Burgeoning | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:43:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Burgeoning | 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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/feed/ 0 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday pick! Read more about it here.

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Battlebond presents some juicy reprints as potential pickups. David looks back to Conspiracy to get an idea of how their prices will behave, and the best time for pickup.

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Dominaria's legendary subtheme is sure to mean lots of new tools for Commander. David begins his set review with a treatment of the spoiled cards promising for Commander.

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Mike presents an overview of the financial gems and opportunities in Conspiracy: Take the Crown.

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Mike's here to break down the Commander 2016 decks. Which will be most powerful and which will be most valuable?

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The full Commander 2016 spoiler is out. David shares his observations on cards of note and what we may glean about Wizards' reprint practices moving forward.

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David wraps up his Conspiracy 2 review with a treatment of Commander. He shares his picks for the most relevant cards and how prices should adjust.

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DJ is ready for Conspiracy: Take the Crown, and this week he tells you everything you need to know so you can be as well.

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Julian shares a Commander list built around the landfall mechanic. If you're looking to go big and synergistic at the same time, look no further.

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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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Price spikes are becoming a routine occurrence. In some cases it makes sense to buy into the hype and at other times it's best to sell. Sigmund outlines the criteria he uses to make these decisions and provides some recent examples.

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Remember when Modern Masters was announced and Sigmund sold his Dark Confidants and Tarmogoyfs? Despite a 4,500 player MM Grand Prix, prices still haven't dropped much. Sigmund outlines options moving forward on these expensive Modern staples.

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Carlos leads us through his trademark commander deck-building process yet again, this time with Damia, Sage of Stone at the helm and capped off by a maddening finish!

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Neale likes to crush. Green is good at that. Now he seeks the very best...

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