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From Player to Investor: Buying Magic in Pandemic Times

Mauro Acerenza — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Quiet Speculation welcomes Mauro Acerenza to the team with his first article on transitioning from competitive Modern player to Reserved List investor.

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MTG Metagame Finance #25

Edward Eng — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000

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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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

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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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 Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk?

Edward Eng — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000

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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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 – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

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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Insider: Commander Picks from Dominaria (Gold Pt. 2)

David Schumann — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 09:00:54 +0000

David continues his review of Dominaria for Commander with the remaining gold legends, along with recommendations for specs to pair with them.

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Insider: Cubing with Amonkhet (as Inexpensively as Possible)

Danny Brown — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:10:35 +0000

Danny provides a comprehensive review of Cube-worthy cards from Amonkhet, along with suggestions for the best time to pick each up cheaply.

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Insider: Commander 2016 – Partner Commanders

David Schumann — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:31:44 +0000

Following up on his review of the four-color commanders, David delves into the other exciting side of the new Commander 2016 product---the two-color partner commanders.

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Insider: [MTGO] Vintage Masters Speculation Update

Sylvain Lehoux — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:00:26 +0000

Vintage Masters specs have been quite disappointing after the first eight months. For various reasons Vintage has not caught up with players on MTGO, but things may be about to change. Sylvain gives you an update on his investments in Vintage and Legacy staples.

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Insider: Can PucaTrade Turn Trash to Treasure? – Evaluating Some Pros and Cons of PucaTrade

Danny Brown — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:00:03 +0000

Danny Brown has recently started to get his feet wet with PucaTrade. He breaks down his initial impressions, and evaluates the service from the standpoint of the serious speculator.

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Insider: A Modern Masters Massacre

Carl Szalich — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:37 +0000

Modern Masters has been hyped as a value-laden set, and many people are cracking it for singles. Carl Szalich crunches the numbers to see if such a practice yields positive EV.

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Girl, You Like Foil Enchantress?

Ryan Overturf — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:05:12 +0000

Ryan recounts the tales of some very unique experiences, including EDH and playing Legacy Enchantress instead of attending an Avacyn Restored prerelease, encouraging readers to try playing with as many different decks as possible.

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Cubing with Carlos

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:05:56 +0000

Carlos takes a break from weekly post-FNM Commander when someone brings a Cube! Check out his thoughts on designing a limited environment while following along with his draft. What would you do the differently?

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Cube SWOT: Green

Usman Jamil — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:20:56 +0000

In the fifth part of his ongoing series, Usman gives us a SWOT on green in cubes!

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Digging through Destiny

Douglas Linn — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:13:47 +0000

This week brings us to the last part of Urza Block. We'll look at the set's theme of enchantments and their enablers while we go through a big history lesson in the process. You'll see the other “best creature ever printed” after Morphling (and Goblin Welder!) and see piles of beloved casual cards. Interestingly, Destiny […]

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Rhys-ky Business

David Lee — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:10:27 +0000

Not sure how to build your first Commander deck? David's here to help! This week he offers a few pointers for basic Commander deck building and walks us through Rhys the Exiled as a potential Commander!

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