Aluren | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:31:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Aluren | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Not “The One:” Assessing Tales of Middle Earth for Modern https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/not-the-one-assessing-tales-of-middle-earth-for-modern/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/not-the-one-assessing-tales-of-middle-earth-for-modern/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=130982

The new straight-to-Modern set is flavorful, but a bit underwhelming for the format. Still, David's found a card that's going right into his Modern decks.

The post Not “The One:” Assessing Tales of Middle Earth for Modern first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/not-the-one-assessing-tales-of-middle-earth-for-modern/feed/ 0 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 […]

The post The Case Against Power first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/feed/ 16 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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 […]

The post Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/feed/ 29 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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 […]

The post MTG Metagame Finance #25 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/feed/ 0 MTG Metagame Finance #24 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90841

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 […]

The post MTG Metagame Finance #24 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/feed/ 0 MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90756

Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

The post MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!) first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

The post Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/feed/ 4 MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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 […]

The post MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/feed/ 12 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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 […]

The post Preparing for the December 6th Announcement first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/feed/ 0 Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90488

Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

The post Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/feed/ 7 Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/10/daily-stock-watch-vivien-reid/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/10/daily-stock-watch-vivien-reid/#respond Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90021

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 […]

The post Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/10/daily-stock-watch-vivien-reid/feed/ 0 Daily Stock Watch – Spellskite https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/09/daily-stock-watch-spellskite/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/09/daily-stock-watch-spellskite/#respond Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:20:19 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=89704

Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

The post Daily Stock Watch – Spellskite first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/09/daily-stock-watch-spellskite/feed/ 0 State of the Meta – Week of July 30, 2018 (Part 2) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/state-of-the-meta-week-of-july-30-2018-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/state-of-the-meta-week-of-july-30-2018-part-2/#respond Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:29:43 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=88845

Guillaume provides an overview of the recent Legacy format and the way it's shaped up after last month's bannings.

The post State of the Meta – Week of July 30, 2018 (Part 2) first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/state-of-the-meta-week-of-july-30-2018-part-2/feed/ 0 Insider: Buyouts & The Fear of Missing Out https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/insider-buyouts-the-fear-of-missing-out/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/insider-buyouts-the-fear-of-missing-out/#comments Wed, 09 May 2018 15:18:23 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87447

David investigates how the fear of missing out has impacted the course of buyouts in the Magic market, along with some concrete examples.

The post Insider: Buyouts & The Fear of Missing Out first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/insider-buyouts-the-fear-of-missing-out/feed/ 1 Insider: Commander 2017 – Draconic Domination https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-draconic-domination/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-draconic-domination/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:26:58 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=82476

Niels is here to give us his take on every card in the Commander 2017 Dragon deck, Draconic Domination!

The post Insider: Commander 2017 – Draconic Domination first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-draconic-domination/feed/ 2 Insider: Legacy After Sensei’s Divining Top https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/05/insider-legacy-after-senseis-divining-top/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/05/insider-legacy-after-senseis-divining-top/#respond Fri, 19 May 2017 09:00:39 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=80935

The Legacy metagame was thrown on its head after the banning of Sensei's Divining Top, and many cards have benefited from the change...

The post Insider: Legacy After Sensei’s Divining Top first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/05/insider-legacy-after-senseis-divining-top/feed/ 0 Insider: QS Cast #47: Always Buy Djinn and Efreet https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/12/insider-qs-cast-47-always-buy-djinn-and-efreet/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/12/insider-qs-cast-47-always-buy-djinn-and-efreet/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:07:17 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=78735

Sigmund fills in for Tarkan on QS Cast for another discussion on everything Magic finance.

The post Insider: QS Cast #47: Always Buy Djinn and Efreet first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/12/insider-qs-cast-47-always-buy-djinn-and-efreet/feed/ 3 Insider: Three Psychological Effects That Can Cause Bad Financial Decisions https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/10/insider-three-psychological-effects-that-can-cause-bad-financial-decisions/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/10/insider-three-psychological-effects-that-can-cause-bad-financial-decisions/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:22:49 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=77336

In Magic finance as elsewhere, people tend to fall into psychological traps involving emotions and bias. Sigmund highlights some of these tendencies to help improve your decision making.

The post Insider: Three Psychological Effects That Can Cause Bad Financial Decisions first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/10/insider-three-psychological-effects-that-can-cause-bad-financial-decisions/feed/ 1 Insider: The Contrarian vs. The Momentum Trade https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/09/insider-the-contrarian-vs-the-momentum-trade/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/09/insider-the-contrarian-vs-the-momentum-trade/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2016 14:00:13 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=75885

Momentum and contrarian investment are different approaches to investment that can be applied to Magic. Sig explains and compares the two Wall Street-inspired strategies.

The post Insider: The Contrarian vs. The Momentum Trade first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/09/insider-the-contrarian-vs-the-momentum-trade/feed/ 3 Insider: Conspiracy: Take the Crown Review (Legacy) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/08/insider-conspiracy-take-the-crown-review-legacy/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/08/insider-conspiracy-take-the-crown-review-legacy/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:00:14 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=75500

The Conspiracy 2 spoiler is out, and David is reviewing it for eternal formats. He covers interesting reprints, new cards, and the financial takeaways.

The post Insider: Conspiracy: Take the Crown Review (Legacy) first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/08/insider-conspiracy-take-the-crown-review-legacy/feed/ 1