Lyra Dawnbringer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:23:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Lyra Dawnbringer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Tales from the Buylist #7 – The Challenger Decks and Rotation https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/tales-from-the-buylist-7-the-challenger-decks-and-rotation/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/tales-from-the-buylist-7-the-challenger-decks-and-rotation/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:18:21 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91997

Chris is back today to break down the Challenger Decks and how they will impact card prices, especially surrounding rotation.

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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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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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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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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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Brian has been playing a ton of Standard on Arena, and that means he has a bead on cards waiting to be discovered. Today he shares his picks for Standard cards to watch.

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Rob talks about another Standard star on the Halloween segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Standard popularity is booming, with clear implications for the financial landscape. Kyle considers the future prices of shocklands and some other key cards in this context.

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Week one of new Standard is upon us, with an SCG Standard Open in the books. Eddie looks at the latest holds and folds in the context of the emerging metagame.

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For this week, Eddie brings more Guilds of Ravnica spoiler talk and a dive into one of Magic's newest formats to crop up, Premodern.

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David finishes up his "undervalued in Standard" series with the Core 2019 mythic rares, evaluating them as potential pickups leading into rotation.

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Rob talks about what's arguably the best sideboard card in Modern right now in today's segment.

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Standard is nearing rotation but that doesn't mean we're lacking for action. Eddie covers the cards to hold and fold this week, including key foils, promos, and Pauper staples.

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Rob shows some love for this planeswalker from Dominaria in today's edition of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Welcome back to the final installment of my Dominaria Power Rankings. To view the rare rankings, click here. To view the mythic rankings, click here. Uncommons can be a good part of any portfolio, and are especially good for those new to speculating or with limited budgets. I view speculating as a way to help […]

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