Nekusar, theMindrazer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:31:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Nekusar, theMindrazer | 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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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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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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David noticed some unexpected foils posting gains last week. He looks over some notable ones to see what formats or factors may be driving their prices up.

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Morgan's here to cover today's Commander 2017 deck review: Arcane Wizardry.

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New Commander generals are big news, and Hour of Devastation has brought a pair that are making waves in the market...

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David believes The Locust God could be the next Commander card to drive up demand for synergistic cards from the past. He looks at some cards that may benefit.

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DJ's back to fill us in on the "bulk" that really isn't bulk anymore, this time from some recent Commander sets.

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Niels is here to discuss a speculation target he's been on for a few years: has it paid off, or should he continue to hold out for more?

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Following up on his review of the four-color commanders, David delves into the other exciting side of the new Commander 2016 product---the two-color partner commanders.

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David continues his discussion about colorless mana-producers in light of the new <> mechanic, covering the Commander and Legacy cards that could benefit from the release of OGW.

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Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage Dark Deal Something is going on with the foil presales on this card. Foil presales are a terrible risk and most sites don't do them because it's nearly impossible to guarantee a given number will be opened. This card is part of combo decks that need cards […]

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Be sure to check out in-depth coverage on the spoiler page, but I wanted to highlight a few cards here that may have a financial impact. Sage's Reverie Foils of this seem like a relatively safe bet. I bet they start out at like $0.25 and I bet it takes a while for Bruna, Light […]

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The Commander 2014 release sported some unexpected inclusions that threw a wrench is many speculators' plans. David Schumann takes stock of the situation and explains what we can expect from Wizards moving forward.

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Commander 2013 experienced a radically different financial trajectory than its predecessor. Jason Alt analyzes the differences to determine which one is a better model for the coming Commander release this year.

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Mike Lanigan discusses the development of his own bulk box before taking a look at the newest Standard decks to hit the metagame.

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