Quiet Speculation | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:35:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Quiet Speculation | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Early Access: MH2 Speculation, Pt. 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/early-access-mh2-speculation-pt-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/early-access-mh2-speculation-pt-1/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:00:47 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22396 Welcome to December! At long last, the year known as 2020 is coming to a close. Huzzah! I had planned to kick this off with the traditional metagame update, but that's not to be: Wizards hasn't posted the last few events at time of writing, so the data's incomplete. Even if that wasn't the case, […]

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Quiet Speculation has a new Community Manager! Joe Davidson joins the fold as part of our content production and Discord community team.

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Traders and MTG Finance players normally see buying bulk as a waste of time and resources. Join Brady Harrison in his QS debut as he explains why bulk is one of the few untapped markets in MTG Finance, and how you can successfully buy and sell bulk.

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It's a well-known fact that every speculation target carries an associated risk, and sometimes it's better to hold off on a purchase because of it. David gives his perspective on buying, selling, and how the QS Insider Community can be an invaluable asset in your arsenal.

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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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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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The SCG Dallas Open showcased some interesting developments in several formats. Eddie takes stock of new technology and logs the changes to his portfolio in response.

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Week one of new Standard is upon us, with an SCG Standard Open in the books. Eddie looks at the latest holds and folds in the context of the emerging metagame.

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Guilds of Ravnica has hit, and the finance waves are already being felt. Eddie covers news from this week and reports back on the first QS office hours session.

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Alexander presents Part 2 of the Eternal Masters draft primer alongside Limited experts Bing Luke and Matthew Watkins.

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On the eve of Eternal Masters' release, Alexander enlists the help of two expert drafters to break the set down and get a bead on the winning strategies.

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Greetings, Nexites! Hopefully by now you've seen Sheridan's announcement last week of the new partnership Modern Nexus is starting with Quiet Speculation. My name is Jason Schousboe and I'll be taking over as Editor in Chief. A little about myself. My Magic career started about 10 years ago, and has seen me travel for a few […]

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Happy Friday, Modern Nexus community! About a month ago, we celebrated our one-year birthday at Modern Nexus. And what a year it's been! I've loved being a part of the site and engaging with the Modern community, and if even one more Moderner has been using our Top Decks statistics to justify format decisions, I'm […]

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Mike Lanigan breaks down the year of 2014 and the lessons he learned about winning strategies, Magic finance and running a business. He also discusses the setting of goals and outlines his for next year.

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I know this is something we may grumble to ourselves when we get paired against the Control deck, but it's not something that we usually actually encounter. Until now. Reddit comes through again, and in an odd subgame of finding the slowest possible way to win the game, they have determined a clear winner. In […]

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Corbin Hosler gears up for the prerelease with a review of notable card prices from the new set. What is over- and underpriced, and why?

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Everyone loves a good Mesmeric Fiend, right? Definitely a powerful card back when it was printed, it's an effect we haven't seen in quite some time. Until now, that is. So that art is sweet, right? Besides that, I expect that this will see some play. Not a ton, since Sin Collector kind of fills […]

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UPDATE:  The entire card has been revealed!  Check it out! We all know Wizards loves to bury spoilers for cards. We've seen Jace pieced out all over the world. We've seen Innistrad spoilers hidden in cryptic messages disguised as flavor. We've seen Return to Ravnica story spoilers brought out because of a one-point difference in […]

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Check out the Journey Into Nyx Spoilers on our official [JOU] Mini-Site! I'm certainly not highlighting a flashy card today. In fact, it's as wooly as they come. In fact, it's a sheep. Actually, I suppose that makes me a sheep-ist or something, because it's not really a sheep. It's a ram. A big, strong […]

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