Yawgmoth's Will | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:26:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Yawgmoth's Will | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Magical Creatures: Phyrexian https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/magical-creatures-phyrexian/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/magical-creatures-phyrexian/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122513

It's time for Francesco to "compleat" the Magical Creatures series with none other than Phyrexian... and a Top 8 of the best Magic-specific beasts!

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David reviews one of the new commanders from Commander 2020, Gavi, Nest Warden, and examines key cards that could go in the 99.

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At the start of 2019, Sig made three predictions for what the year may bring in MTG finance. Twelve months later, he reflects back on these predictions. The results may surprise you; with greater respect for the unknown, Sig looks ahead to 2020.

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Tournament Magic will always have its place. But when it comes to game play hours, kitchen table Magic dwarfs the tournament scene. This explains why so many non-tournament legal cards are valuable. This week Sig explores some of the most desirable, which may make for good long-term investments.

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Sig wasn't able to attend MagicFest Las Vegas last weekend. But that doesn't mean he was disconnected from price trends. This week he examines a particular vendor's hotlists throughout the event to identify winners and losers.

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As of Sunday morning, prices really hadn't reacted to MC Cleveland at all. Is Standard speculation dead? This week Sig investigates, offering some alternate options to park your Magic money.

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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 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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2018 was a wild year in MTG finance. This week Sig summarizes his optimism for 2019 and the areas of the market he thinks will strengthen as the year unfolds.

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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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Brian thinks Standard is in a great place right now for a number of reasons. How does this create opportunities that we can capitalize on?

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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Gold-bordered cards provide a budget alternative in casual formats for Reserved List cards like Gaea's Cradle or Grim Monolith. This week Sig examines these underappreciated gems.

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David spent the weekend at Grand Prix Atlanta hitting up dealer booths and tracking his sales. He breaks down his earnings by store and shares tips from the experience.

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