Patriarch's bidding | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Patriarch's bidding | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 On Modern Horizons 2 Prices https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/on-modern-horizons-2-prices/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/on-modern-horizons-2-prices/#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 21:13:56 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98225

Glancing at pre-order prices, Sig noticed Modern Horizons 2 is coming out of the gate on the expensive side. This week, he makes some comparisons to the first Modern Horizons to create his prognosis for prices for the set's singles.

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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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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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Rob returns this week with one of his favorite picks from Battlebond!

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Rob has the jury out for this legend from Kamigawa.

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Rob thinks that it's not yet time for this guy and the zombie apocalypse. Take a look why.

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There have been some big price movements across formats this week, so Adam explains what's going on...

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A quick list of omitted cards from Commander 2017.

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DJ breaks down some of the top selling and buying experiences he had at 2017's GP Vegas.

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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.

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From Door to Nothingness to the return of a familiar UW strategy, Standard is full of innovation right now. Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks that have surfaced recently.

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Carlos scours Avacyn Restored for some potential Commander sleepers, then walks us through a budget version of Balthor the Defiled.

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Ready for another round of gravedigging? Not your own grave, of course, but that of opponents' graves? Jules is back with a round of graveyard action. Get primed right here for Innistrad in Commander!

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How may bad commander choices can you name? Jules says there really isn't any! See how he breaks down crafting decks, and why you should consider something a little more unconventional!

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In the world of Dragons, everyone can hear you scream but it doesn't matter one bit. Robert shares some Dragon chemistry around Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund, taking us from small-time ideas to a big-time deck list!

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