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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]]>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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]]>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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]]>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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]]>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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]]>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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]]>Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]
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]]>Ryan Hipp took Blue Moon to an impressive Top 4 finish at SCG Regionals. Check out his build, and thoughts on the deck going forward!
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]]>Mike Lanigan digests the decks from the Pro Tour that put up the best finishes, in preparation for the Regional PTQ fast approaching.
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]]>Mike Lanigan continues his exploration of new Standard with some exciting decks that made an appearance at the Invitational and a few brews of his own.
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]]>Sylvain is wrapping up his M15 mythics and rares positions, with truly exceptional results. See his results and his thoughts for the next and last core set, Magic Origins.
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]]>Mike Lanigan presents a tournament report from the TCG 5K in Columbus before discussing the siege cycle in Standard and his initial foray into Tiny Leaders.
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]]>Four months after M15, Sylvain's speculative strategies for the set have panned out wonderfully. With the winter coming up, Sylvain reviews his investments and prepares for what should be the best season for many positions.
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]]>Adam updates his financial discussion from last article and shares the other big financial movements from the past week. He also shares some advice on how to digest results from this weekend's Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir
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]]>Sylvain gives us an update on the price of M15 rares and gets ready to follow his investing strategy. He also offers his thoughts on Goblin Rabblemaster, the most expensive M15 rare so far.
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]]>After establishing a successful strategy to invest in core set mythics, Sylvain explains the strategy he intends to apply to M15 rares based on the price evolution of M14 rares this past year.
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]]>It's time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they'll impact the established decks and metagame.
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]]>Each week, we review what went on behind the QS Insider curtain. It's a great way to see what you might be missing if you're not a subscriber, and a great way to get caught up if you are!
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]]>David Schumann reviews the new cards in M15 for Eternal playability. Which cards may make an impact in Legacy and/or Modern?
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]]>Adam breaks down the entire M15 spoiler and identifies what cards are most likely to see play in Standard sideboards!
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