Kozilek the Great Distortion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Kozilek the Great Distortion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Tales from the Buylist #9 – Lightning Fast Movement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/tales-from-the-buylist-9-lightning-fast-movement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/tales-from-the-buylist-9-lightning-fast-movement/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:46:33 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92303

Chris has some great thoughts on Commander, Legacy, and Modern this week. Welcome to Value Town.

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What is FOMO? How does it relate to MTG finance? How can we recognize it, minimize its effects, or even harness its power? Pat has got some thoughts on this one. Check it out!

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In September 2017, Sig wrote an Insider piece highlighting the financial benefits of participating in the QS Insider Discord. This week Sig returns to the article with updated commentary.

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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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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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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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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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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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As rotation nears, we all need to be conscious of the opportunities on cards departing Standard. Jim looks at some likely slow gainers for Commander.

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Adam explains why the Standard bannings have re-invented the metagame, and how the market has reacted.

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Eldritch Moon previews start today, but before we know a single card Sheridan is here to point out some hot spec targets.

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David looks at the recent spoilers from Shadows over Innistrad and shares some thoughts on how the post-rotation format is shaping up.

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Mike presents his Box Report for Oath of the Gatewatch! He breaks down several boxes cracked for his store's inventory to get an idea of the average value contained in the new set.

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The banning of Splinter Twin leaves a hole in Modern that's sure to fill fast. David highlights the most likely heirs to the throne, and the key cards poised to gain as a result.

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Chaz begins his financial set review of Oath of the Gatewatch with the mythics. He breaks them down into tiers, explaining his reasoning behind each card.

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The release of Oath of the Gatewatch is right around the corner, and Mike has what you need to start brewing in Standard. He presents his Top 10 Constructed cards from OGW.

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