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Layers, Part Two: Control- and Text-Changing Effects

Andrew Villarrubia — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Andrew continues his rules series on layers, covering Act of Treason effects and the quirky Volrath's Shapeshifter as control- and text-changing effects.

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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk?

Edward Eng — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000

This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

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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22 Awesome Old-School Combos in Vintage Masters

Douglas Linn — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 01:00:01 +0000

Vintage Masters is a throwback to the "Killer Combos" section in Inquest Magazine. It's a who's-who of dangerous banned cards from Standard formats past. We will get a brief few weeks to play with these dastardly cards before Khans comes out, and here are some of the coolest combos that come from years of Magic past. […]

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Insider: Listing Legions

Douglas Linn — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:18:00 +0000

This week, Doug takes us through Legions, the first all-creature set in Magic. While it was oriented mainly to casual players, Legions had some tournament success and still retains some valuable cards. Click in to see what the Slivers sell for!

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Deck Tune: The Writhing Of Korlash

Neale Talbot — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:05:56 +0000

Neale's back with a new deck to tune! He starts with a controlling Korlash build and ends fawning over Dralnu and Jin-Gitaxias. You'll have to read to find out why!

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Searching Through Stronghold

Douglas Linn — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:49:00 +0000

Stronghold is a fine set in itself, but it serves best as a unique example of the power and limitations of reprints. Most of the “money cards” in Stronghold have been reprinted, but the originals still maintain a value premium. My best guess for this is that most players prefer the original cards; however, why […]

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