what he's learned about holding failed specs.

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Daily Stock Watch – Woodland Bellower

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:19:42 +0000

Rob talks about a spiking mythic rare from Magic Origins on today's segment.

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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: Cubing with Ixalan (as Inexpensively as Possible)

Danny Brown — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:00:16 +0000

Danny provides a comprehensive review of Cube-worthy cards from Ixalan, along with suggestions for the best time to pick each one up cheaply.

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Insider: Uncovering Secrets from SCG Columbus

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:00:14 +0000

Mike looks over the more interesting decks to come out of SCG Columbus (read: not Bant Company) and shares his financial takeaways.

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High Stakes MTGO – June 19th to June 25th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:56 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – June 19th to June 25th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:00:50 +0000

Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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High Stakes MTGO – May 1st to May 7th

Sylvain Lehoux — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:00:50 +0000

Sylvain is back after his three-week break. Join him for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO where he goes over the latest buys and sales.

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Insider: High Stakes MTGO – May 1st to May 7th

Sylvain Lehoux — Mon, 09 May 2016 09:00:59 +0000

Sylvain is back after his three-week break. Join him for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO where he goes over the latest buys and sales.

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[MTGO] 1 Year, 100 Tix – 365 Days Later

Sylvain Lehoux — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:30:47 +0000

The "100 Tix, 1 Year" project has come to an end. After a year of sharing MTGO specs with readers, Sylvain reviews the project and evaluates the final result in this concluding article.

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Insider: MTGO Foil Mythics, Part 1 – A Surprising ROI

Matthew Lewis — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:00:35 +0000

In this short series of articles, Matthew Lewis proposes a new theory of foil mythics on MTGO. Part 1 begins with a survey of the shockingly high ROI's foil mythics can obtain.

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Insider: Origins and Dragons

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:00:32 +0000

Ryan goes over his list of cards near their floor from Dragons and Origins. These cards are powerful enough to make a splash in Standard, even if they haven't found a home yet.

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