Lord of the Unreal | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Lord of the Unreal | 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 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 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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Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

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Corbin Hosler breaks down the financial changes to both Standard and Legacy, and shares a hot Legacy tip!

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Mike Lanigan looks at powerful new strategies in Standard.

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With Innistrad previews just days away, Corbin Hosler looks at the cards poised to rise in value once the set releases!

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The most important message that I can convey, however, is the importance of floor traders. Now that you have an idea how I, and many others like me, got into floor trading, it is time to understand why we are such an integral part of the community.

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Neale's back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today's competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

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Magic 2012 is almost here! Anthony's back with his acerbic wit for a spin down the lanes of the latest Core Set, dishing up a Cube review worth reading.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/scheming-the-cube-m12-cube-review/feed/ 3 M12 Commander Financial Analysis (Part 1) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/m12-commander-financial-analysis-part-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/m12-commander-financial-analysis-part-1/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:12:54 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=18075 It's a Commander review of Magic 2012, but it isn't. It's got Standard and Legacy, but doesn't. It's by Ryan, an indisputable fact. What it will do is help you be prepared for this Friday's Release trading!

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Note: I write set reviews from a tournament player's perspective, not a financial perspective. As such, I try to approach new set releases with a "wide net" of all the cards which might be relevant to tournament Magic, even if it's just a sideboard 1-of that will never be worth much. This will necessarily include […]

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This week Corbin Hosler digs through Magic 2012 and comes back with a list of under-the-radar cards that you need in your trade binder, along with an update of the Prediction Tracker!

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