Cultivate | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 18 May 2023 14:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Cultivate | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Commander Clash Decks to Choose If You Want to Win https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/05/the-commander-clash-decks-to-choose-if-you-want-to-win/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/05/the-commander-clash-decks-to-choose-if-you-want-to-win/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=130194

Beardy's testing has revealed which Commander Clash: March of the Machine decks triumph over the rest, and the ingredients needed to maximize them.

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The March of the Machine prerelease is upon us, and Joe aka "Beardy" has one question: has Wizards thrown in the towel on creative multiplayer design?

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As Standard's metagame evolved post-rotation, a host of new commons and uncommons are seeing significantly more play. This week Sig examines these cards and identifies top bulk picks for a future buylist.

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In Part 2 of his article, David examines the last year of Standard sets, focusing on several new Showcase variant printings for rares and mythics.

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Core Set 2021 offers a variety of attractive pick-ups for both Commander and Standard speculation (should paper Magic events restart). This week Sig highlights a few of his favorites, inspired by others in the Twitter community.

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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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Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday pick! Read more about it here.

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Rob thinks that the writing's on the wall for today's featured card.

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Rob features a legendary creature on today's Daily Stock Watch!

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This week, David breaks down a few format staples for five major formats, compares their buylist prices from five top stores, and draws a number of conclusions from the data. If you like getting deep into the numbers, this article is for you.

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Rob analyzes the future of this dragon from Shadowmoor. Learn more about it here.

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