Avatar of the Resolute | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:26:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Avatar of the Resolute | 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 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 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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Hardened Scales is back, and tougher than ever!

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The Standard format continues to surprise, as last weekend's GP sported two new archetypes in the Top 8. Doug covers the new developments and the financial takeaways.

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As always, staying ahead of metagame developments is crucial for the Magic financier. Mike looks at the new contenders in Standard as we move into Pro Tour weekend.

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Adam looks at the biggest price winners of last week from both Battle for Zendikar and the rest of Standard, and discusses where they might head next.

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Non-red aggro looks poised to make a comeback with Courser of Kruphix gone from Standard. Mike shares the lists he's been working on and explains the thoughts behind them.

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I'm going to the Pro Tour.  No, don't worry, I didn't suddenly discover how to play Magic better than a 12 year old.  I'm going because I want to see, first-hand, how this new Standard metagame shakes out.  I'm going because our Insiders deserve better than to have someone regurgitating what they see on Twitch all […]

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Adam looks past the Battle for Zendikar hype to explain why we should pay attention to existing cards. He shares some cards poised for post-rotation gains.

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Ryan goes over his list of cards near their floor from Dragons and Origins. These cards are powerful enough to make a splash in Standard, even if they haven't found a home yet.

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Adam provides a run-down of the decks he expects to break through this weekend!

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Weary of the rise of Collected Company decks? Ryan has you covered. Find out the best ways to keep up with the new green machine!

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Mike Lanigan digests the decks from the Pro Tour that put up the best finishes, in preparation for the Regional PTQ fast approaching.

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Derek talks about the effect Dragon's lukewarm reception will have on prices and commiserates on the general lack of standout rares.

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