Fatestitcher | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:29:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Fatestitcher | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 QS Insider Cast – Throne of Eldraine Release Week https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/qs-insider-cast-throne-of-eldraine-release-week/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/qs-insider-cast-throne-of-eldraine-release-week/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:28:06 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93958

Join Chris Martin, Sam Lowe, and Chris O'Berry as they jump into Throne of Eldraine's impact on Standard, Modern, and EDH going into release weekend.

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Christopher knows accountability is always crucial in speculation. After ten weeks of articles for QS, he looks back to evaluate how his speculation calls have fared.

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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 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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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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Sometimes cards limp off the banlist, and other times they explode. Check out Ryan's thoughts on the new face of Modern after the latest B&R changes!

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Brian is thinking ahead to rotation and what will retain value from Khans and Fate Reforged. These are the cards that look to have a future after Standard.

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Adam provides an extensive look at cards likely to support Golgari Grave-Troll in Modern. These cards are poised for a price increase, so don't miss this article!

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Today Corbin Hosler looks at aggregate data from 2014 to get an idea of how Magic speculation performed overall. He goes over the biggest gainers and losers from the year, and explains what they mean.

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Welcome back, readers! Today's article is built on my recent success with the site Pucatrade.com. The basic idea is that you trade cards to players who have "pucapoints" which are used as currency. Each point is equivalent to 1 cent. Points can be purchased via their website, but they are also given for accomplishing certain […]

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Considering the ideal opening of a new deck can lead you down different paths in deckbuilding. Mike Lanigan breaks down the major Standard contenders according to their opening plan, and explains what that says about their strategy.

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Treasure Cruise Legacy is here. The Khans sorcery has had a significant impact on the format, leaving only one question left to answer: do you try to beat them or join them? Sigmund has some speculative ideas around the former.

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Jason Alt looks at the trajectory of Kuldotha Forgemaster after its Top 8 in GP Edison, which surprised many by being so lackluster. Why did it break the mold, and what does that tell us about other cards?

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Vintage is an exciting format, but sometimes daunting to newcomers. Join new writer Scott Fielder as he guides you through one of Vintage's marquee decks, Dredge.

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The commanders in Innistrad all state they're not dead. Jules digs to the bottom of this.

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Neale's back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today's competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

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