Spoilers and the PTQ season shift have sparked price changes on several key cards. Don’t fall behind the curve this early in the year.
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Jason Alt calls attention to the new subreddit dedicated to MTG finance, describes his approach to Gatecrash spoiler season, and checks himself out for the new year.
Mathieu has crafted a speculation hit list to help earn you solid returns with Gatecrash arriving soon.
Jason muses on the politics (and economics) of patronizing your local gaming store, before delving into results from the SCG Invitational and Open in Los Angeles.
Cards that see play across multiple formats inherently possess added price stability, and make for great targets moving into the Modern PTQ season.
Matthew Lewis checks in on the recent market trends on MTGO, and analyzes Return to Ravnica specifically.
From Door to Nothingness to the return of a familiar UW strategy, Standard is full of innovation right now. Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks that have surfaced recently.
Don’t gamble on potential increases in price, instead go for the guaranteed financial win. Gambling is not a good long term profession, make money when you know you can instead of betting on a future that might not ever exist.
In this installment Jason delves into the philosophy of speculation and the way we self-assess our success and failures, before addressing the results from Las Vegas, Toronto and Nagoya.
With the Standard metagame stabilizing, Sigmund turns his sights to Modern for the next opportunities. He looks ahead with an eye towards Modern Masters and the possible price implications.
Mike Lanigan reports on the TCG Invitational in Indianapolis. After several days of battling against infinite Rakdos decks, he provides an updated version to combat the mirror.
Corbin talks about some cards to keep your eye on in the coming weeks before Gatecrash shakes up the Standard metagame.
Jason comments on the precarious nature of online orders before a price spike, discusses the new trigger rules, and surveys tournaments from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
