Skinshifter | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Skinshifter | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/feed/ 12 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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Julian Biondillo takes a first look at the Tiny Leaders format with an old favorite, Doran the Siege Tower. Does the treefolk have what it takes to compete in the new format?

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Peter Knudson follows up on the format that took the web by storm, digging into alternative Horde lists, the concept of Survivor decks, how to handle Planeswalkers, and a proposed banned list.

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Mike Lanigan dives into the tribes of Innistrad to see which ones beg to be built around.

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Neale lines up a howling good time without laying a finger on a Werewolf. It's new-school Commander all the way!

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"It's a unique time in our history, in the history of any civilization. It's the moment of the acquisition of technology. That's the moment where contact becomes possible." Contact It's a unique time... ...when Wizards takes action and bans two cards, but the oppressive deck still remains to dominate the format. ...when Wizards creates a […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/08/a-unique-time/feed/ 1 M12 Commander Financial Analysis (Part 2) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/m12-commander-financial-analysis-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/m12-commander-financial-analysis-part-2/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:00:47 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=18108 Ryan's back, delivering the other half of his M12 review! If you're picking up your product this weekend, and going digging for Commander goodies, let Ryan help point you exactly where you want to be!

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Magic 2012 is almost here! Anthony's back with his acerbic wit for a spin down the lanes of the latest Core Set, dishing up a Cube review worth reading.

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Stephen Moss takes a look at the cards to keep your eyes on a week out from the prerelease.

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Note: I write set reviews from a tournament player's perspective, not a financial perspective. As such, I try to approach new set releases with a "wide net" of all the cards which might be relevant to tournament Magic, even if it's just a sideboard 1-of that will never be worth much. This will necessarily include […]

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This week Stephen takes a quick look at M12 and the cards that stand out.

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