As Foretold | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:51:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png As Foretold | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Who Actually Benefits from Going to SCGCon? Charlotte Event Breakdown https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/who-actually-benefits-from-going-to-scgcon-charlotte-event-breakdown/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/who-actually-benefits-from-going-to-scgcon-charlotte-event-breakdown/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=127462

David S. returned from SCGCon Charlotte with a breakdown of opportunities for players, buylisters, and traders... and one group loses out quite a bit.

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Double Masters 2022 is guaranteed to shake up prices in a big way. But which cards are the winners and losers? David S. has the scoop!

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/price-adjustments-in-double-masters-2022-mythics/feed/ 1 Friendly Fire: The New Banlist’s Splash Damage https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/friendly-fire-new-banlists-splash-damage/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/friendly-fire-new-banlists-splash-damage/#respond Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:00:13 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22769

The latest banlist announcement did a number on Modern's top decks, decimating the Uro piles which week and again would claim top of the heap as well as the new bullies on the block, cascade-powered decks abusing the latest Tibalt cards. In order to solve for these displays of power, though, Wizards took an unconventional […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/friendly-fire-new-banlists-splash-damage/feed/ 0 Brew Report: That’s Wizard’s Chess https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/brew-report-thats-wizards-chess/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/brew-report-thats-wizards-chess/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:00:51 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=19969 By the time this piece is published, Mythic Championship London will be streaming, and Modern players will be testing the London mulligan in a high-pressure environment for the first time. The results of that event will have a massive effect on the format's future. For those who just can't wait until the Top 8 ends […]

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In Pat's debut article for QS, he discusses the broad differences between short- and long-term specs, how to identify trends before spikes, and closes with a few predictions.

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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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Ravnica Allegiance and the banning of Krark-Clan Ironworks mean big things for Modern. Today Adam shares some ways to take advantage of the new meta.

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Ravnica Allegiance is driving new demand in Modern and Commander. Adam has the details along with insight into what might be next to move.

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Rob talks about a card that's trending upwards for possible competitive reasons on today's segment.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-training-grounds/feed/ 0 Deceptively Poor: Spoiler Week 3 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/deceptively-poor-spoiler-week-3/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/deceptively-poor-spoiler-week-3/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:00:05 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=19399 The set release is nigh! With all of Ravnica Allegiance spoiled, speculation can end and brewing begin. I'm pleasantly surprised by all the potential Modern playables. This expansion might not go down in history like Khans of Tarkir, but I expect plenty of cards to see play, if only because they're too interesting not to brew with. However, […]

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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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Chris reflects on the new year with a new scale for evaluating Commander specs. He lays out the approach he'll be using moving forward and applies it to several cards.

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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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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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Chris is back to identify some cards with real potential for short- and long-term gains as we approach rotation.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/rotating-standard-into-commander-riches/feed/ 10 Video Series with Ryland: Goryo’s As Foretold https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/video-series-with-ryland-goryos-as-foretold/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/video-series-with-ryland-goryos-as-foretold/#respond Thu, 17 May 2018 18:00:48 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=18008 Last time we battled with Mardu Pyromancer, one of the decks I would consider placing among the top three in the format. This time we're going to mix it up with something a little spicier. The deck caught my eye after quietly sneaking in to the Top 8 of the SCG Baltimore Team Open. Star […]

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Adrian continues the Block Staples to Watch series with a treatment of Time Spiral. Tarmogoyf is the obvious pick, but it's not the only important card to watch.

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Rob's here to go over the calls he's made writing the Daily Stock Watch – what worked, what didn't, what did he learn, and how can you profit from the knowledge?

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Rob ends the week with an uncommon from Masters 25.

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