Tocatli Honor Guard | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 05 Jan 2023 02:53:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Tocatli Honor Guard | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The New Elesh Norn And Commander https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/the-new-elesh-norn-and-commander/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/the-new-elesh-norn-and-commander/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=125744

Is the Commander Rules Committee wrong about Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines being too powerful? Beardy investigates a troubling trend among new cards.

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David does a cross-store comparison of retail prices for three formats to see where the best trade-in values lie.

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-31-the-future-of-magic/feed/ 2 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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/feed/ 0 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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Last weekend featured two Standard Grand Prix, setting the stage for next week's Pro Tour. This has serious implications for the market, which Adam covers today.

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Rob talks about another Standard star on the Halloween segment of the Daily Stock Watch!

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Eddie weighs in on the latest developments in the finance world, from Guilds of Ravnica, to Worlds, to an odd new combo deck in Modern featuring Runaway Steam-Kin.

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David continues with his analysis of undervalued cards in Standard in anticipation of rotation. This time he covers Rivals of Ixalan, along with some notable rares in Ixalan block.

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Welcome to a new edition of State of the Meta! PT 25th Anniversary is right around the corner, which will feature Team Constructed only (no draft) with each team member playing a separate format (Standard/Modern/Legacy). Things have been shifting a bit as of late in the world of eternal formats: from the dominance of Matt […]

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Getting into a new format can be expensive, but a tournament deck doesn't have to break the bank. Pete covers some budget options for both Standard and Modern.

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Are you the worst Jace of all time?

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Mike provides a classic "pics" article with his ten selections for underrated Standard cards as we move into the new post-Ixalan environment.

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Mike details the value in several real-life cracked boxes in the Ixalan Box Report, before covering gainers from the SCG Open weekend in Dallas.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/10/insider-ixalan-box-report-weekend-winners/feed/ 2 Ixalan Spoiler Wrap-Up and Looking Ahead https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/09/ixalan-spoiler-wrap-up-looking-ahead/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/09/ixalan-spoiler-wrap-up-looking-ahead/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:01:38 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=15441 We’re back! Today, we’re looking at the rest of the spoiled cards for Ixalan, to see what could make an impact in Modern. Like I discussed last week, I’m choosing to approach these spoilers from the mindset of the best-case scenario, imagining what would have to happen to make them see play. As is often […]

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