Door to Nothingness | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:57:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Door to Nothingness | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Generational Magic Player Spotlight: Matt https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/generational-magic-player-spotlight-matt/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/generational-magic-player-spotlight-matt/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=120615

Tony chats with Matt, a frequent player at Hero's Hearth. Join us as he shares his experiences with Magic and what playing the game means to him.

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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 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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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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Alternate win conditions provide an interesting case study for analyzing a specific category of cards. Niels looks in depth at the prices of this subset of cards.

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David Schumann continues his research on the impact of reprints on a card's price. This time he looks at out-of-print cards reentering the Standard environment.

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The MTG market is incredibly complex, which inevitably leads to some opportunities to maximize value in surprising places. But before diving in, Sigmund wants to emphasize the time it may take for such optimization, and why such opportunities remain untapped for a reason. Sigmund also reviews the past weekend's premier of Dragon's Maze and which cards made a splash.

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David Schumann describes a method for encouraging casual players in your local area to trade for some low-velocity cards: play a deck that features them.

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From Door to Nothingness to the return of a familiar UW strategy, Standard is full of innovation right now. Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks that have surfaced recently.

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Jason thinks M13 is more financially promising than it may appear at first glance. Read on to hear why, and stay tuned for tales of hilarious prerelease happenings.

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Sigmund reveals how Magic has helped him cope with a challenging time during childhood, and how being emotional about Magic can sometimes be a good thing. As long as it is kept in check.

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Looking for a deck that feels more ready-to-play right out of the box? Jay has the five parts of good precon decks and he breaks each of them down for you!

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