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Commander Legends: Spoilers and More!

Joseph Davidson — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:32:25 +0000

Commander Legends spoiler season is here and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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MTG Metagame Finance #25

Edward Eng — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000

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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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk?

Edward Eng — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000

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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Preparing for the December 6th Announcement

Kyle Rusciano — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000

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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20

Edward Eng — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000

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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Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000

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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Insider: A Deeper Look at Masterpieces

David Schumann — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:00:22 +0000

After a few years, we have some concrete data to compare and contrast the Masterpieces. David breaks down what we know to see which are attractively priced.

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Insider: Grand Prix New Jersey – Analyzing the Top 8 and the New Legacy Metagame

Adam Yurchick — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:21:36 +0000

Adam retells the many storylines of Grand Prix New Jersey. He also shares the top-performing decklists, reveals the secrets they hold, and explains their metagame position moving forward.

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Insider: Legacy Tournament Report (U/W/r Miracles)

David Schumann — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:00:05 +0000

David Schumann shifts it up today with a Legacy tournament report. Read on for his account of piloting Miracles in a SCG IQ.

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Insider: Speculating 201

David Schumann — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:00:29 +0000

Today David Schumann returns to some speculation basics, explaining the profit-to-effort ratio and reasons why cards may appreciate or depreciate.

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Jason’s Archives: Just Because You Can

Jason Alt — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:02 +0000

Jason Alt discusses the latest Banned and Restricted announcements before covering the ubiquitous tournament results.

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Insider: Casual Hits from Magic 2013 and Avacyn Restored

Corbin Hosler — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:15:52 +0000

Corbin Hosler breaks down what overlooked cards from the last two sets are actually casual gold!

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Insider: Next year’s chase Commander foils, today

Douglas Linn — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:01:55 +0000

All you need to know about how Commander influences foil prices is to look at Expedition Map. The low common goes for over $10 to the right player because when you become a Commander, you want foils all around you. All of those spells should be holographic! While we knew Map would be a good staple in Commander, I don't think people called that it would be this much for a common, this early. Today, I'm going to share my forecasts for the next hot Commander cards - ones I think will double or triple in price in a year or two. Let's start!

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Bouncing Around The Banned List

Neale Talbot — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:00:51 +0000

Commander Banned List! What does it mean!

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Insider: Figuring Out Fifth Dawn

Douglas Linn — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:30:39 +0000

Fifth Dawn was the third set in Mirrodin and was inexplicably focused on getting people to play all five colors. In the abstract, this is fine, but this was in a set full of artifacts that gave you advantages for running them. It would be like if Onslaught Block culminated in a set focused on super-powered spells instead of really good Tribal creatures...

Oh, wait.

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Where Were You December 2, 2010?

Guest Author — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:10:24 +0000

With the wildly popular Commander decks preselling out everywhere, Ryan Abcede gives us a quick overview and breakdown of the biggest movers in singles. Looking to step up for the Commander release? Get all the details you need inside!

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Return of Prosperity

Stephen Moss — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:45:53 +0000

Welcome back everyone, no Prosperity didn't make any major news this past week, however after a refreshing week away I have returned to help inform the elite and privileged with financial news, and help put some more cash in all our wallets. The first piece I wanted to talk about this week is Melira, Sylvok […]

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Flash of Hindsight – Flipping Out

Kelly Reid — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:04:07 +0000

So, it’s Friday, the day before Grand Prix: Columbus, and we arrive around 5:10am. We pull up to two or three of the hotels on the Columbus Convention Center campus, no vacancy. Courtyard Marriot, which I’m more than willing to give a plug here, has a vacancy for Friday and Saturday; but we’ve just been […]

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