Pharika God of Affliction | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:37:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Pharika God of Affliction | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Insider: The Effect of Secret Lairs https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/insider-the-effect-of-secret-lairs/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/insider-the-effect-of-secret-lairs/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:00:29 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94818

David does a deep dive on Secret Lair series, with a focus how these reprints have affected overall prices of the reprinted cards.

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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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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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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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Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, discussing major price trends and recommending specific cards to buy and sell.

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Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux go over the weekly MTGO Market Report, covering overall set prices and changes coming due to the recently announced changes to Daily Events.

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Check in with Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux for the weekly MTGO Market Report. This week they discuss the results of the Pro Tour and the initial reaction in online prices.

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Ryan's committed to casting Chromanticores at SCG Regionals. Check out his preferred five-color shell!

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Derek takes a look at the cards in and around Fate Reforged that will have the most room for growth after the set is released.

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This week Derek evaluates the challenges of spoiler seasons and offers some advice on how you can be a responsible speculator.

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After a few weeks of playing with the new cards, Mike Lanigan believes a few gems are still flying under the radar. He reveals what they are and provides some thoughts on the metagame.

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Mike Lanigan provides his recent thoughts on G/B Dredge, before recounting his rounds at a TCG Player tournament with Mono-Blue Devotion.

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Mike Lanigan covers a variety of topics in today's article, including an update of Standard Dredge with the new Journey cards.

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Mathieu takes a serious look at one of Journey into Nyx's new mechanics, Constellation, to see if there is a new archetype to be crafted.

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Mike Lanigan reviews Journey Into Nyx with his pick for the top ten cards most likely to impact Standard.

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Dylan analyzes the new Gods, predicting where their values might trend in the upcoming weeks and months.

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