Doom Whisperer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 01 May 2019 02:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Doom Whisperer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 War of the Spark Combos and Synergies https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/war-of-the-spark-combos-and-synergies/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/war-of-the-spark-combos-and-synergies/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:00:30 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92602

David takes a good look at the upcoming War of the Spark Standard, and cards that could synergize well with Feather, the Redeemed.

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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 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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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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Matt Lewis returns for the monthly MTGO market report, with his latest movements in foil mythic rares, full sets, and booster pack holdings.

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Rob starts the week with one of the biggest gainers from Guilds of Ravnica on today's segment!

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Another week of Guilds of Ravnica, another set of recommendations. Eddie provides the latest moves in his portfolio, including some Modern breakouts and a few odd foils.

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Standard popularity is booming, with clear implications for the financial landscape. Kyle considers the future prices of shocklands and some other key cards in this context.

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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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Rob talks about a budding Modern superstar in today's segment.

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Guilds of Ravnica has hit, and the finance waves are already being felt. Eddie covers news from this week and reports back on the first QS office hours session.

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