Pyromancer's Swath | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Pyromancer's Swath | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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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Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90756

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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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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Insider: Vendors – Behind the Booth https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/insider-vendors-behind-the-booth/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/insider-vendors-behind-the-booth/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:30:27 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=81664

We've all dealt with vendors before, but do you know about the extra opportunities presented by buying or selling at big events? Morgan's here to give us a behind-the-scenes look at vending at GPs.

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‘Tis the Season, Zedruu the Greathearted https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/12/tis-the-season-zedruu-the-greathearted/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/12/tis-the-season-zedruu-the-greathearted/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:05:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=24600

Carlos is getting into the spirit of the season with Zedruu the Greathearted, but it seems Zedruu is better equipped to be dishing out vengeance instead of gifts!

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Insider: The Financials of Future Sight, Pt. 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/insider-the-financials-of-future-sight-pt-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/insider-the-financials-of-future-sight-pt-2/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:59:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=23029

Hello and welcome back to the weekly set retrospective! This week, we will take a look at the second half of Future Sight, a set so full of money cards that I had to split up the analysis! Let's dive in!

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Insider: Modern recaps https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/modern-recaps/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/modern-recaps/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:16:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=20509

Stephen Moss takes a look at all of his modern hopefuls and analyzes where he made you money.

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Insider: Modern – Red and Gold https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/modern-red-and-gold/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/modern-red-and-gold/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:45:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=19807

Finishing out his series on Modern, Stephen Moss takes a look at the remaining categories, red and gold.

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