Cataclysm | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:31:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Cataclysm | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 War of the Spark: Spoilers and More! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/war-of-the-spark-spoilers-and-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/war-of-the-spark-spoilers-and-more/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:50:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92056

The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.

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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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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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Ravnica Allegiance is driving new demand in Modern and Commander. Adam has the details along with insight into what might be next to move.

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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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Rob talks about the breakout card of Battlebond in today's segment.

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Mike Lanigan digs deep into the newest spoilers from Kaladesh!

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While Volcanic Island remains expensive, Eternal Masters does actually make Legacy more accessible. Check out Ryan's advice on strategically buying into the format.

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Sometimes the new hotness causes a resurgence of older technology. Check out this build of Death and Taxes that uses Eldrazi Displacer to bring Mangara back!

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Brian discusses how the traditional Summer lull may differ this year with the new rotation schedule, before diving into his speculation picks for the moment.

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Magic Origins is brimming with exciting designs that riff on old cards. Mike Lanigan continues his discussion from last week of the latest spoilers.

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Ermagerd! Sperlers! It would appear things are going at a normal clip following the worst dump of private material since those Jennifer Lawrence nudes. There aren't any black cards to spoil but the other colors more than make up for it. Scrap Mastery Oh, good god. This is a beautiful card. Living Death for artifacts? […]

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Be prepared and get an edge on the opposition by reading Adam's comprehensive Legacy metagame report! Find a thorough metagame analysis and updated decklists for all major archetypes within.

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