Vendilion Clique | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:10:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Vendilion Clique | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Play Fundamentals: Playing Control Faster https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/play-fundamentals-playing-control-faster/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/play-fundamentals-playing-control-faster/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=128027

Many control players play slowly because they believe that control has to. David E. is here to tell them they're wrong. Control can and should play faster!

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Not long ago, it seemed everyone was clamoring for cheaper Magic cards. They're here, but everyone isn't thrilled? This week Sig investigates this trend.

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In the final part of his summer testing series, David's playing aspiringspike's Shreddervine list, and a new take on his favorite archetype, Mono-Blue tempo!

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Reserved List buyouts are back, with Ancestral Knowledge disappearing from the internet last weekend. The FOMO is real with this one, and Sig regrets not buying a copy for his collection earlier. This week, he examines other Reserved List cards he may prioritize in light of the buyout.

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Sig has a saved eBay search for the words "MTG Below Good"--this search catches Card Kingdom's listings. Recently, they posted a collection of misprints and signed cards. Sig made an offer, bought the cards, and got to work!

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Kyle breaks down where you should be looking to park your tix in the wake of Pioneer, and why it's not necessarily in Pioneer cards.

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An image of a Faerie appeared on the internet and suddenly everyone in MTG Finance world wants to buy Faerie cards. This behavior can be frustrating, but it can also lose you money if you're not careful. Sigmund breaks down the case against faeries, and why you shouldn't give in to the hype.

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Magic's new set has been revealed! Throne of Eldraine, via SDCC. More information to come as the weekend progresses.

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The rare Legacy GP event occurred this weekend, taken down by UW Stoneblade. Christopher takes stock of the format and considers some cards in good position to rise.

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Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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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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As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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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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With the final Masters product hitting the shelves soon, David takes a look at some of the quantitative data on reprint price drops to see when we should target UMA staples.

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