Zendikar Rising is one of those rare Standard sets that has more than just a few cards with eternal format potential. Joe walks us through five cards he’s got an eye on when considering the future of Modern and Legacy.
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Owning land has always been touted as a sound investment strategy – both in the housing market and when talking about lands in Magic. What about all of the new, exciting lands featured in Zendikar Rising? Joe takes a look at each new land cycle and their potential as potential speculations for MTG investors.
Welcome back to the QS Insider Podcast! Chris O’Berry and Joe Davidson discuss Zendikar Rising, the upcoming Standard banning, the future of paper Magic, whether or not formats being solved so early in the digital age, and more!
COVID-19 has changed the future of Magic: The Gathering forever. Joe takes a look at the changing landscape of the competitive Magic world and how MTG Finance-minded players can prepare for the new normal.
Paper Magic is going to come back someday and people are going to start wanting paper copies of cards featured in competitive decks again. Joe takes a look at his top choices from Double Masters for players looking to pick up cheap, competitive reprints before paper tournaments begin again in earnest.
Quiet Speculation has a new Community Manager! Joe Davidson joins the fold as part of our content production and Discord community team.
Joe takes a look at the financial impacts of five Double Masters spoilers and their VIP Edition printings.
Core Set 2021 is proving to be one of the most exciting core sets in a long time! Joe takes a look at the 4 spoilers he’s most excited about, breaking down potential speculation targets related to each of them.
Companions aside, Joe thinks Ikoria has a lot of juicy future Modern staples to speculate on. In this piece, he outlines his top five favorites.
Joe takes a look at his top four picks for Ikoria commons to add to your speculation box.
ChannelFireball is now bringing MagicFests to an Arena near you! After trying his luck in one of these events, Joe takes a look at the expected values for participating in Online MagicFests.
Joe shares a story of some financial #feelbads from his MTG hiatus and offers advice on how people in a similar situation can maintain their collections amid bannings without taking too many losses.
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