Crested Sunmare | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:01:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Crested Sunmare | 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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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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Brawl is gaining popularity and it isn’t without financial implications. Pete takes a top-down look at the format and a deck build around Kambal.

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Rob San Juan shares his insights on this absurdly good (and expensive) Standard God.

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Chaz leaves no stone un-turned in pursuit of valuable information prior to PTXLN!

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Mike provides a classic "pics" article with his ten selections for underrated Standard cards as we move into the new post-Ixalan environment.

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After seeing Ixalan in action at the prerelease, Mike has a better idea of how the new cards will fit into Standard and which strategies are worth targeting.

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Kyle is here to offer some targets and some warning on Hour of Devastation block cards.

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Ramunap Red took the Pro Tour by storm, which means the time is now for anti-red cards. Brian highlights his picks for the current metagame.

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The Pro Tour hit prices in a big way, so Mike's back to revisit whether a box of HOU has become a good idea. He also touches in detail on a number of major price shifts.

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The Pro Tour is in the books, and there are some very important price movements going on that are worth taking a look at. "Yeah, yeah, Kyle, the cards in the Ramunap Red deck spiked and many others fell off." Shockingly, that would be incorrect! While every Pro Tour in recent memory has given the winning […]

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Morgan and Chaz discuss PT Announcement changes, FNM changes, and more!

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Morgan officially joins the QS Cast panel as a permanent cohost!

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Mike's back to break down more of the Hour of Devastation spoilers for your reading pleasure!

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