Well of Lost Dreams | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:41:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Well of Lost Dreams | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Where Have All the Good Buys Gone? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/where-have-all-the-good-buys-gone/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/where-have-all-the-good-buys-gone/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=131223

This week David looks at specs based on legends from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth that will make a splash in Commander. What makes a good buy?

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MTG Metagame Finance #24 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90841

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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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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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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Daily Stock Watch – Ward of Bones https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/03/daily-stock-watch-ward-of-bones/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/03/daily-stock-watch-ward-of-bones/#respond Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:26:05 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=86609

Rob talks about a card that is seeing some financial movement, but isn't really high on his list.

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Insider: Commander 2017 – Vampiric Bloodlust https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-vampiric-bloodlust/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-vampiric-bloodlust/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=82518

Jim covers the Vampire deck from Commander 2017, discussing the new cards, the major reprints, and his predictions on near-term price movements.

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Building for Trostani https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/building-for-trostani/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/building-for-trostani/#respond Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:00:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=32325

Andy builds on an old theme in Commander, the token deck. He takes the classic strategy in some new directions, putting Trostani at the helm.

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Vampire Sunrise — Comboing with Vish Kal https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/vampire-sunrise-comboing-with-vish-kal/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/vampire-sunrise-comboing-with-vish-kal/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:05:38 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=29375

Carlos develops another Second Sunrise deck, this time with Vish Kal at the helm. Find out how profitable sacrificing your own creatures can be.

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Entreat the Angels https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/entreat-the-angels/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/entreat-the-angels/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:05:34 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=28958

Carlos develops a mono-white angels deck with Linvala at the helm. Read on to find out about Commander from a more casual bent than usual.

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Living Lands (And How to Slay Them) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/living-lands-and-how-to-slay-them/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/living-lands-and-how-to-slay-them/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:05:42 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=28876

Back to form, Carlos discusses a combo deck that animates lands and puts them on the chopping block. How does one win after 'geddoning oneself into oblivion? Read on to find out.

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Insider: Delving into Darksteel https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/insider-delving-into-darksteel/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/insider-delving-into-darksteel/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:31:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=18396

Darksteel, the second set in Mirrodin block, is notorious for driving off more Magic players than any other set, even the Urza block. It contained high-power cards for Affinity that did not require finesse to win with. It was like UG Madness in that the best deck was cheap, easy to play and frustrating to metagame against.

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