Curse of Stalked Prey | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:25:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Curse of Stalked Prey | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Spicing Up Those New Commander Decks https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/02/spicing-up-those-new-commander-decks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/02/spicing-up-those-new-commander-decks/#respond Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=111282

In this follow up article Beardy tackles the two new Commander decks released for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Are they worth buying?

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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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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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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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Spoiler season is in full swing and this time there's no dearth of exciting cards for Standard. Mike Lanigan goes down the line and shares his thoughts on possible applications for the new cards.

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Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

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Casual players get excited by vastly different cards than competitive players. Jared Elick discusses what types of cards to stock in your trade binder for this crowd.

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The things of the world have their opposites, so why should the precon decks of Innistrad block be any exception? We've covered the best of the bunch, now it's time to turn over the rock and see what's on the other end!

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Joshua Justice takes a closer look at rares mythics and playable commons and uncommons with his set review of Innistrad.

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