Channeler Initiate | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:03:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Channeler Initiate | 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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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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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Ixalan is nigh upon us and Standard is about to shift. Brian provides his picks for best cards to pick up, both from the new set and the past blocks remaining in Standard.

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Standard rotates with the release of Ixalan, and Adam shares what existing Standard cards are in position to be big winners in the exchange.

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Ixalan previews are flowing freely low, and Adrian has some ideas on MTGO opportunities in response.

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Kyle's here today to give a rundown on some of his favorite cards to keep an eye on for inexpensive MTGO speculation.

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Today, Mike breaks down some of the most successful and innovative decks of Pro Tour Amonkhet and their implications for the marketplace.

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Mike's back with the Box Report, cracking multiple boxes of Amonkhet and reporting to you the results.

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Pre-buying hyped staples is rarely a winning strategy, but picking underrated cards is different. Brian covers the cards from Amonkhet he believes are flying under the radar.

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Chaz and Tarkan discuss a new method during AKH preorders for Insiders Only.

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Danny provides a comprehensive review of Cube-worthy cards from Amonkhet, along with suggestions for the best time to pick each up cheaply.

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DJ's back to discuss some of the recent bulk spikes and what ones we might be looking for next.

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