Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 A Deep Dive into Portal: Three Kingdoms https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/a-deep-dive-into-portal-three-kingdoms/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/a-deep-dive-into-portal-three-kingdoms/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:29:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98593

Sig rounds out his study of Portal sets this week when he examines Portal: Three Kingdoms. This is one of the rarest, most interesting set in Magic's History, and definitely merits exploration.

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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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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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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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Rob finishes his review of the Ultimate Masters set in today's segment.

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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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David continues his exploration of judge foils by expanding the search to non-Reserved List options. Several present low multipliers that could be enticing.

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The newly announced Eternal Masters promises to shake up the eternal market. David presents an initial analysis of the possible inclusions and what to expect from prices.

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Join us as we conclude our look into the wonderful world of foils! All the thrills and chills of discovery and profit await you as we discover trading tactics and identify more foils of value and why they are so.

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Commander Banned List! What does it mean!

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Robert's back, bringing a discussion of midrange strategies in Commander. If you ever wanted a primer running down suggestions and points, you'll find everything you need right here!

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Sol'Kanar is firmly three colors, right? Robert takes us on a brief journey through the world of a monocolored deck for a multicolored Commander! Swamps lie ahead!

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Neil Pritchard has reason to believe he knows which white bordered Legends will be included in From the Vaults: Legends. Join in on the speculation and voice your opinion.

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Speculating on the contents of From the Vault: Legends, Dr Jeebus shares his perspective on what's going into it, and why.

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Commander fanatic David throws his hat into the ring and guesses the Legends that will be included in the announced From the Vault: Legends.

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