Scion of the Ur-Dragon | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:51:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Scion of the Ur-Dragon | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 PreDH: The Community’s Call for Nostalgia https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/predh-the-communitys-call-for-nostalgia/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/predh-the-communitys-call-for-nostalgia/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=127409

Sig is a fan of nostalgic Magic, so it's no wonder recent rumblings about PreDH, Commander before 2011, have caught his eye. This week Sig explores this concept.

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The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.

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Chris lays out his general approach to EDH finance and shows it in action with three underrated cards he has been acquiring recently.

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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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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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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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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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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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Rob analyzes the future of this dragon from Shadowmoor. Learn more about it here.

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Rob doesn't like the idea of riding this dragon's financial rise. Find out why!

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We now know the tribes of the Commander 2017 decks, and the market – especially for foils – is reacting.

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The surprise spoilers from Commander 2017 revealed that Dragons will be one of the featured tribes. Mike looks at the leaked cards to evaluate their possible demand.

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Checking rising cards on MTG Stocks may seem like "too little, too late," but they may be indications of other cards ready to jump. David considers several cases from last week.

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This week, some cards from Commander 2017 were leaked three months ahead of the release, and Adam's here to cover what we know and what it means.

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The week Jason delves into how tribal cards find their homes, both in casual and competitive formats.

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Speculators have made good money on Tiny Leaders and Dragons these last couple months. But trends will shift as we approach the launch of Modern Masters 2015. Read on to see how Sigmund is preparing himself for the changes ahead.

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