Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:25:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Insider: Speculating on the Banned List Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/insider-speculating-on-the-banned-list-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/insider-speculating-on-the-banned-list-announcement/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94926

Monday's update to the Banned and Restricted list, has impacted the market of multiple formats, and today Adam shares some winners from the changes.

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This weekend brings the first Players Tour events in both Europe and Asia, and it has sent the market into a frenzy.

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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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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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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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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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Trying to capitalize on Standard-based spikes can be unreliable. Brian explains how a strong understanding of Standard demand can inform more long-term speculation.

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a "trade of the week."

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David surveys the major types of extra-rare Magic cards, from foils to misprints. Make sure you're aware of these cards before you sell (or buy) them for the wrong price.

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Today Sylvain discusses short sales in the context of the quick flip. He explains the situations that lend themselves to such a move and the time frame involved.

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Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, discussing major price trends and recommending specific cards to buy and sell.

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Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, discussing major price trends and recommending specific cards to buy and sell.

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Standard is proving extremely dynamic as this weekend a completely new archetype in Mill dominated. Doug Linn looks at the actionable information and considers what will happen in the short term.

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Adam explains how the two North American GPs and the SCG Open this past weekend will impact card prices this coming week.

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Spoiled, that's the only way to put it. Last weekend we had no Grands Prix, but this weekend brought us one in Toronto and another in Brazil. There's a wealth of info in that and we'll sort it today.

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