the Hunt Caller | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:25:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png the Hunt Caller | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Gearing Up for SCG Con Winter https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/gearing-up-for-scg-con-winter/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/gearing-up-for-scg-con-winter/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94229

Sam is battling every day to get up-to-date Pioneer info, with one goal in mind: The Invitational Trophy!

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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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Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

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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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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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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Standard is highly diverse right now, and affordable as well. Chaz examines the relationship between the two to see if there's a connection.

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Ryan breaks down the results of the Pro Tour and highlights the strategies that he believes will have the most success going forward.

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David pores over the Top 8 decks from PT SOI. He discusses strengths and weaknesses in the metagame moving forward, and closes with the weekend's financial takeaways.

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Ryan goes over his list of cards near their floor from Dragons and Origins. These cards are powerful enough to make a splash in Standard, even if they haven't found a home yet.

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It looks like the last huzzah for Mono-Green and Mono-Blue before rotation. Mike Lanigan shares his thoughts on devotion of various stripes in Magic Origins Standard.

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Warden of the First Tree has yet to be widely adopted by Abzan Aggro. Perhaps some recent wins will change this.

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Magic Origins spoilers are coming in and the presale hype is in full effect. Chaz looks at some cards he has his eye on once the storm settles a bit.

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Weary of the rise of Collected Company decks? Ryan has you covered. Find out the best ways to keep up with the new green machine!

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The week before the first Regional PTQ ever has seen no shortage of interesting developments in the Standard metagame. Mike Lanigan provides his thoughts on the format.

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Mike Lanigan digests the decks from the Pro Tour that put up the best finishes, in preparation for the Regional PTQ fast approaching.

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Adam examines the impact of Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir on the competitive metagame and financial landscape.

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Ryan has searched Standard for some potentially undervalued cards going into the Pro Tour this weekend. Find out which cards he thinks are worth watching!

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Adam makes sense of the results from the latest SCG Standard Open in Syracuse, and explains how the results will impact the metagame and the market.

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