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ProTrader, Sigmund Ausfresser

PROTRADER: Identifying Trends in Modern-Playable Dual Lands

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Last week, I explored everything related to fetch lands. Based on Maro’s recent announcement stating there would be no fetch lands in Battle for Zendikar, the deeper dive was merited. Hopefully everyone has their strategies in place going forward. Personally, I’ve noticed Khans of Tarkir Polluted Delta continue to climb day in and day out while Onslaught copies barely move on eBay. The gap appears to be closing between the two printings.

But enough about fetches. I want to turn my attention to a broader trend I’ve been observing: namely, when a set’s respective dual lands spike. In light of the recent movement on Scars of Mirrodin fast lands, I want to see if any trends present themselves. If so, then we can reapply these trends to future lands as well.

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Jason Alt, ProTrader

PROTRADER: The Naval Archives

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I’ve got boat puns for days. You can’t escape the boat puns. It’s like the boat puns are a boat and you’re just some guy in an inner tube. Nice inner tube, idiot. I’ve got a whole navy of puns.

You know what’s even better than boat puns, besides “nothing”? Making money. Dolla dolla bills, y’all! I mean, if you want to make money in larger quantities than single dollars, that’s on you. You don’t want to end up like Pablo Escobar, spending six grand a month on rubber bands to hold all of your money. If you used hundreds, you could get that down to $60 a month, which is way more reasonable. Or you could reinvest that cash in some sicko EDH staples and make your money work for you.

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Danny Brown, ProTrader

PROTRADER: Making Magic More Convenient for You and Your Customers

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A common trope in the Magic community these days is that of players quitting (or threatening to quit) Magic Online in favor of Hearthstone. There seems to be universal recognition that Hearthstone is an inferior game, and although the client for HS is better than MTGO, it’s not perfect by any means, as anyone who has played Blizzard’s game a fair amount can tell you.

What, then, is causing this constant stream of players threatening to quit Magic Online in favor of a lesser game? Anyone who has played Magic Online for an extended period can answer this one: convenience and time commitment. Hearthstone allows players to jump in, get playing within minutes, and spend as little or as much time as they want on the game. Magic Online, on the other hand, requires a minimum time commitment of at least two hours for anything other than two-player queues, which have been historically poor value—and you’ll probably have to sell some cards to get some tickets to buy some packs in order to get the best price on your entry fee.

People love convenience. They’ll always take the path of least resistance, even if it means moving to a lower-tier product. Adapting to this knowledge can help you better serve your customers and better attract players to sell you cards. You can also takes steps to save Future You™ time, making your life more convenient.

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Accumulated Knowledge, ProTrader

PROTRADER: Not My Fifth Dawn Review

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So I originally promised that today would be the Fifth Dawn review, and you’ll see that in this space before long (probably), but there is something else I want to talk about first, and it may turn out to be one of the more interesting finance topics of the year.

What do you know about the Magic board game?

Yes, I’m serious.

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