Power Sink | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:30:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Power Sink | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Best of DMU: Lists, Rankings, and Made-Up Trophies https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/the-best-of-dmu-lists-rankings-and-made-up-trophies/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/the-best-of-dmu-lists-rankings-and-made-up-trophies/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122410

As DMU draws near a close, Rob celebrates it in a completely unique and original manner: with a bunch of lists and meaningless awards to rile up debate.

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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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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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Right on the heels of the Pro Tour, Eddie covers the latest movements in his portfolio. Some breakout cards from the PT are worth selling into hype now, for starters.

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Rob starts the week with a Commander card as his feature!

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Several months ago Brian laid out a scheme for classifying Old School cards by tier of playability. Today he discusses the price movement we're starting to see in the third tier.

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Some seemingly random commons and uncommons from Magic's first two sets are priced surprisingly high. Sig discusses what they are and why they're holding value.

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A card like Black Knight might not seem exciting, but if it's an Alpha copy it will still hold value. Brian considers what we may be missing in the earlier sets of the game.

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Brian keeps hammering on the Old School drum, but for good reason. He explains why he thinks the format is priced to grow and where he'd look to invest.

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Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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This week Sigmund kicks off a week of Khans of Tarkir coverage, focusing on The Jeskai Way. Will this shard have an impact on Standard and demonstrate financial relevance? Read on to see what Sigmund predicts for this URW clan.

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With recent columns singing the praises of precons, Jay Kirkman now turns to the darker side and examines where they frequently fall short.

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