Winter Orb | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:08:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Winter Orb | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Co-worker Collections: Unlocking the Potential https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/co-worker-collections-unlocking-the-potential/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/co-worker-collections-unlocking-the-potential/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=120774

Sig meets many new people at his job. How often does he bring up Magic in these meetings? More often than you think, with some lucrative & nostalgic results!

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Joe Mauri aka "Beardy" discusses the polarizing deck archetype Stax and pros and cons of bringing full Stax, or just some elements of it to your table.

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Joe aka "Beardy" tackles the single most important question in Commander Rule 0 conversations, helping players set the stage for a positive gaming experience.

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The value of Revised is deeper than Dual Lands and Wheel of Fortune. This week Sig explores the depths of financial value within this underappreciated set.

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Modern Horizons spoilers officially start May 19th. Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in!

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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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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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Are you a fan of this card? Rob tells you why he isn't on today's segment.

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Sadly, Sig had zero bets on the Mardu Vehicles deck that dominated Pro Tour Aether Revolt. But that didn't stop him from making some money—it's all about timing.

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DJ made a big purchase this week, and he's here to tell us what he's learned about grading high-end cards.

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David completes Part 2 of his review of Eternal Masters for Commander. These are the cards worth picking up in trades or sniping in packs during a draft.

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Some Eternal Masters prices have already increased since release and now may be the time to move on key foils.

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