Nivmagus Elemental | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:26:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Nivmagus Elemental | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Oil Leak: The Riskiest Card in Phyrexia: All Will Be One https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/oil-leak-the-riskiest-card-in-phyrexia-all-will-be-one/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/oil-leak-the-riskiest-card-in-phyrexia-all-will-be-one/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126010

There's been a leak of rares from Phyrexia: All Will Be One. One of those rares looks to completely rewrite the rules of Modern, as David E. explains.

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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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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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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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Nivmagus Elemental is among the quirkier Modern legal cards, and MTGO player Tenshi 5-0'd a league with a sweet new brew with the card.

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Jason Alt is following Goblin Rabblemaster's latest rise with skepticism. He makes the case for getting out now, even if the card may not be at its ceiling yet.

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Speed Vs. Cunning is the gift that keeps on giving. We have a few presents from the visual spoiler today. Some old favorites are getting new art. And some of our suspicions have been confirmed. The old cycle of tri-lands had a tendency to be underrated. While they were first-pickable in draft, people didn't tend […]

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MTG Investing has a balance, and sometimes we can't have it all. But knowing which factors are most important to you will ensure your experience will be fulfilling.

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Danny identifies some useful methods for finding speculation targets when nothing obvious is popping up on your radar.

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While Journey Into Nyx is unlikely to unseat the top decks in Standard, it does enable a few new strategies. Mike Lanigan investigates.

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Danny reflects on his impressions of the Pro Tour, and what speculative moves can be made in Modern moving forward.

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Mistaking hype for a legitimate, sustainable spike in price can be disastrous. Corbin Hosler discusses the difference and why it matters.

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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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Corbin Hosler examines the aftermath of the last few prominent Modern spikes, and explains what it means for future Modern speculation.

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Ryan shelves his Young Pyromancer Legacy brew for a week to try out some innovations to his MUC Delver Pauper deck in a Magic Online daily event.

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Ryan constructs a U/R Legacy deck from the ground up, built around the brand new Young Pyromancer.

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