Karn Liberated | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:35:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Karn Liberated | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 May ’23 Metagame Analysis: Trending Concerning https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/may-23-metagame-analysis-trending-concerning/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/may-23-metagame-analysis-trending-concerning/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=130882

Despite data indicating the recession of certain negative trends, Modern's metagame is moving in concerning directions... and towards becoming solved.

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Tony attended a Store Championship this past weekend playing one of his pet decks. Did a Yorion-less format help him succeed? Come and find out!

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This week, Kai puts the market under a microscope in preparation for the release of Modern Horizons 2, with a focus on Modern.

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When spoiler season started, the community panned the Double Masters for having underwhelming reprints. Since the rocky start higher-value cards have been spoiled, increasing the set's EV. This week Sig looks at the numbers, making his initial judgment of the set.

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Joe takes a look at the financial impacts of five Double Masters spoilers and their VIP Edition printings.

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At the start of 2019, Sig made three predictions for what the year may bring in MTG finance. Twelve months later, he reflects back on these predictions. The results may surprise you; with greater respect for the unknown, Sig looks ahead to 2020.

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Join Sam for the lowdown on one of the coolest tournaments ever held: The 2019 Gen Con Legacy Cube Championship! Warning: Memes ahead!

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Modern bans are coming. Adam shares his predictions and what it means for the metagame and the market.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/preparing-for-moderns-impending-bans/feed/ 0 Modern Top 5: Planeswalkers https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/05/modern-top-5-planeswalkers/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/05/modern-top-5-planeswalkers/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 19:01:36 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20080 The focus of Magic's newest expansion, War of the Spark, is planeswalkers. These have historically lacked what it takes to consistently make a splash in Modern. Walkers are fair cards, after all, and designed for a Standard power level; besides, in a Turn Four Format, successfully integrating a permanent type that tends to cost four […]

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The market is heating up, but how do you determine the best cards to target? Today Adam shares some techniques he uses and the specs they've led to.

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The Modern metagame, War of the Spark spoiler season, and the London mulligan are all making an impact on the Magic market this week. Adam covers the details.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/this-weeks-finance-factors-modern-metagame-spoiler-season-london-mulligans/feed/ 0 The Modern Horizons Effect https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/the-modern-horizons-effect/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/the-modern-horizons-effect/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:00:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92072

Adam believes Modern Horizons may have a similar effect as the original Modern Masters, helping the format explode in popularity. Given this, acquiring staples looks attractive.

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With the release of Modern Horizons looming, Wizards announced no changes to the Banned & Restricted list. Christopher looks at the cards that stand to gain right now.

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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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Given the impact of past Masters sets, the most recent rebound in Ultimate Masters prices is perplexing. Aren't they supposed to stay lower, for longer? Sig investigates.

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

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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