Standard rotation has a strong effect on MTGO prices. Sylvain graphs out past trends and explains how this period of the year affects Standard speculations, particularly with cards from older sets.
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This week Paul shares a list that exploits the synergy between Courser of Kruphix and Underworld Connections before putting the game away with Rakdos’s Return. Is this the best of the BGx options in Standard? Paul thinks so.
With Vintage Masters a few days away, Alexander Carl examines the lessons of Modern Masters and offers a playbook for how to navigate release week and when to buy VMA cards.
Picking up where Sylvain left off, he explores the success of M14 rares in his MTGO Portfolio Management series.
Danny Brown covers sundry topics in the Magic finance world today, including the impending releases of Vintage Masters and Conspiracy.
Paul plays his take on Angel-Pod, a recent variation of what is widely considered the best deck in Modern: Melira-Pod.
The Vintage Masters card list came out on Friday. What did we learn? Are there still opportunities for profit? Alexander Carl walks us through some options.
Taking a break from his portfolio management series, Sylvain reflects on the success of his block speculation surrounding the recent Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx. How did the PT affect the online market?
Magic Online’s Player of the Year and 24th place finisher at PT:Atlanta brews up a Midrange Gifts deck that puts up good results. The list could be tweaked in a dozen different directions–can you find a good improvement to it?
This week Alexander Carl interviews Heath Newton, the founder of MTGO Traders. He shares insights on a whole host of topics, including the coming beta switchover and his prediction of the price of Black Lotus.
Sylvain continues his portfolio management series with a lesson regarding the trends that core set mythics follow.
Paul forces a Storm deck in this Cube Draft and ends up with something powerful. Is it good enough to 3-0?
In the second part of his “Nine Months of Portfolio Management” series, Sylvain graphs, exposes and analyzes some of the collected data, exploring what lead to his net profit.