Rest for the Weary | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:17:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Rest for the Weary | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 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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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 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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The banning of Splinter Twin has brought the Modern community to its knees. Sheridan is here to sift through the wreckage and show you what's likely to win and lose in a post-Twin world.

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Modern season has begun in earnest with a familiar rash of seemingly random spikes. Chaz examines the cards in question to see if the new prices will stick and what's in store next.

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Pauper is a MTG Online format that only allows cards printed as Commons in deck building. Though the format was meant to be a cheap and accessible way to play Magic, some of the staple Commons are now worth multiple dollars. Many popular archetypes have been converted into Pauper decks. Some of the most common […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/03/7-pauper-decklists-that-arent-maddeningly-boring/feed/ 50 Cubing 101: White’s Sorceries and Instants https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/cubing-101-whites-sorceries-and-instants/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/cubing-101-whites-sorceries-and-instants/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:02:08 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=19800

Jay continues his development of "The Standard Cube" by looking at white instants and sorceries. How many Wraths? Find out inside!

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