Paradoxical Outcome | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:55:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Paradoxical Outcome | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 A Different World: Vintage, Explained https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/a-different-world-vintage-explained/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/a-different-world-vintage-explained/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=131417

David E. explains why Vintage on Magic Online is way underplayed, offering a crash course on its rules of engagement. Be warned: here there be dragons.

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SCG Indi was an important week both for Sam and for Magic at large. Check in with Sam here to find out what he learned over the weekend and what lies ahead.

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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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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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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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David presents the next set of lower-priced Standard mythics to evaluate them for potential heading into rotation. This time he covers Dominaria.

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Eddie presents the latest price movements and advises on what to hold, what to get rid of, and the reasoning behind it.

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Rob likes Sai for a lot of reasons. Check out what he has to say about it in today's segment.

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Mike tried his hand at Vintage and Legacy at Eternal Weekend, but also found ample time to buy and sell on the floor. Here are his financial takeaways from the event.

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Mishra's Workshop has long been one of the most broken unrestricted cards in Vintage—and price may be one factor keeping it that way. Brian explains.

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Mike breaks down the current state of Modern, including detailed discussion of the format's most popular decks.

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David reviews Aether Revolt for potential eternal playables, covering the cards he believes show the most promise in Modern, Legacy, and Vintage.

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With Eternal Weekend around the corner, Brian discusses the value that old cards can hold due to nostalgia, and suggests a few pick-ups he sees as undervalued.

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Mike discusses a Mardu planeswalker deck poised to combat the Smuggler's Copter metagame plus where prices from Kaladesh will go from here.

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Brian DeMars has thoughts on what cards might break out at Pro Tour Kaladesh. Check it out and see if you agree!

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Chaz has a full set review for Kaladesh, replete with information from his testing sessions!

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