Defense of the Heart | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:40:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Defense of the Heart | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Insider: Breaking Down Mystery Boosters https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/insider-breaking-down-mystery-boosters/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/insider-breaking-down-mystery-boosters/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:10 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95448

David takes a look back at Mystery Boosters, going in-depth on the reprints that mattered the most.

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QS Writer Chris Martin joins the QS Cast to discuss War of the Spark, Commander reactions, Pre-Orders, and more!

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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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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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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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David continues his exploration of judge foils by expanding the search to non-Reserved List options. Several present low multipliers that could be enticing.

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David Schumann sifts through Born of the Gods spoilers for cards that may impact Legacy, Modern and Commander.

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Neale likes to crush. Green is good at that. Now he seeks the very best...

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This Commander deck is dumb, and Carlos feels dumb.

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Dear Diary, today is the day I broke Riku. He seemed so lovable and cute, too! I watched him through art class. (He's so dreamy when he's copying something!) But then I ran into him playing a game...

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Old-fashioned, creature-based card advantage. Let Robert take you through a Mayael deck that's packed to the brim with it!

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Carlos loves to build decks, including those of five colors. Join him this week, defending the multicolor player in us all, and aiming for spot between casual and competitive with a Polymorph deck. Check it out!

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The new Commander cards: Wizards tested, player approved? Jules walks us through taking the new cards in Magic through paces in places, both expected and not! How are you going to use your cards?

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Building decks in Commander can be daunting. Carlos, our newest Commander writer, shows you how to handle it with ease! Decklists ahead!

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Jay finishes the rest of the theme decks stretching back to Tempest as part of the ongoing Precon Buyer's Guide, noting an interesting pricing trend among some of the retailers!

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