Mechanized Production | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:41:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Mechanized Production | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Value in Building a “Bad” Deck https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/the-value-in-building-a-bad-deck/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/the-value-in-building-a-bad-deck/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126059

Is there value to be found in deliberately sub-optimal decks with silly win-cons? Joe aka "Beardy" talks about his take on "bad" deck building.

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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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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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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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Rob would love to collect copies of this card before it gets out of reach.

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Chris is back to identify some cards with real potential for short- and long-term gains as we approach rotation.

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Kyle wraps up his discussion of mid-size mythics today. How do we best invest in these MTGO assets?

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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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After playing 18 rounds of Magic across two formats in SCG Columbus, Brian has a good idea of where Standard and Modern are headed. He shares his picks for this week.

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