Darksteel Plate | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:54:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Darksteel Plate | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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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 Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90756

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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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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Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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Daily Stock Watch – Vivien Reid https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/10/daily-stock-watch-vivien-reid/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/10/daily-stock-watch-vivien-reid/#respond Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:18:51 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90021

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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Daily Stock Watch – Champion’s Helm https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/daily-stock-watch-champions-helm/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/daily-stock-watch-champions-helm/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:59:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87935

Rob is not so high on this wonderful equipment from Commander. Read more about it here!

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Daily Stock Watch – Mizzix of the Izmagnus https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/daily-stock-watch-mizzix-of-the-izmagnus/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/daily-stock-watch-mizzix-of-the-izmagnus/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:23:37 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87841

Rob starts the week with a Commander card as his feature!

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Insider: Lessons from Selling on TCGplayer https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/10/insider-lessons-from-selling-on-tcgplayer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/10/insider-lessons-from-selling-on-tcgplayer/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:10:13 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=83420

After starting his TCGplayer seller account in January, David has learned a lot about selling on the platform. He shares lessons learned on how to make the best of the service.

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Insider: Commander 2017 – Feline Ferocity https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-feline-ferocity/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/08/insider-commander-2017-feline-ferocity/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:00:32 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=82575

Mike covers the Cat tribe in Commander 2017, outlining the major cards from "Feline Ferocity" and predicting where they will settle in price.

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Insider: Commander 2016 – Partner Commanders https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/11/insider-commander-2016-partner-commanders/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2016/11/insider-commander-2016-partner-commanders/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:31:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=77851

Following up on his review of the four-color commanders, David delves into the other exciting side of the new Commander 2016 product---the two-color partner commanders.

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Insider: Tending to the Compost Heap – Introducing the Compost Box https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/insider-tending-to-the-compost-heap-introducing-the-compost-box/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/insider-tending-to-the-compost-heap-introducing-the-compost-box/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:00:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57283

Derek introduces the concept of the Compost Box and digs through a box of bets to see which have panned out and which haven't.

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Insider: Modern Masters, Nearly Two Years Later https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/insider-modern-masters-nearly-two-years-later/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/insider-modern-masters-nearly-two-years-later/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2015 10:00:59 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=56647

Everyone is expecting Modern Masters 2015 reprints to drop in value, but how much? Danny Brown looks at a couple categories of cards from the first MMA and their price fluctuations after reprint.

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M15 Spoilers – Nuttiness abounds https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/06/m15-spoilers-nuttiness-abounds/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/06/m15-spoilers-nuttiness-abounds/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:37:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=48632

Spirit Bonds This seems pretty nutty in limited. I don't know that it gets you as much card advantage as, say, Mentor of the Meek, but with no restriction on the creature's size, this is a solid addition to your deck. It will require you to play stuff behind curve, but a 1/1 flier in […]

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Conspiracy Spoiler – Marchesa the Black Rose https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/05/conspiracy-spoiler-marchesa-the-black-rose/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/05/conspiracy-spoiler-marchesa-the-black-rose/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 05:09:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=47194

Great googily moogily. This card is solid. Sol. Lid. Dethrone is a very, very cool ability. It is quite powerful, but it also requires you to play suboptimally if you want the payoff. If you can make Marchesa indestructible with something like Darksteel Plate, you can wrath with abandon (well, you can Damnation with abandon, […]

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JOU Spoiler: Kruphix, God of Horizons https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/04/jou-spoiler-kruphix-god-of-horizons/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/04/jou-spoiler-kruphix-god-of-horizons/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2014 07:23:19 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=45705

Check out all the new cards on our Journey Into Nyx Spoiler Coverage Page! Spoiler over. I found my favorite card. After giving us terrible, disappointing Simic cards for the last year, from the #4merfolk fiasco, to Plasm Capture, it's finally good to see Simic get something legitimately disgusting. It started with Kruphix's harbinger, Prophet of […]

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Insider: An Explosion in Casual Circles https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/03/insider-an-explosion-in-casual-circles/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/03/insider-an-explosion-in-casual-circles/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=36837

Corbin discusses a recent surge casual prices and looks at several cards from newer sets that may experience similar spikes down the road.

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Insider: Casual Hits from M13 & Return to Ravnica https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-casual-hits-from-m13-return-to-ravnica/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-casual-hits-from-m13-return-to-ravnica/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:00:29 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=33149

Corbin examines Magic 2013 and Ravnica to try and find the next casual hit (like Parallel Lives) that will make you money!

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