This year, several rotating rares didn’t bottom out as Sylvain expected. Despite missing the lowest price, he is still taking advantage of good opportunities on rares and a few mythics.
Rakdos’s Return
Making the most of your bankroll doesn’t require making the most of every single spec. Small concessions here and there can often lead to higher profit down the road.
Starting with mythics, this week Sylvain discusses which cards from M14 and Return to Ravnica may constitute a good investment after Standard rotates.
This week Ryan looks at the recent evolution of Nissa in Standard and examines what seems to be the natural phases of deck evolution, reflecting on his recent experiences in tweaking working lists.
Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks to come from the Pro Tour, as well as the price changes in key cards as we near rotation.
Corbin covers the financial aftermath of PT M15 and surveys the top decks in Standard to see what they lose post-rotation. Heading into next year, which strategies are poised to gain or lose?
In this new chapter of his Nine Months of Portfolio Management, Sylvain discusses the poor decisions he made with Return to Ravnica block cards–the losing category of his portfolio–and explain what not to do with Standard positions.
QS’s founder and editor-in-chief reviews everything that happened on Insider this week, including summaries of every article and his Pick of the Week. A great way to get caught up if you’re an Insider, and a great way to see what you’re missing if you’re not!
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.
Sylvain unveils the groundwork to his recent MTGO portfolio management experiment. What did he do with thousands of tix?
Corbin returns fresh from Grand Prix Cincinnati with the newest changes to Standard and corresponding financial take-aways.
Jason Alt discusses the thorny difference between speculation and plain old making money, before covering the decks and tournaments from the weekend.
Vintage is coming to MTGO this summer by means of Vintage Masters. Sylvain Lehoux picks some Vintage staples that may rise as a result.