Temporal Trespass | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:52:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Temporal Trespass | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Top 4 RCQ Finish: Pioneer UR Phoenix https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/top-4-rcq-finish-pioneer-ur-phoenix/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/top-4-rcq-finish-pioneer-ur-phoenix/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=117036

Adam had an impressive finish at a local RCQ with UR Phoenix in Pioneer. This week he goes over which cards were the hotness and what lessons were learned.

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Taking extra turns has proved to be a winning strategy in Standard, so Daniel asks "Why not do the same in Pioneer?" But can it fit in his Phoenix list?

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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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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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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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Rob closes out the week with his notorious freaky Friday pick!

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The unbannings of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf are having a big impact on the market, and Adam shares some cards that have the potential to rise in the hype.

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Adam explains how Modern is reacting to Aether Revolt and the recent bannings, plus some of the opportunities that have come up in response.

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Sigmund Ausfresser joins QS Cast to discuss some recent signs for optimism in 2017.

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I don't know if it's proper to say this one is Reid Duke approved, but his Magic Online account sure did 5-0 a league with it.

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Brian takes on the ever-important task of evaluating his past picks for success and failure, focusing on the past two months.

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Brian is thinking ahead to rotation and what will retain value from Khans and Fate Reforged. These are the cards that look to have a future after Standard.

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The summer lull seems to be less pronounced this year than most. Brian DeMars looks at what to expect come rotation, with a special focus on fetchlands.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/08/insider-end-of-the-summer-lull-khans-fetches/feed/ 1 [MTGO] 1 Year, 100 Tix March Report https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/04/mtgo-1-year-100-tix-march-report/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/04/mtgo-1-year-100-tix-march-report/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:00:49 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=58570

March's report of Sylvain's 100 Tix 1 Year project is here. The value of the account is still progressing up and the next few months promises to be loaded with opportunities. Sylvain also offers some more insight into how he views Quickflips.

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Right before Dragons of Tarkir gets officially released, Corbin looks back at his calls for Fate Reforged. Read on to see how his predictions fared this time around.

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Derek recaps the results of his Fate Reforged box opening project and points out some potential winners from the lukewarm Modern metagame being established this last weekend at Pro Tour Fate Reforged.

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Ryan takes a look at the cards with the highest preorder prices from Fate Reforged and evaluates how reasonable these prices are. Find out which cards he thinks are hits and which are all hype!

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It's that time again. Corbin Hosler pores over the new set for under- and overrated cards, and offers his thoughts on the financial relevance of Fate Reforged.

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