Angel of Fury | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Angel of Fury | 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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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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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 […]

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Rob talks about one of the reprints in the upcoming Masters 25 set.

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Which Akroma art do you prefer, and what are the financial implications?

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Looking for 15 foil angels? How do these ones look to you?

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Adam breaks down the winning decklist from the Modern Bazaar of Moxen 2014, and he teaches how to properly sideboard against the format! Print out this visual sideboarding guide and bring it to your next event--Modern season is upon us!

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David Schumann continues his review of eternal staples, this time focusing on rare and little-known gems from the Portal series.

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This week, we are looking at Planar Chaos, the second set in the nostalgia-heavy Time Spiral block.

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Tired of the same silly peanut butter spread for your Commander sandwich? Try the velvety Nutella that is an underused commander!

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Neale's back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today's competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

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If you've been waiting to learn which of the new Commander decks is right for you, then wait no more! Jay Kirkman shares which type of person each deck is perfect for. Ready to find your match?

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Neale brings you one vision, one goal, one overriding, dominating objective: blue mages must die.

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Competitive Commander. Neale is no oxymoron, and these six decks are out to kill you. Find out what they are and how to stop them!

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