Dovin Baan | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:06:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Dovin Baan | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Tales from the Buylist #2 – Examining Kaladesh https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/tales-from-the-buylist-2-examining-kaladesh/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/tales-from-the-buylist-2-examining-kaladesh/#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:33:25 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91680

Chris revisits one of the more powerful sets of recent memory. What's worth investing in moving forward?

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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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

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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Rob ends the week with a Freaky Friday card on today's segment!

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Kyle provides the definite power rankings for MTGO investment on all of Dominaria's mythic rares.

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Kyle breaks down five categories of cards that he thinks are too good to overlook at their current prices.

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Rob talks about a card that is seeing some financial movement, but isn't really high on his list.

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Kyle wraps up his discussion of mid-size mythics today. How do we best invest in these MTGO assets?

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Rob is very positive about this card's future, and you should be, too.

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Mike's got something a little different for this box report. When a set's EV is this bad, sometimes one needs to improvise...

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Adam explains why the Standard bannings have re-invented the metagame, and how the market has reacted.

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Many families share Christmas on not just one day, but over many days throughout the holiday season. My family has our Christmas normally on the 25th at our own homes, but everyone knows that the 26th is the day we all get together at my mom’s house. Today, just like the 26th for my family, […]

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Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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When four players are the only 9-1s from the Pro Tour and they all played similar decks, you should take notice. Hope you missed Spell Queller.

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The story this weekend at SCG Indianapolis was clearly aggro strategies and vehicles. David looks at the Top 32 results to get a picture of the new Standard format.

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Chaz has a full set review for Kaladesh, replete with information from his testing sessions!

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