Magic has seen unprecedented growth over the last five years. Every year more and more players pick up the game, buy cards, and attend events. The logical first step is Standard with its smaller card pool and cheaper barrier to entry. With Modern being perceived as the “supported” eternal format between Modern Masters and active Banned List management, however, […]

This past weekend was an exciting one for Modern. While the SCG Invitational was Standard/Legacy, and the World Championships was what felt like every format invented ever (sidebar: really hoping for a Tiny Leaders/Commander Pro Tour next year) Modern still got some love in the form of four rounds of the 24 best players in […]

You can’t play Modern without hearing about the “Bolt Test”. If a card or deck is soft to the format’s most efficient removal spell, then it might not be a good choice for Modern. The Bolt Test is a big reason otherwise decent creatures, like Figure of Destiny or Vampire Nighthawk, don’t really see Modern play. […]

Delver lives. As anyone who has been playing MTGO, following the results of SCG and TCG States events, or reading this site knows, the rumors of Delver’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Although the traditional UR Delver deck did fade into obscurity following the (in)famous banning of Treasure Cruise, another Delver and another delve card […]

In last week’s article on MTGO statistics, I took a deep dive into the numbers to see if Mono U Tron was really the “best” deck on Magic the Gathering: Online. There was a pretty strong case to be made for Mono U Tron’s power, but we can go even deeper to see if we missed […]

Take a look at your role as a trader in the Magic card market from 10,000 feet. Today, Gervaise shows how having a better understanding of your role will lead to better long-term profits.

Find yourself complaining constantly about the luck of your opponents? Baffled by why you’re getting paired against an endless stream of bad match-ups? Take a lesson from Ryan if you want to turn luck from an enemy into an ally.

Corbin examines what we can take from the SCG Open in Cincy, and it’s not all about the cards in the Top 8! Read on to find out what lessons we learned from this particular Open.

Corbin Hosler explains what trading technique he’s developed to own the floor at big events! An essential read before GenCon or your next Grand Prix.

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

Here you can find the first-ever Magic financial podcast, hosted by QS’ own Corbin Hosler!

Corbin Hosler reviews his financial predictions for Innistrad and breaks down how he did!