Notion Thief | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:31:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Notion Thief | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 June ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 2: Cheater’s Paradise https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/june-20-brew-report-pt-2-cheaters-paradise/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/june-20-brew-report-pt-2-cheaters-paradise/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:00:15 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21873

Earlier this month, we saw the early effects of the companion nerf, especially as they affected Yorion decks. Players have since transitioned away from companions for the most part, with some exceptions, as we'll get to. Today, we'll look at ten more spicy strategies to emerge from Modern's rebuilding. Deck-to-Table Grassroots as brewing can be, […]

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This week, Chris reviews the decks of SCG Richmond, the first Standard event since War of the Spark's release, and looks ahead to the cards that could be winners going forward.

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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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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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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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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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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Mike covers the Cat tribe in Commander 2017, outlining the major cards from "Feline Ferocity" and predicting where they will settle in price.

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Brian DeMars looks at the first results to come in for Origins Standard. Some exciting cards made a splash while others are still waiting in the wings.

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With the amount of Magic being captured on camera at an all-time high, more and more exceptional moments are being recorded. Check out Ryan's favorites and share your own!

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With Treasure Cruise banned, Dig Through Time is seeing more Legacy play. If you're looking to play the full four Digs, then this Grixis list is for you.

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Adam retells the many storylines of Grand Prix New Jersey. He also shares the top-performing decklists, reveals the secrets they hold, and explains their metagame position moving forward.

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Ryan dissects his thoughts on the Legacy cards currently being overplayed and underplayed in the post-Khans environment.

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This year, several rotating rares didn't bottom out as Sylvain expected. Despite missing the lowest price, he is still taking advantage of good opportunities on rares and a few mythics.

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Ryan has been Cruising in Legacy, and he's certainly not the only one. Find out what he thinks Treasure Cruise does to the format at large and what kinds of tech people are adopting in a post-Cruise world!

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Continuing with last week's series, Sylvain reviews which rares from M14 and Return to Ravnica may constitute a good investment after Standard rotates.

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