Shrine of Burning Rage | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:43:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Shrine of Burning Rage | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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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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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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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It's hard to keep track of the fast-moving Magic news cycle. Adam slows it down and covers everything crucial that you might have missed this week.

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So much value this week! Eddie goes deep on the implications of UMA. Plus, a giveaway!

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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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It's time for another Hold 'Em & Fold 'Em! With a recent rotation, what's on Eddie's mind this week?

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Rob starts the week with one of the biggest gainers from Guilds of Ravnica on today's segment!

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Another week of Guilds of Ravnica, another set of recommendations. Eddie provides the latest moves in his portfolio, including some Modern breakouts and a few odd foils.

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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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Week one of new Standard is upon us, with an SCG Standard Open in the books. Eddie looks at the latest holds and folds in the context of the emerging metagame.

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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 blue, green, and red.

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The new Legacy Cube update is straight-up insulting to hardcore fans of the format.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/03/the-legacy-cube-just-keeps-getting-worse-and-worse/feed/ 1 [MTGO] Holiday Cube: The Perfect Mono-Red Deck, Part Two: Spells and Lands https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like-part-two-spells-and-lands/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like-part-two-spells-and-lands/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:42:48 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=54996

What does the perfect mono-red aggro deck look like in Holiday Cube? Today concludes the discussion.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like-part-two-spells-and-lands/feed/ 2 [MTGO] Holiday Cube: The Perfect Mono-Red Deck, Part One: Creatures https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:42:34 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=54958

If you could hand-pick the perfect cards for a mono-red deck in the Holiday Cube, what would your decklist look like?

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What are your favorite cards in the Legacy Cube?

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