Sheoldred Whispering One | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:26:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Sheoldred Whispering One | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Navigating Arena’s Latest Cube https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/navigating-arenas-latest-cube/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/navigating-arenas-latest-cube/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=118709

The Cube is back on Magic: Arena! This week Rob explores The latest iteration of the format, providing insight and data to get the most out of your experience.

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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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Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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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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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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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, 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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Getting ready for your first Legacy Cube draft? Check out this lightning-fast breakdown of some of the best cards in the format for white, black, gold, colorless, and lands.

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The Commander 2014 release sported some unexpected inclusions that threw a wrench is many speculators' plans. David Schumann takes stock of the situation and explains what we can expect from Wizards moving forward.

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David Schumann looks at the potential impact of the inevitable Modern Masters 2, based on the market's response to the first MMA.

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Today Corbin looks at the casual cards he has been targeting recently, with an eye to long-term, but near-guaranteed, gains.

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Carlos develops another Second Sunrise deck, this time with Vish Kal at the helm. Find out how profitable sacrificing your own creatures can be.

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Breaking up is hard to do. Breaking things in Commander is easy. Carlos is back with a Gifts Ungiven deck, minus the Gifts. Really!

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Robert's back, bringing a discussion of midrange strategies in Commander. If you ever wanted a primer running down suggestions and points, you'll find everything you need right here!

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Carlos loves to build decks, including those of five colors. Join him this week, defending the multicolor player in us all, and aiming for spot between casual and competitive with a Polymorph deck. Check it out!

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As promised, this week we're going to dive into some real deckbuilding with the new cards. I was intrigued as soon as I saw The Mimeoplasm; who wouldn't want to fuse their favorite creatures together? Today I'm going to document my deckbuilding process from start to finish. Taking Command The first step in building a […]

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Corbin Hosler evaluates the impact Magic 2012 will have on the market, and provides the weekly update on the Prediction Tracker!

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