Izzet Chronarch | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:17:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Izzet Chronarch | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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Morgan's here to cover today's Commander 2017 deck review: Arcane Wizardry.

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Breakout cards usually look obvious in retrospect, but hindsight is 20/20. Doug asks how we can approach spoilers better to predict the next format-defining staple.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/12/insider-why-do-we-get-surprised-by-breakout-cards/feed/ 3 Building a Pauper Cube- Part 2, The List! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/building-a-pauper-cube-part-2-the-list/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/building-a-pauper-cube-part-2-the-list/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:00:33 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=33997

Witness the unveiling of Ryan's pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.

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As it turns out, Carlos can break Commander decks of all commons too!

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The man with a million deck ideas takes a look at the 15 new commander options from the new decks! Ready for some ideas to get your deck-building juicing flowing? Hop inside!

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Recently, I had the good fortune to spend a would be lazy Saturday at the Magic BC (Bellevue College) Club’s Winter Tournament. I figure this is a day worth recounting; not only was it the most Magic related fun I’ve had in awhile, but hopefully the idea will catch on elsewhere and we can see […]

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