Cruel Ultimatum | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:22:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Cruel Ultimatum | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 My New 32: A Deck for Each Color Identity, Part 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/my-new-32-a-deck-for-each-color-identity-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/my-new-32-a-deck-for-each-color-identity-part-2/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=118501

Joe aka "Beardy" is back for Part 2 of his New 32, a list of every deck he's working on for each color identity... today, two- and three-color combinations!

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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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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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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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You should know that Reserved List cards are safe in a world of reprint sets every year, but which cards can maintain their value even if they are reprinted? Brian explains.

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Many families share Christmas on not just one day, but over many days throughout the holiday season. My family has our Christmas normally on the 25th at our own homes, but everyone knows that the 26th is the day we all get together at my mom’s house. Today, just like the 26th for my family, […]

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Mike breaks down how the Masterpiece Series will impact prices, especially the falling price of MTG bulk. He also discusses the WPN announcement of the Standard Showdown and Holiday Buy-a-Box programs!

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Mike hits on some of the high points of Conspiracy: Take the Crown, including a few sleepers you may have missed!

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Big decks can come with big price-tags, but Sheridan has scoped out five underpriced Modern staples to get fast.

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What has 15 green sources, 15 white sources, three colorless lands, and two double-red spells?

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With the prerelease right around the corner it's time to evaluate the new cards. Find out which Origins cards Ryan thinks are appropriate priced and which are way off.

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With less than half of Khans of Tarkir spoiled, the future of Standard is starting to shape up and the key players have potentially already made their appearance. This week Ryan continues to flesh out the format and identifies currently legal cards you should have in your collection.

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Fetchland reprints are the big financial news from the weekend, and Jason Alt wastes no time diving in to assess their impact. Lots of Modern decks are suddenly getting better mana...

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