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.
Predictions
When similar cards have different prices, one of them is often ripe for a correction. Jason Alt discusses how to look for these discrepancies and get ahead of the market.
Fetch Land reprints: it’s a matter of “when”, not “if”. Wizards has given us many teasers regarding what reprints we should expect, but nothing definitive. In fact, Sigmund has discovered yet another possibility while researching the presently available data.
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.
As we enter the Modern season, the meta has already begun to take shape. He looks at some early indicators of the format and discusses what’s financially relevant.
Some trends in Magic real estate are easy to predict, while some are trickier. Corbin Hosler surveys the current state of staple lands in Modern and Standard.
Jason Alt changes it up today, and covers financial winners and losers from the week. Each of these cards that dropped or spiked has something to teach us about the market overall.
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.
Dylan Beckham summarizes his impressions of the current state of Modern and mentions five sideboard staples to watch this season.
Uncommons are a low-return investment, but can spike by enormous percentages when they hit. Danny Brown makes the case for speculating on uncommons and provides a few examples.
While Block Pro Tours are not a perfect predictor of post-rotation Standard, they can still provide valuable insights. Danny Brown looks to Atlanta to see what lessons we can draw this year.
With Modern just around the corner, Dylan Beckham discusses five cards in his crosshairs. Keep an eye on these cards as the season ramps up.