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April ’25 Metagame Update: The Duality of Modern

David Ernenwein — Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

With the Modern RCQ season underway, Boros Energy appears to be running away with the metagame. Appearances are deceiving, however, as David explains with data.

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Content Creators Wanted

Paul Comeau — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Quiet Speculation is recruiting new content creators who love Magic as much as we do. Find out what it takes, and how you could be one of them.

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Counterspell and Sanctum Prelate in Horizons 2

David Ernenwein — Tue, 11 May 2021 16:00:09 +0000

It would seem that Wizards is growing impatient. The stated beginning of Modern Horizons 2 previews was next week. However, as part of their announcement of the "Summer of Legend" (which trips my marketing gag reflex), Wizards gave us some early spoilers. Clearly intended to whet player appetites for what is to come, the spoilers were […]

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Insider: Breaking Down Mystery Boosters

David Schumann — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:10 +0000

David takes a look back at Mystery Boosters, going in-depth on the reprints that mattered the most.

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The Case Against Power

David Schumann — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000

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

Edward Eng — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000

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 #26

Edward Eng — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:00:43 +0000

Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!)

Edward Eng — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000

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 Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer?

Kyle Rusciano — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000

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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Preparing for the December 6th Announcement

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000

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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Daily Stock Watch – Spellskite

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:20:19 +0000

Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #5

Edward Eng — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:08:53 +0000

Edward covers the latest shifts in the wake of Pro Tour 25th Anniversary, including a new section that highlights major targets he missed in earlier articles.

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Daily Stock Watch – Brightling

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:42:17 +0000

Rob talks about the breakout card of Battlebond in today's segment.

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Unlocked: Speculating on the Legacy Bans

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:30:47 +0000

The banning of Deathrite Shaman and Gitaxian Probe will have a dramatic impact on the Legacy metagame, and today Adam explores the financial impact.

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Daily Stock Watch – Rishadan Port

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:00:03 +0000

Rob continues his analysis of some heavy hitters from Masters 25.

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Insider: Legacy After Sensei’s Divining Top

Adam Yurchick — Fri, 19 May 2017 09:00:39 +0000

The Legacy metagame was thrown on its head after the banning of Sensei's Divining Top, and many cards have benefited from the change...

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Insider: Finding Value in Conspiracy 2

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:00:57 +0000

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

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Insider: Investing in Conspiracy

Ryan Overturf — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:00:36 +0000

Conspiracy looks like a great set, that is likely to be aggressively farmed. Is there any value to be found?

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Insider: Conspiracy: Take the Crown Review (Legacy)

David Schumann — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:00:14 +0000

The Conspiracy 2 spoiler is out, and David is reviewing it for eternal formats. He covers interesting reprints, new cards, and the financial takeaways.

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Insider: Conspiracy: Take the Crown Spoilers

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:34:30 +0000

Mike looks at some notable spoilers from Conspiracy: Take the Crown, covering their financial relevance and competitive implications.

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