The Scarab God | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:26:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png The Scarab God | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Adam Plays Magic: Five-Color Incarnation https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/adam-plays-magic-five-color-incarnation/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/adam-plays-magic-five-color-incarnation/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122751

It's time to bust out the toolbox with Five-Color Enigmatic Incarnation. No matter what the opponent brings, Adam's got the right tool for the job!

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Chris examines Oathbreaker, and judges the long-term viability of the format.

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Kyle breaks down the Mythics from War of the Spark and purchasing strategies he'll utilize going forward with an MTGO slant.

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QS Writer Chris Martin joins the QS Cast to discuss War of the Spark, Commander reactions, Pre-Orders, and more!

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/insider-qs-cast-120-war-of-the-spark-reactions-unlocked/feed/ 0 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The best way to make money on a new Standard metagame is to anticipate what is likely to be good, and Kyle is here to help.

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Rob ends the week with the usual freaky Friday pick! Check out what it is this time here.

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Edward covers the latest shifts in the wake of Pro Tour 25th Anniversary, including a new section that highlights major targets he missed in earlier articles.

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Kyle provides a great breakdown on various ways to get MTGO tickets at a discount. Plus a few words on the future of MTG Arena.

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The Banned & Restricted announcement left Goblin Chainwhirler to continue its reign in Standard. David considers what this means for Standard speculation moving forward.

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In the two Grand Prix events last weekend we saw the post-Pro Tour metagame beginning to evolve. Adrian covers the newcomers and discusses potential spec targets.

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