Oversold Cemetery | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Oversold Cemetery | 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 […]

The post The Case Against Power first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/feed/ 16 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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 […]

The post Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> 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 […]

The post MTG Metagame Finance #25 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/feed/ 0 MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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 […]

The post MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/feed/ 12 Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90488

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 […]

The post Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/feed/ 7 Daily Stock Watch – Geth, Lord of the Vault https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/daily-stock-watch-geth-lord-of-the-vault/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/daily-stock-watch-geth-lord-of-the-vault/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:43:47 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87178

Rob features Geth, Lord of the Vault on the Freaky Friday edition of the Daily Stock Watch!

The post Daily Stock Watch – Geth, Lord of the Vault first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/04/daily-stock-watch-geth-lord-of-the-vault/feed/ 3 Nath of the Gilt-Leaf Elves Commander https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/08/nath-of-the-gilt-leaf-elves-commander/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/08/nath-of-the-gilt-leaf-elves-commander/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:40:19 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=62174

Julian looks at a Commander deck that may not make any friends, but can certainly win games. If you want to empty your opponents' hands and leave them devoid of resources, this may be the deck for you.

The post Nath of the Gilt-Leaf Elves Commander first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/08/nath-of-the-gilt-leaf-elves-commander/feed/ 1 One Zombie to Rule Them All! – Balthor the Defiled EDH https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/07/one-zombie-to-rule-them-all-balthor-the-defiled-edh/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/07/one-zombie-to-rule-them-all-balthor-the-defiled-edh/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:00:28 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=61668

Zombies are a fun tribe to build around in Commander, but when you add a recurrable mass reanimation effect things get out of hand fast--enter Balthor.

The post One Zombie to Rule Them All! – Balthor the Defiled EDH first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/07/one-zombie-to-rule-them-all-balthor-the-defiled-edh/feed/ 3 Lyzolda, the Blood Witch — Profiting from Death https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/lyzolda-the-blood-witch-profiting-from-death/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/lyzolda-the-blood-witch-profiting-from-death/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:05:54 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=31621

Andy Martin dissects another of his synergistic Commander decks. See how Lyzolda can sacrifice fodder to benefit you.

The post Lyzolda, the Blood Witch — Profiting from Death first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/lyzolda-the-blood-witch-profiting-from-death/feed/ 4 That Morbid Feeling https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/that-morbid-feeling/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/that-morbid-feeling/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:05:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26255

This week Carlos Gutierrez takes a turn toward the macabre. Dead creatures are everywhere, and Kresh and Company are right in the middle of the Morbid mess!

The post That Morbid Feeling first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/that-morbid-feeling/feed/ 24 Innistrad in the Shuffle https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/innistrad-in-the-shuffle/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/innistrad-in-the-shuffle/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:05:55 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=20726

The commanders in Innistrad all state they're not dead. Jules digs to the bottom of this.

The post Innistrad in the Shuffle first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/innistrad-in-the-shuffle/feed/ 5 Insider: Outlining Onslaught, Pt. 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-outlining-onslaught-pt-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-outlining-onslaught-pt-2/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:50:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=16497

Doug tackles the back half of Onslaught this week. Find out the best cards to make money on, from a tribal Crusade to a hungry, hungry Baloth!

The post Insider: Outlining Onslaught, Pt. 2 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-outlining-onslaught-pt-2/feed/ 0 Something Old, Something New https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/something-old-something-new/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/something-old-something-new/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 04:05:04 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=12384

With a tale of two Commander decks, Neale shares everything that's right and wrong in Commander!

The post Something Old, Something New first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/something-old-something-new/feed/ 5