the Flame-Chained | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:44:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png the Flame-Chained | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTG Metagame Finance #31 – The Future of Magic https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-31-the-future-of-magic/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-31-the-future-of-magic/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:55 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91648

In light of an important announcement from Wizards coming later this month, Eddie makes a bold prediction about Magic's future. Plus, more metagame finance insight.

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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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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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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 Daily Stock Watch – Heart of Kiran https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/daily-stock-watch-heart-of-kiran/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/daily-stock-watch-heart-of-kiran/#comments Wed, 30 May 2018 15:14:47 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87734

Rob talks about one of the most used cards in Standard right now.

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Kyle's here today to give us the rundown on how the new Flashback Drafts on MTGO will work – and how we can profit off of them. Bonus: a portfolio review after a very active month!

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Rivals of Ixalan seems to have stabilized in price, hovering around $55 for the past three weeks. That's a bit higher than I had expected, but now that the typical array of gauntlets, flashbacks, cubes, and masters set releases has begun in earnest, the infusion of supply of Rivals of Ixalan cards into the MTGO […]

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Kyle wraps up his discussion of mid-size mythics today. How do we best invest in these MTGO assets?

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Welcome back. Our deep dive into mythics on MTGO continues! For these next two weeks, we will be focused on mythics with converted mana costs of four and five (hereafter referred to as "midsize" mythics). This article is especially important because a plurality of mythics are printed in this range. How will they differ from […]

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