Giver of Runes | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 03 Jun 2021 03:32:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Giver of Runes | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Modern Horizons 2: Spoilers and More! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/06/modern-horizons-2-spoilers-and-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/06/modern-horizons-2-spoilers-and-more/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:38:36 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=97957

Modern Horizons 2 is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2021, and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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Zendikar Rising and the Future of Modern, Part 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-2/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:45 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96658

Paper Magic tournaments are going to come back someday post-pandemic, which will undoubtedly lead to an increase in paper Magic card prices. Modern especially seems like a format prime for price increases, and today Joe takes a look at three more popular decks from the Modern meta that are full of prime speculation targets.

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Zendikar Rising and the Future of Modern, Part 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-1/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:00:35 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96628

Paper Magic tournaments are going to come back someday post-pandemic which will undoubtedly lead to an increase in paper Magic card prices. Modern especially seems like a format prime for price increases, and today Joe takes a look at three popular decks from the Modern meta that are full of prime speculation targets.

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Core Set 2021 Speculations https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/core-set-2021-speculations/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/core-set-2021-speculations/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:48:54 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95555

Core Set 2021 is proving to be one of the most exciting core sets in a long time! Joe takes a look at the 4 spoilers he's most excited about, breaking down potential speculation targets related to each of them.

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Insider: Capitalizing on the Modern Horizons Flashback https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/05/insider-capitalizing-on-the-modern-horizons-flashback/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/05/insider-capitalizing-on-the-modern-horizons-flashback/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 16:38:55 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95274

Modern Horizons Flashback Drafts hit MTGO! Kyle reexamines the key cards Modern Horizons on MTGO, and a few sleeper hits with high upside.

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Pet Decks and Keeping Current https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/pet-decks-and-keeping-current/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/pet-decks-and-keeping-current/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:00:43 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95059

Joe shares a story of some financial #feelbads from his MTG hiatus and offers advice on how people in a similar situation can maintain their collections amid bannings without taking too many losses.

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Modern Horizons: Investment Opportunity or Trap? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/modern-horizons-investment-opportunity-or-trap/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/11/modern-horizons-investment-opportunity-or-trap/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:00:03 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94170

Pioneer has been a boon for vendors and speculators alike. It has refreshed demand in Magic finance, catalyzing buyouts left and right. This has been at Modern's expense, however. This week Sig examines one unloved Modern set to see if there are any interesting opportunities there.

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Make It Happen: Modern’s New Enablers https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/make-it-happen-moderns-new-enablers/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/make-it-happen-moderns-new-enablers/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:00:47 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20873 2019 may well go down in the books as the Year of Enablers. Between the Faithless Looting-fueled Phoenix decks and the Stitcher's Supplier-abusing Hogaak menace, Modern was defined this year by pushed cards locating, buffing, and ultimately breaking engines and payoffs. Of course, both Phoenix and Hogaak have left us by now. Without Looting in […]

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September Brew Report, Pt. 1: Reading the Runes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/september-brew-report-pt-1-reading-runes/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/september-brew-report-pt-1-reading-runes/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:00:15 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20776 A lot has happened since my last Brew Report back in August. So much, in fact, that I didn't even get to write a Part 2! This month, I'd like to rectify that hiccup with two juicy metagame reports, as always focusing on the countless innovating decklists published by Wizards every few weeks. Today, we'll […]

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ABUGames Credit Arbitrage: An Update https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/abugames-credit-arbitrage-an-update/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/abugames-credit-arbitrage-an-update/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:00:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93910

Despite being covered in the past, one of the most frequent questions in the QS Insider Discord is on how to exit ABUGames store credit. Sig is always evolving his strategy with ABUGames, and this week he provides specific updates on how he's leveraging this buylist arbitrage.

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Three Exciting Catalysts for the Market https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/three-exciting-catalysts-for-the-market/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/three-exciting-catalysts-for-the-market/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:00:43 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93796

In general, the past few weeks have been fairly dull for Magic finance. But that's about to change. This week Sig shares three catalysts he thinks will shake up the market and create opportunities to make some money.

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Modern Movers After the B&R Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/modern-movers-after-the-br-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/modern-movers-after-the-br-announcement/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:05:10 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93788

Monday's Banned and Restricted Announcement has turned the Modern metagame on its head, and Adam is here to explain what it means for the future of the market.

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Preparing for Modern’s Impending Bans https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/preparing-for-moderns-impending-bans/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/preparing-for-moderns-impending-bans/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:03:15 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93269

Modern bans are coming. Adam shares his predictions and what it means for the metagame and the market.

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Sigbits Extra #1 – ABU Games Store Credit https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/sigbits-extra-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/sigbits-extra-1/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:00:41 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93281

Check out the first installment of Sigbits Extra, where Sig shares a brief insight into how he's currently approaching this volatile MTG market.

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Buying and Selling the All-Time Highs https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/06/buying-and-selling-the-all-time-highs/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/06/buying-and-selling-the-all-time-highs/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:30:58 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93126

While buyouts generate a ton of noise on MTG Stocks' Interests page, the All-time High list often contains more noteworthy movers in the market. This week Sig takes a look at the list and explains why he would still buy some cards on it while others he advocates selling.

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Emergent Decks From Modern Horizons https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/06/emergent-decks-modern-horizons/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/06/emergent-decks-modern-horizons/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:00:56 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20255 New metagames can be hard to pin down, as fresh cards lead to new brews and new tech, forcing established decks to adapt. This forces the new decks to adapt to the new pressure, and their success or failure creates ripples through the metagame. With War of the Spark and Modern Horizons released in quick succession, Modern […]

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Modern Horizons: Spoilers and More! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/05/modern-horizons-spoilers-and-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/05/modern-horizons-spoilers-and-more/#respond Sat, 25 May 2019 11:28:26 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92775

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

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