Molten Vortex | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:23:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Molten Vortex | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTGO: Theros Financial Power Rankings: Mythic Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/mtgo-theros-financial-power-rankings-mythic-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/mtgo-theros-financial-power-rankings-mythic-edition/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:37 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94694

Kyle goes through Theros Beyond Death's setlist and shows us what cards we'll want to target for the upcoming metagame and MTGO Redemption season.

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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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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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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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Eddie weighs in on the latest developments in the finance world, from Guilds of Ravnica, to Worlds, to an odd new combo deck in Modern featuring Runaway Steam-Kin.

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Getting into a new format can be expensive, but a tournament deck doesn't have to break the bank. Pete covers some budget options for both Standard and Modern.

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Modern Masters 2017 and the changing metagame have increased demand for many Modern cards....

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In his set review, Chaz breaks down every mythic into tiers and explains where he sees them ultimately settling. Read on for the comprehensive guide to value in SOI!

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With Shadows over Innistrad previews done, Modern players can now start combing the set for high-impact sleepers and hidden gems. Sheridan gets the ball rolling.

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It's easy to buy into over-hyped cards in Modern without considering them in the format's context. Sheridan provides some tips to avoid getting swept up in the next major finance blunder.

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With the RPTQ results and October metagame numbers in the books, Sheridan points to the best investments going into next week's GP Pittsburgh.

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SCG States results are in and a few Modern staples have risen to the top. Check out these two cards for some spicy Modern investments.

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Modern can generate some insane hype around new decks or technology. Today Sheridan looks at two decks that were conspicuously absent from SCG States and evaluates their future prospects.

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Dragons of Tarkir and Origins are set to stick around Standard until fall next year. Doug looks at some cards to pick up now in anticipation of future demand.

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Chaz continues his analysis of Magic Origins for smart investments. He divides the mythics and rares into several tiers to better understand which ones hold promise.

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