Cabal Coffers | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:55:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Cabal Coffers | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Further Karn-versations: Modern Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/further-karn-versations-modern-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/further-karn-versations-modern-edition/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=123571

It seems likely that The Brothers' War will endanger Karn, the Great Creator in Pioneer. However, whether Karn is too good in Modern is far more complicated.

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In vending an event, David S. learned some useful tricks that are sure to help out next time. He won't make the same mistakes again... nor will you, even once!

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David E. goes deep on a couple new Modern decks before Streets drops, weighing the pros and cons of Tameshi combo and Cabal Coffers-powered Mono Black Control.

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In his latest Uncommon Report, David explores the hidden gems of Odyssey Block. How much value is there to be found? Is there more than Cabal Coffers?

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Paul takes a frank look at the questions you really need to know the answers to before investing in Magic: The Gathering cards.

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David tackles the uncommons of value from RTR block.

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Modern Horizons 2 is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2021, and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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Glancing at pre-order prices, Sig noticed Modern Horizons 2 is coming out of the gate on the expensive side. This week, he makes some comparisons to the first Modern Horizons to create his prognosis for prices for the set's singles.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/on-modern-horizons-2-prices/feed/ 0 Incoming Turbulence! Modern Horizons Spoilers Week 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/incoming-turbulence-modern-horizons-spoilers-week-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/incoming-turbulence-modern-horizons-spoilers-week-1/#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 16:00:08 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22995 Welcome to the start of Modern Horisons 2 spoiler season. The official start, anyway. The teasers we’ve already received don’t count. Because those were preseason teasers, not spoilers. There must be a difference other than semantics. I have no idea what beyond the timing is actually different, but there must be one to justify calling […]

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You may be tempted to walk away from Magic finance during this time of uncertainty. Sig doesn't think that's the ideal strategy. This week he shares creative ways he's engaging in this soft market in order to refresh his collection and maintain liquidity.

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Pioneer is a success; a robust turnout at last weekend's Pioneer MagicFests is proof. But if you're new to speculating on the format, where do you start? This week Sig examines the Pioneer cards with multi-format appeal to look for reasonable pick-ups.

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Differentiator - one that shows a contrasting element that distinguishes. What sets your store apart from everyone else? David offers his insights.

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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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