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 […]
Preparing for the December 6th Announcement
Welcome back, folks. As a result, drafting participation across MTGO has declined even as Constructed participation has grown. Guilds of Ravnica competitive draft participation was roughly equivalent to that of Hour of Devastation (consistently sustaining about 600-650 participants). Ixalan consistently sustained about 700-750 participants, Rivals of Ixalan 750-800, and Dominaria 850-900. That’s a 29-percent decrease from […]
Why Magic Arena Makes Me Optimistic About the Market in 2019
Magic Arena is the future of Magic, but Adam argues that the growth of the digital game means great things for the paper market as well.
LGS: The Case for Longevity
Chris has some thoughts on Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition and its distribution model. How could this impact the future of Magic?
Finance Level Up: Event Tickets and You
Kyle provides a great breakdown on various ways to get MTGO tickets at a discount. Plus a few words on the future of MTG Arena.
The Economy of Arena Takes Shape
The last time I wrote about Magic Arena it was still in alpha testing. Arena is now in closed beta testing, and about a month ago we got the great Dominaria economic update, which unveiled some major economic changes and gave us a clear picture of the full economic model that Arena would be employing. […]
Insider: Arena, MTGO, and You
Kyle has thought quite a bit about how Magic Arena is likely to impact MTGO. What’s the future of the platform? Read his thoughts and then share your own!
Playtesting MTG Arena at HASCON
Wizards let us take a look at Magic: The Gathering Arena, a new digital offering for Magic, now with fancy visuals and sounds! Is this the future of Magic? Check it out!