Rampaging Ferocidon | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:54:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Rampaging Ferocidon | 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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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David begins the task of breaking down the non-rotating mythics to see where we might want to park some money leading into the fall rotation. The first stop: Ixalan.

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The Banned & Restricted announcement left Goblin Chainwhirler to continue its reign in Standard. David considers what this means for Standard speculation moving forward.

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Rob shows some love for this planeswalker from Dominaria in today's edition of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Rob talks about his first pick of the week in today's edition of the Daily Stock Watch.

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With the Banned and Restricted announcement coming on Monday, Kyle considers what a Chainwhirler ban could do to Standard, and considers the risk of taking positions.

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Welcome back to the final installment of my Dominaria Power Rankings. To view the rare rankings, click here. To view the mythic rankings, click here. Uncommons can be a good part of any portfolio, and are especially good for those new to speculating or with limited budgets. I view speculating as a way to help […]

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Getting into a new format can be expensive, but a tournament deck doesn't have to break the bank. Pete covers some budget options for both Standard and Modern.

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Pete breaks down exactly what it means to be in an unsolved metagame, which he argues is the case both for Standard and Modern.

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With Rivals of Ixalan out and cards still selling at inflated presale prices, Brian looks at the underrated cards from the new set that are flying under people's radar.

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This week's bannings and the release of Rivals of Ixalan promise to bring about big changes to the Standard metagame and the market.

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Here's a quick reaction to today's B&R Announcement: 1/15/2018

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The market is beginning to react to Rivals of Ixalan spoilers, so Adam explains what cards are moving...

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Kyle's here to break down in detail how the recent changes to MTGO prizes will impact you, the MTGO player and investor.

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Brian anticipates a Pro Tour metagame highly defined by Temur Energy. He outlines the cards and strategies he's targeting as a result.

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