Dispatch | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:11:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Dispatch | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 White Cards to Pull from Bulk https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/white-cards-to-pull-from-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/white-cards-to-pull-from-bulk/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=112300

David continues his series highlighting cards to watch out for while digging through bulk. What white cards should you have on your radar?

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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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Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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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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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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Mike's here today to break down the many options you have available for when you want to sell an entire deck.

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Eric got a deck tech in SCG Louisville, but that wasn't the highlight he was looking for for his weekend. In today's piece, he shares the lessons he learned from the event and provides the list that he would play in GP Detroit.

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Mike Lanigan does a box report on Modern Masters 2015, opening several boxes of sealed product to estimate the value you can expect to get.

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Mathieu weighs in with some wisdom he's gained concerning the difference between investing in sealed product and singles.

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Carlos finally shares his all-time favorite Commander deck: Kemba, Kha Regent. Read on to see how this idiosyncratic and time-tested deck functions.

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Which packs should you be opening right now and which should you avoid? When choosing your prizes for local gaming store tournaments, make sure you get the best return and learn what Chad found from running the hard numbers on all Standard legal boosters.

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How do you go about speculating for Standard PTQ season so far in advance? Chad's proven strategy has worked for him year after year.

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This week, Mike looks at the different forms of removal in standard and takes another look at his pet deck, voltron!

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Mike breaks down Wolf Run Red and Green and explains why neither is what he'll be running this Friday.

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Greetings folks, I'm coming to you live from the Snapcaster Mage Standard Season. We have a lot going on here at the event and new tech is showing up all over the place. The latest news comes from Mike Flores who tried to take down his New York State Championship with a dedicated Snapcaster Mage […]

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