Platinum Angel | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Platinum Angel | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Bring a Little Halloween Flavor to Your Commander Table https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/bring-a-little-halloween-flavor-to-your-commander-table/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/bring-a-little-halloween-flavor-to-your-commander-table/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=120942

Joe aka "Beardy" introduces some Halloween-based mechanics into your Commander games, including candy and points. Will these pumpkin-spice up your games?

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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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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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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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Battlebond presents some juicy reprints as potential pickups. David looks back to Conspiracy to get an idea of how their prices will behave, and the best time for pickup.

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David continues his review of Dominaria for Commander with the white and black legends, and his picks for cards that may benefit from their introduction to the format.

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With everyone talking about Masters 25, other important headlines are falling into the background. Sig looks at the other major stories that can help you make money in the coming months.

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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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Mike presents an overview of the financial gems and opportunities in Conspiracy: Take the Crown.

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Mike breaks down how the Masterpiece Series will impact prices, especially the falling price of MTG bulk. He also discusses the WPN announcement of the Standard Showdown and Holiday Buy-a-Box programs!

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Adam lays out which Kaladesh cards are already having an impact on the Modern metagame and market.

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David wraps up his Conspiracy 2 review with a treatment of Commander. He shares his picks for the most relevant cards and how prices should adjust.

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Looking for 15 foil angels? How do these ones look to you?

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Adam retells the many storylines of Grand Prix New Jersey. He also shares the top-performing decklists, reveals the secrets they hold, and explains their metagame position moving forward.

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