The Ur-Dragon | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 06 Jul 2022 04:54:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png The Ur-Dragon | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 You Best Have Dragons: Pre-2X2 Pickups https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/you-best-have-dragons-pre-2x2-pickups/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/you-best-have-dragons-pre-2x2-pickups/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=116210

With Double Masters 2022 on the horizon, Dragon-related cards have seen numerous buyouts and spikes. But there are plenty more targets flying under the radar!

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David does a deep dive on Secret Lair series, with a focus how these reprints have affected overall prices of the reprinted cards.

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/feed/ 29 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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 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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We answer Insider questions with a surprise guest!

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Admiral Beckett Brass was one of the most popular commanders on EDH REC a couple weeks ago, and has only risen in popularity. Could this be a catalyst for profits? Sig investigates.

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Niels is here to give us his take on every card in the Commander 2017 Dragon deck, Draconic Domination!

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The surprise spoilers from Commander 2017 revealed that Dragons will be one of the featured tribes. Mike looks at the leaked cards to evaluate their possible demand.

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This week, some cards from Commander 2017 were leaked three months ahead of the release, and Adam's here to cover what we know and what it means.

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