Elspeth Tirel | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Elspeth Tirel | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Streets of New Capenna: Facts and Predictions https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/streets-of-new-capenna-facts-and-predictions/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/streets-of-new-capenna-facts-and-predictions/#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=111918

Did you see the Streets of New Capenna reveal? Paul goes over some of the details we know about the set and his predictions for what's to come.

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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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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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Julian Biondillo shares another Commander deck, this time a green-white Trostani deck built around tokens.

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Planeswalkers present a unique opportunity to the trader with the right outs available. Today Jason Alt outlines a specific trading strategy involving the iconic card type.

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Matthew Lewis checks in with the MTGO-to-Paper metric to see where set prices are trending and to prepare for the next opportunity.

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Wizards dropped a bombshell this week with their announcement about higher redemption fees. Matthew Lewis walks you through the precise implications this change has for the MTGO speculator.

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Matthew further elaborates his theory regarding set redemption and the MTGO market. As per usual his conclusions include a variety of recommended speculation targets.

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Ryan Abcede takes a look at cards you should pay attention to that are rotating out, with a particular eye towards the three C's of Magic.

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Fall rotation is the ideal time for speculators to acquire cards from the previous block. Matthew discusses which Scars cards you should be targeting on MTGO in the coming months.

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Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?

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It's hard to believe that Scars of Mirrodin is nearly two years old. It's nearing the end of its rotation through Standard and while many of the prices in the set are still under the influence of Standard pricing, there are still a lot of hidden gems in the set. In this article, I'm going to focus on the lesser-known cards and the casual stars. You know about what Copperline Gorge and Darkslick Shores go for, but I'm sure you'll come away from this with a more comprehensive knowledge of the set. If you're looking for throw-ins or running your own bulk box, you'll get a lot out of this.

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