Eidolon of Blossoms | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 11 Nov 2022 03:40:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Eidolon of Blossoms | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Generational Magic: 30 Years of my 30 Favorite Cards Part 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/generational-magic-30-years-of-my-30-favorite-cards-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/generational-magic-30-years-of-my-30-favorite-cards-part-2/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=123107

Continuing the celebration of Magic's 30th Anniversary, Tony wraps up his 30 favorite cards from 30 years, including a cycling creature and an infamous land.

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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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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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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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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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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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The post-Origins Standard metagame has proven surprisingly interesting, with a host of new decks cropping up each week. Mike Lanigan looks at the latest contenders.

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Constellation Top 8'd the Richmond Open this weekend, and the deck looks better than ever!

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Chaz highlights some compelling questions going into Pro Tour Magic Origins, and advises on getting prepared ahead of time and potential investments.

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Results from SCG Chicago are in, and a plethora of interesting new decks seem to have cropped up! Mike Lanigan looks over the ones that caught his eye.

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Brian DeMars shares his picks for the undervalued gems from Magic Origins. These are the cards he's picking up under the principle that "good Magic cards often find homes."

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Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, along with an assessment of its performance as a speculative tool for the first six months.

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The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we've seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.

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Over the weekend at the Star City Open, someone started the day 5-1 with Ascendency Combo. "Big deal" you're probably thinking. "Ascendency Combo is old news". Well, you're thinking of the Jeskai Ascendency combo deck. This deck wins by comboing with a different ascendency - Temur Ascendency. The decklist is as follows.   It may […]

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Selling into the hype is a long-held maxim in the speculation community. But when should you acquire the cards you intend to sell. Jason Alt discusses the thorny scenario where we are tempted to buy a spiking card--and when it may be correct.

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