Monastery Siege | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:23:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Monastery Siege | 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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/feed/ 29 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/feed/ 0 MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90756

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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

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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Niels is here to give us his take on every card in the Commander 2017 Dragon deck, Draconic Domination!

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Brian takes on the ever-important task of evaluating his past picks for success and failure, focusing on the past two months.

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Mike covers the latest round of spoilers from Oath, focusing on a few prominent cycles that are sure to make an impact in Standard and beyond.

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Chaz returns to Scrap Savant with the Thopters and Altars deck. Read on to see the final build and how his games went!

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Polling results are in for the next Scrap Savant! Chaz sketches an initial outline for a green-white deck based around Myth Realized.

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Brian is thinking ahead to rotation and what will retain value from Khans and Fate Reforged. These are the cards that look to have a future after Standard.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/12/insider-rotating-cards-to-hold-future-value-in-khans-and-fate-reforged/feed/ 0 [MTGO] 1 Year, 100 Tix – August Report https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/09/mtgo-1-year-100-tix-august-report/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/09/mtgo-1-year-100-tix-august-report/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:48:32 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=65745

Eight months have passed and Sylvain's 1 Year, 100 Tix account has reached the symbolic value of 500 Tix. Read on for his report on the recent gains in the account and his plan for the remaining MM2 positions.

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This one is bound to be a casual favorite, and it just might have legs in Modern. Or hooks.

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The post-Origins Standard metagame has proven surprisingly interesting, with a host of new decks cropping up each week. Mike Lanigan looks at the latest contenders.

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The July report for Sylvain’s 1 Year, 100 Tix project is here. Despite a fairly low activity this month, the value of the account still went up. In this article, Sylvain shares a piece of advise on ORI opportunities along with his five favorite targets.

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Mill wins the GP! Could this deck possibly be the real deal?

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Halfway through his 100 Tix 1 Year project, Sylvain presents a summary of the first six months, during which the account tripled. See for yourself and congratulate the winner of the six-month guess.

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