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MTGO Market Report for Spring 2019
By Matthew Lewis on April 24th, 2019
The MTGO economy has undergone a whirlwind of changes since the introduction of Arena....Insider: QS Cast #119 – Invitational Success [Unlocked]
By Chaz V on April 23rd, 2019
The QS Cast reflects on the success of the Magic Invitational. They dive deeper...Not-So-Quiet Speculations: Some Cards I’ve Put Money On
By Patrick Lienemann on April 23rd, 2019
So my first two articles had a great amount of feedback from everyone and...Ravnica Allegiance Power Rankings: Rare Edition
By Kyle Rusciano on April 23rd, 2019
With Ravnica Allegiance set to be replaced as the main draft format on MTGO,...Identifying Specs in a Noisy Marketplace
By Adam Yurchick on April 22nd, 2019
The market is heating up, but how do you determine the best cards to...Modern Horizons: The Next Rising Tide
By Sigmund Ausfresser on April 22nd, 2019
Modern reprint sets have often led to price increases by sparking newfound interest in...Tales from the Buylist #10 – Reviewing My Hits and Misses
By Christopher O'Berry on April 18th, 2019
Christopher knows accountability is always crucial in speculation. After ten weeks of articles for...The State of MTGO Speculation
By Kyle Rusciano on April 18th, 2019
MTGO took a hit with the introduction of Arena, but the economy seems to...War of the Spark: Spoilers and More!
By Christopher O'Berry on April 15th, 2019
The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of...Speculating While the Iron’s Hot
By Sigmund Ausfresser on April 15th, 2019
With the Magic market heating up this spring, Sig is motivated to speculate more...NEWS
MTGO Market Report for Spring 2019
By Matthew Lewis on April 24th, 2019
The MTGO economy has undergone a whirlwind of changes since the introduction of Arena. In his quarterly report for Spring, Matt examines the speculative strategies that remain viable.Insider: QS Cast #119 – Invitational Success [Unlocked]
By Chaz V on April 23rd, 2019
The QS Cast reflects on the success of the Magic Invitational. They dive deeper into it's impact on the game and it's market!Not-So-Quiet Speculations: Some Cards I’ve Put Money On
By Patrick Lienemann on April 23rd, 2019
So my first two articles had a great amount of feedback from everyone and I honestly appreciate it. A couple comments seemed to come up a few times, though: “What are your specs?” or...Ravnica Allegiance Power Rankings: Rare Edition
By Kyle Rusciano on April 23rd, 2019
With Ravnica Allegiance set to be replaced as the main draft format on MTGO, now is the time to consider where to park value in the set. Today Kyle covers the rares from RNA.Identifying Specs in a Noisy Marketplace
By Adam Yurchick on April 22nd, 2019
The market is heating up, but how do you determine the best cards to target? Today Adam shares some techniques he uses and the specs they've led to.Modern Horizons: The Next Rising Tide
By Sigmund Ausfresser on April 22nd, 2019
Modern reprint sets have often led to price increases by sparking newfound interest in the format. Sig explains why Modern Horizons may have an even larger impact on prices this year.Tales from the Buylist #10 – Reviewing My Hits and Misses
By Christopher O'Berry on April 18th, 2019
Christopher knows accountability is always crucial in speculation. After ten weeks of articles for QS, he looks back to evaluate how his speculation calls have fared.The State of MTGO Speculation
By Kyle Rusciano on April 18th, 2019
MTGO took a hit with the introduction of Arena, but the economy seems to be stabilizing. Kyle surveys the broad contours of the new landscape to start forming an investment strategy.War of the Spark: Spoilers and More!
By Christopher O'Berry on April 15th, 2019
The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.Speculating While the Iron’s Hot
By Sigmund Ausfresser on April 15th, 2019
With the Magic market heating up this spring, Sig is motivated to speculate more than usual. This week he shares his favorite pick-ups and some key resources for finding ideas.This Week’s Finance Factors: Modern Metagame, Spoiler Season, London Mulligans
By Adam Yurchick on April 12th, 2019
The Modern metagame, War of the Spark spoiler season, and the London mulligan are all making an impact on the Magic market this week. Adam covers the details.Tales from the Buylist #9 – Lightning Fast Movement
By Christopher O'Berry on April 11th, 2019
Chris has some great thoughts on Commander, Legacy, and Modern this week. Welcome to Value Town.Evaluating Opportunities, Pt. 2 – Value Factors and Opportunity Cost
By David Schumann on April 10th, 2019
Following up from his last article on evaluating specs, David discusses the concrete criteria he uses to estimate a card's potential and the importance of calculating opportunity costs.Three Current MTG Finance Trends that Confuse Me
By Sigmund Ausfresser on April 8th, 2019
Magic is a hobby riddled with trends and data—sometimes baffling ones. Sig shares three observations that may make sense on the surface, but are perplexing underneath.War of the Spark Spoiler Specs
By Adam Yurchick on April 5th, 2019
War of the Spark spoiler season is here, and Adam has some potential specs to cash in on the new cards.