Admonition Angel | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Admonition Angel | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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The sequel to Guilds of Ravnica and the 80th expansion set in Magic: The Gathering's history is due to release on January 25, 2019.  Here's what we know about Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) so far, including any cards in the spoiler, the guilds represented, and cards to speculate on before the full spoiler is released.   The Guilds […]

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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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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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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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Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday feature!

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Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday pick! Read more about it here.

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Matthew Lewis believes the effect of Cube on ROE singles prices this go around will follow a different pattern than with ZZW queues. He compares the two formats and explains why.

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Worldwake is most iconic for Jace, The Mindsculptor, so let's get that out of the way at the beginning. WWK has so much more going for it (okay, beyond just Stoneforge Mystic). Worldwake has several good-value rares and mythic rares, and thanks to how it was drafted, those cards will be worth more because so few were opened. Here's what happened...

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I love Venser, the Sojourner.  I had been skeptical when I first saw the card and remained so even after some play, but I eventually tried it at The 2010s after seeing a UWr list that Patrick Chapin was advocating.  While I disagreed with him about the quality of the Red splash and dropped it […]

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Don’t sell the bulk!  Your bulk rares are an asset to utilize so that you can increase your profit margin.  Trading is a form of art and the more creative you are, the more you can make the most out of your collection. I did not realize that trading was one of my fiercest magic […]

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Alan had also brought along the shell for Summoning Trap, which is a deck I had seen and liked initially. After looking at the deck laid out – I figured an audible was in order. Why? I simply wasn’t going to win the tournament with Faeries, so my best chance was to change decks.

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First, an introduction: I know it's been a week full of them here at Quiet Speculation, but new content is always exciting! My name is Dylan Lerch, and I am both a writer and editor for Spike content here at QS. I began playing Magic in 3rd grade, way back in 1995. Countless booster packs […]

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Hello everyone, and welcome to Quiet Speculation! My name is Josh Lalo, and each week I will be taking you on a journey through the many worlds of competitive Magic. I’ll keep the boring stuff brief: I’ve been playing since around the time the first Mirrodin block came out, but I played almost exclusively Vintage […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/untapping-with-jace-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-standard/feed/ 4 Power Ranking the Standard Mythics https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/traderous-instincts-power-ranking-the-standard-mythics/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/traderous-instincts-power-ranking-the-standard-mythics/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:47:21 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=3064 In this week’s article, I am going to take a page from my favorite sportswriter, ESPN’s Bill Simmons. Near the beginning and middle of each major sports season, Bill always writes an article “power ranking” each team from worst to best. This acts as a handy way to get a feel for the relative power […]

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