Painter's Servant | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 22 Jun 2023 05:08:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Painter's Servant | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Did Middle-Earth Break Legacy in Baltimore? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/how-middle-earth-broke-legacy-in-baltimore/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/how-middle-earth-broke-legacy-in-baltimore/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=131303

This weekend we experienced Tales of Middle Earth and its effect on Legacy. Mapson takes us through what we saw in Baltimore before looking at what comes next.

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Sometimes a quick flip doesn't go exactly as Sig plans. In these cases, he follows a strategy to sell these failed specs to maintain liquidity. This week Sig shares his strategies and why he's often the eager seller.

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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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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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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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Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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After a few years, we have some concrete data to compare and contrast the Masterpieces. David breaks down what we know to see which are attractively priced.

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The Conspiracy 2 spoiler is out, and David is reviewing it for eternal formats. He covers interesting reprints, new cards, and the financial takeaways.

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Mike looks at some notable spoilers from Conspiracy: Take the Crown, covering their financial relevance and competitive implications.

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Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Join Sylvain for another week of high-stakes bankroll management on MTGO. He goes over the latest buys and sells and provides the reasoning behind them.

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Several niche Modern staples have seen massive price spikes following the Eldrazi takeover. Sheridan evaluates two of them to see if they will hold value or crash.

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Eric got a deck tech in SCG Louisville, but that wasn't the highlight he was looking for for his weekend. In today's piece, he shares the lessons he learned from the event and provides the list that he would play in GP Detroit.

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Modern has never been so volatile as today. Sheridan is here to offer advice on minimizing financial losses with a robust understanding of the risks presented at this juncture.

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As we wade through the fallout of Modern's Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch, Sheridan is here to pick apart the results to find the next big thing in the evolving, Eldrazi-ridden format.

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