Brave the Elements | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:06:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Brave the Elements | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Top 10 Picks for Explorer Anthology II https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/top-10-picks-for-explorer-anthology-ii/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/top-10-picks-for-explorer-anthology-ii/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122399

Explorer Anthology II drops later this year! Here are Adam's top 10 picks for the product and how he predicts they'll shake up the metagame.

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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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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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Just because Wizards can print any card off the Reserved List, that doesn't mean they will. David looks at the textless Magic Player Rewards cards and discusses their value as specs.

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Mike Lanigan presents a swath of interesting and powerful decks in Tiny Leaders as an introduction to the format. You'll have to be prepared to face these staple generals.

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Corbin covers the financial aftermath of PT M15 and surveys the top decks in Standard to see what they lose post-rotation. Heading into next year, which strategies are poised to gain or lose?

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David Schumann draws parallels between the major types of stocks and various categories of Magic specs, and highlights several big gainers and losers in each category this week.

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Ryan recounts his experience playing Standard this past weekend at the SCG in Wisconsin.

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No one wants to kill a Lhurgoyf twice, but it sure sounds better than "bloodrush, boros charm, you lose". Here are a few Standard decks that don't care about mana symbols for once.

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Born of the Gods is here and it definitely brought some eyebrow raising treasures along with it. Most sets come with a mailbag full of goodies, but Born of the Gods has done us a solid favor by making our options very obvious. Almost everyone has tossed their two cents into the hat about what […]

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Mike Lanigan shares his build of an aggressive Orzhov deck sporting Brimaz, along with a local tournament report.

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Mike Lanigan looks to iterate a successful deck from the current Standard format before it's all swept away with Born of the Gods. Check out B/W Humans!

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Ryan breaks down the standard deck to which he has recently grown devoted: R/w Devotion. Read on the help prepare for your next PTQ!

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