the Great Distortion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png the Great Distortion | 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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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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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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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 has some serious hate going on for this card. Find out why.

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Esteemed guest Damon Morris, co-owner of Card Kingdom joins the QS Cast!

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Eldritch Moon just launched and Conspiracy 2 is on the way, though Kaladesh may have a closer release than one would think.

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Between Eldritch Moon, Eternal Masters and Kaladesh, Magic players have plenty to look forward to. Brian considers some financial opportunities that may result.

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David looks at the recent spoilers from Shadows over Innistrad and shares some thoughts on how the post-rotation format is shaping up.

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Mike presents his Box Report for Oath of the Gatewatch! He breaks down several boxes cracked for his store's inventory to get an idea of the average value contained in the new set.

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Chaz takes a look at the post-banning landscape in Modern using data from Magic-League, before addressing the latest round of Modern spikes.

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Chaz turns to the rares next in his set review of Oath of the Gatewatch. He goes through each in turn, providing thoughts on their viability and financial future.

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Chaz begins his financial set review of Oath of the Gatewatch with the mythics. He breaks them down into tiers, explaining his reasoning behind each card.

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Ruin in Their Wake may not be as good as Rampant Growth, but then Rampant Growth isn't Standard legal. Ryan thinks the nerfed accelerant could very well be the future of Standard Ramp.

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