Mana Bloom | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:43:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Mana Bloom | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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Selling into the hype is a long-held maxim in the speculation community. But when should you acquire the cards you intend to sell. Jason Alt discusses the thorny scenario where we are tempted to buy a spiking card--and when it may be correct.

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In prep for the upcoming Columbus SCG Invitational, Ryan returns to his RW Devotion list and shares his updated sideboard.

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The Pro Tour is right on our heels, which has Corbin thinking about Journey Into Nyx's impact. Don't be caught unaware this weekend!

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I know some of you are familiar with the Market Watch series I've been doing on www.empeopled.com, but for those of you who may not be, each week I try to look at one particular card and break it down as either a good or bad speculation target. A few weeks ago I wrote about […]

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Is it Pyrostatic Pillar? Or Firedrinker Satyr? Whatever it is, it's a good card.

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Today Corbin looks at the casual cards he has been targeting recently, with an eye to long-term, but near-guaranteed, gains.

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Danny shares tips on how he approaches spoiler season smartly.

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Check out the Journey Into Nyx Spoilers on our official [JOU] Mini-Site!   So you remember how earlier I was talking about the fact that Constellation being spoiled as a mechanic made Mana Bloom a decent spec? Well, it's been a matter of hours since I wrote that and this new spoiler makes me change […]

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Check out the Journey Into Nyx Spoilers on our official [JOU] Mini-Site! Spoilers are upon us, and everyone wants to talk about Journey Into Nyx. One of the cards that's really drawn a lot of attention is Eidolon of Blossoms, because of how powerful it is to draw cards just for playing other cards. That's […]

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David Schumann makes use of some telling hints we already have about Born of the Gods to isolate several potential speculation targets.

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Danny launches into a full assessment of the current state of his trade binder, analyzing the directions he sees many cards going in the coming weeks and months.

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Considering the information about Theros block already spoiled, Corbin Hosler asks what cards may benefit from an "enchantment-matters" Standard environment.

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