Imp's Mischief | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Imp's Mischief | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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 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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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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The April 4 unbans have all eyes on the new toys for control archetypes, but Sheridan is here to remind you to stay aggressive, proactive, and linear in Modern.

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Last week we looked at the impressive cards from blue for modern, which I still feel is the largest area for growth. This week I'm going to cover the next sections for the highest growth; black, and artifacts. Some may wonder why I didn't cover lands first, since they tend to be the highest value […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/back-in-black/feed/ 0 Techniques for Rebuilding Your Binder https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/techniques-for-rebuilding-your-binder/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/techniques-for-rebuilding-your-binder/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:01:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=2519 Today I want to take a brief hiatus from writing about internet trading to discuss my States trading experience and give some ideas on rebuilding a binder after it has been cleaned out by a dealer. Connecticut States was a pretty good size, with a little over 150 people, so I figured there was going […]

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