Restore Balance | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:11:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Restore Balance | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Friendly Fire: The New Banlist’s Splash Damage https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/friendly-fire-new-banlists-splash-damage/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/friendly-fire-new-banlists-splash-damage/#respond Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:00:13 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22769

The latest banlist announcement did a number on Modern's top decks, decimating the Uro piles which week and again would claim top of the heap as well as the new bullies on the block, cascade-powered decks abusing the latest Tibalt cards. In order to solve for these displays of power, though, Wizards took an unconventional […]

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Kyle breaks down the Mythics from War of the Spark and purchasing strategies he'll utilize going forward with an MTGO slant.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/05/insider-investing-in-war-mythics-a-primer/feed/ 5 Brew Report: That’s Wizard’s Chess https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/brew-report-thats-wizards-chess/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/brew-report-thats-wizards-chess/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:00:51 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=19969 By the time this piece is published, Mythic Championship London will be streaming, and Modern players will be testing the London mulligan in a high-pressure environment for the first time. The results of that event will have a massive effect on the format's future. For those who just can't wait until the Top 8 ends […]

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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 is driving new demand in Modern and Commander. Adam has the details along with insight into what might be next to move.

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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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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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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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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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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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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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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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Rob sees some hope in this card.. As Foretold.

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DJ breaks down some of the top selling and buying experiences he had at 2017's GP Vegas.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/06/las-vegas-is-a-great-place-for-mtg-finance/feed/ 0 The Prophecy Is… Ambiguous  https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/05/as-foretold-prophecy-ambiguous/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/05/as-foretold-prophecy-ambiguous/#comments Tue, 23 May 2017 16:30:42 +0000 http://34.200.137.49/?p=14423 The Oracle at Delphi was always correct. Every ancient Greek source confirms this truth. No matter what you asked the Oracle, the answer would accurately foretell the future. However, thanks to surviving prophecies, we now know she owes this accuracy to vagueness. The Oracle answered questions in ways that could mean anything. When asked about the outcome of a battle, […]

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Mike's calling out some of his favorite Amonkhet cards for Constructed this week. Join us!

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Bulk cards are spiking, and that means DJ has things to tell you. Check it out!

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With a solid chunk of spoilers in, Brian starts the task of evaluating the new cards' constructed applications and separating the gems from the chaff.

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