Broodmate Dragon | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:31:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Broodmate Dragon | 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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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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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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David presents the next set of lower-priced Standard mythics to evaluate them for potential heading into rotation. This time he covers Dominaria.

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David concludes his review of Dominaria for Commander, with the red, green, blue, and artifact cards. As before, he provides interesting specs attached to each potential card.

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Is there a chance Bloodbraid Elf returns?

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Niels is here to give us his take on every card in the Commander 2017 Dragon deck, Draconic Domination!

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This week, some cards from Commander 2017 were leaked three months ahead of the release, and Adam's here to cover what we know and what it means.

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Mike breaks down a number of Modern Masters 2017 boxes to help us get a snapshot of what kind of value we might expect from such an investment.

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Join Mike as he provides a breakdown of the two most dominant decks in Standard!

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Mike breaks down how the Masterpiece Series will impact prices, especially the falling price of MTG bulk. He also discusses the WPN announcement of the Standard Showdown and Holiday Buy-a-Box programs!

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Sarkhan Unbroken is a powerhouse without a home. For now...

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Mike Lanigan presents his picks for underplayed sideboard cards in Standard right now. Make sure you've considered these powerful options as you're brewing with Fate Reforged.

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Mike Lanigan goes over the results from the Pro Tour, discussing both the Standard metagame as it is shaping up, and the financial implications.

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Adam Yurchick covers some Khans spoilers, looking beyond the fetchlands and gold cards towards the single-colored staples that will help define the Standard format for years to come.

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