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Insider: Emotional Magic vs. Financial Magic

Sigmund reveals how Magic has helped him cope with a challenging time during childhood, and how being emotional about Magic can sometimes be a good thing. As long as it is kept in check.

Jason’s Archives: The Audacity of Professional Jugglers/Cheaters, Reader Submissions & All the Decklist Analysis Your Prefrontal Cortex Can Handle

Jason examines the recent cheating caught on camera at SCG Detroit, relays some internet happenings and shares the recent Open Series results.

Insider: A Diverse Finance Article

Sigmund has been monitoring the Quiet Speculation Insider forums closely and has recently discovered the diversity of our subscribers. In an attempt to reach out to most readers, Sigmund touches on an array of MTG Finance topics.

Insider: M13 is Getting Exciting

As I write this, there are 167 of 249 M13 cards spoiled, and that’s over half the set. Base sets rarely have brainbustingly-intense rares in them (Baneslayer excepted), but there’s enough to get excited about at this point. There’s also enough to be honest about in terms of holding off on purchasing. There will be much more M13 discussion in the coming weeks leading up to release, and this is an early edition with thoughts on what we have seen so far

Insider: Not a Miracle Any More

Corbin Hosler breaks down the financial changes to both Standard and Legacy, and shares a hot Legacy tip!

Elephant in the Room: The Casual-Competitive Schism

Carlos tackles one of the most difficult questions facing the Commander community today: How can we reconcile different expectations of competitiveness while ensuring everyone is having fun?

Jason’s Archives: Arrested Development, More Tales from the Helvault, Future Sight & Lessons from Providence

Jason reviews the highlights from this past week, including some flavorful tokens, some Helvault stories, results from SCG Providence and some other odds and ends.

Jason’s Archives: Finkel, Full Avacyn Restored Visual Spoiler, Prereleasing and a Portal Deckbox

Jason checks in with Jon Finkel’s IAMA, Full Avacyn Restored Visual Spoiler, Prerelease Tips, a beautiful fan-made Portal Deckbox and a critique of the results of SCG Open Birmingham.

Insider: Collection Flipping — A Case Study

Corbin Hosler details his recent experience buying a collection and needs your help to finish flipping it!

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