Ancestral Mask | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:13:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Ancestral Mask | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Green Cards to Pull From Bulk https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/green-cards-to-pull-from-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/green-cards-to-pull-from-bulk/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=113545

Thanks to Commander, green tends to have a high number of gems hiding in bulk. David S. continues his bulk picking guide showing just what to sift for.

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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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Mike dives deep on Planechase Anthology!

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Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Alexander presents Part 2 of the Eternal Masters draft primer alongside Limited experts Bing Luke and Matthew Watkins.

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On the eve of Eternal Masters' release, Alexander enlists the help of two expert drafters to break the set down and get a bead on the winning strategies.

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From first foil printings to new artwork, Eternal Masters is brimming with potential value. Mike discusses where to look beyond the obvious Legacy staples.

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Eternal Masters will have wildly different impacts on paper Magic and Magic Online. Check out Ryan's tips for turning a profit from EMA's online release!

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Pauper staples have commanded super high prices in the past, and with Leagues now live the format is poised for a comeback. Ryan has a list of pickups for your consideration.

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Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux go over the weekly MTGO Market Report, covering overall set prices and changes coming due to the recently announced changes to Daily Events.

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Sylvain Lehoux goes down the list of cards he's acquiring or watching this week, with the accompanying rationale for each.

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Pauper is a MTG Online format that only allows cards printed as Commons in deck building. Though the format was meant to be a cheap and accessible way to play Magic, some of the staple Commons are now worth multiple dollars. Many popular archetypes have been converted into Pauper decks. Some of the most common […]

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The approaching Holiday Cube is set to inject Urza's and Masques block boosters into the MTGO market. Matthew Lewis discusses the resulting financial opportunities.

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