Chandra, the Firebrand | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Chandra, the Firebrand | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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 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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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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Derek talks about the effect Dragon's lukewarm reception will have on prices and commiserates on the general lack of standout rares.

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Danny examines a broad range of Planeswalkers, looking for ones he thinks are currently underpriced and due for some growth.

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As Return to Ravnica spoilers continue, a variety of questions arise. With this incredibly popular, highly anticipated set, what are the solid buys? Are there some cards that may gain in value thanks to RtR? Should you buy a booster box now or wait until release? Are there any cards worth preordering? Sigmund touches on all these topics in this week’s article.

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Jason waxes poetic about the upcoming Gen Con, presents some famous characters immortalized in Magic card form, and reports the (shocking) tournament results from the weekend.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/08/jasons-archives-fact-or-fictional-characters-whats-the-matter-with-kansas-nights-in-columbus/feed/ 2 The Ins and Outs of M13: What Will and Wont Survive Standard Rotation https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/the-ins-and-outs-of-m13-what-will-and-wont-survive-standard-rotation/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/the-ins-and-outs-of-m13-what-will-and-wont-survive-standard-rotation/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:05:01 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=28997

Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?

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Avacyn Restored offers many new tools for the enterprising Commander brewer. Carlos begins by matching up Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded with an old favorite: Squee!

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Uriah of CMDRDecks has a submitted a sweet Goblins Wort deck for suggestions. Can Carlos find some ways to push the themes and make the deck go bigger?

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Planeswalkers have always been a popular theme for EDH decks. This week Carlos gives his take on a five-color Planeswalker-themed monstrosity!

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Join us as we conclude our look into the wonderful world of foils! All the thrills and chills of discovery and profit await you as we discover trading tactics and identify more foils of value and why they are so.

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Part 1 of a two part series investigating foils, their prices, factors which make them desirable, and how YOU can identify and profit from them!

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Corbin Hosler explains why "Value" is not something to be afraid of when trading, and tells you why you should always ask "What do you value this at?"

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Hello everyone! First off, I'd like to apologize for lack of new articles since school and job hunting has been taking over my life. So, where the heck are we in the standard environment? After the banning of two of the most dominant cards in Standard, Stoneforge Mystic and Jace, the Mind Sculptor, almost every […]

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Magic 2012 is almost here! Anthony's back with his acerbic wit for a spin down the lanes of the latest Core Set, dishing up a Cube review worth reading.

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Stephen Moss takes a look at the cards to keep your eyes on a week out from the prerelease.

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