Scorched Ruins | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:17:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Scorched Ruins | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90488

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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Insider: Profiting From Price Spikes After they Happen https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-profiting-from-price-spikes-after-they-happen/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-profiting-from-price-spikes-after-they-happen/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:00:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=85458

Don't you wish you could buy cards that spiked in price for their pre-spike price and make easy profits? Adam explains in detail how he does it.

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Insider: An Eternal Look at Rivals https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-an-eternal-look-at-rivals/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-an-eternal-look-at-rivals/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:00:34 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=85374

The full Rivals of Ixalan spoiler is out, and David is here to cover the interesting cards for eternal play from both strategic and financial perspectives.

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Insider: Market Trends Kicking Off 2018 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-market-trends-kicking-off-2018/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-market-trends-kicking-off-2018/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:15:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=85375

A week into 2018 we're already seeing some new trends unfold. Sig takes a step away from Old School to discuss other trends he's buying into as the year gets underway.

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The Pro Tour Metagame: A Beginning, Not an End https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/02/the-pro-tour-metagame-a-beginning-not-an-end/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/02/the-pro-tour-metagame-a-beginning-not-an-end/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 10:00:27 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=70075

I'm writing this from an airplane on its way out of Atlanta, fresh off a wild weekend doing live on-site coverage of Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW). For a 20-year veteran of Magic: The Gathering, walking among the 300+ best players on Earth on the 20th anniversary of the Pro Tour was somewhat surreal. As […]

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Insider: The New Color…Less (Part 2) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/12/insider-the-new-color-less-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/12/insider-the-new-color-less-part-2/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:00:07 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=68481

David continues his discussion about colorless mana-producers in light of the new <> mechanic, covering the Commander and Legacy cards that could benefit from the release of OGW.

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Insider: “Diamond” Mana in OGW – Hunting for Spec Targets https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/12/insider-diamond-mana-in-ogw-hunting-for-spec-targets/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/12/insider-diamond-mana-in-ogw-hunting-for-spec-targets/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:00:01 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=68269

Wizards has confirmed the presence of the new colorless mana symbol in Oath of the Gatewatch! David looks to old cards that may get a new lease on life and a resulting price bump.

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Commander Deck Tech: Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/commander-deck-tech-karrthus-tyrant-of-jund/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/commander-deck-tech-karrthus-tyrant-of-jund/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:08:41 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=17306

In the world of Dragons, everyone can hear you scream but it doesn't matter one bit. Robert shares some Dragon chemistry around Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund, taking us from small-time ideas to a big-time deck list!

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