Gisa and Geralf | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:07:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Gisa and Geralf | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Should You Buy the New Starter Commander Decks? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/should-you-buy-the-new-starter-commander-decks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/should-you-buy-the-new-starter-commander-decks/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122564

Joe aka "Beardy" takes a look at the deck lists for the new starter Commander decks. Are these really for new players, or a lucrative investment opportunity?

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/feed/ 4 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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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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David noticed some unexpected foils posting gains last week. He looks over some notable ones to see what formats or factors may be driving their prices up.

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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 thinks that it's not yet time for this guy and the zombie apocalypse. Take a look why.

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Morgan's got some sweet ideas on how to make Champion of Wits work in Standard. Do you like drawing a lot of cards? Then tune in.

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Amonkhet spoilers have had an impact on the market, so Adam offers some quick hits explaining what's happened and what's next...

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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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With week one's results in, Chaz breaks down Eldritch Moon's rares and mythics using his tiered method to let you know which cards are worth investing in!

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With Eldritch Moon almost on the shelves, David turns to examine its impact in eternal formats. These are the cards to watch for Modern, Legacy and Vintage.

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Mike reviews Eldritch Moon for the more banal, but still important role players that are likely to hit tournament tables soon. These cards will help shape the new Standard.

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With the full Eldritch Moon spoiler available, Sheridan starts the task of picking cards with Modern potential. He suggests whether to buy or hold off at current prices.

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