Godless Shrine | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:32:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Godless Shrine | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Generational Magic: Unfinity Roundtable Discussion https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/generational-magic-unfinity-roundtable-discussion/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/generational-magic-unfinity-roundtable-discussion/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=121320

Tony sits down with some local players and they take a look at the fun and un-fun of Magic's latest parody set: Unfinity!

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Budget-Focused: More Pioneer cards you need to acquire! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/budget-focused-more-pioneer-cards-you-need-to-acquire/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/budget-focused-more-pioneer-cards-you-need-to-acquire/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:00:59 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95631

In a followup to last week, UndyingMTG examines another handful of cards flying under the radar in Pioneer.

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Budget-Focused: Is Alseid of Life’s Bounty the new Mother of Runes? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/budget-focused-is-alseid-of-lifes-bounty-the-new-mother-of-runes/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/budget-focused-is-alseid-of-lifes-bounty-the-new-mother-of-runes/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95497

UndyingMTG examines Alseid of Life's Bounty, and how he thinks it has the potential to be the next Mother of Runes!

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Myth Realized, and Why We Should Be Looking Into It. https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/myth-realized-and-why-we-should-be-looking-into-it/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/myth-realized-and-why-we-should-be-looking-into-it/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:00:53 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94963

UndyingMTG makes his QS debut, offering an overview of the Myth Realized, and shedding light on his process of singles speculation.

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Insider: A Look at Pioneer Dual Land Options https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/insider-a-look-at-pioneer-dual-land-options/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/insider-a-look-at-pioneer-dual-land-options/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:00:03 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94075

David gives us a detailed rundown of the important non-basic lands in Pioneer, and where they might fit into your decklist.

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Ravnica Allegiance Power Rankings: Rare Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/ravnica-allegiance-power-rankings-rare-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/ravnica-allegiance-power-rankings-rare-edition/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:21:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92413

With Ravnica Allegiance set to be replaced as the main draft format on MTGO, now is the time to consider where to park value in the set. Today Kyle covers the rares from RNA.

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The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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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MTG Metagame Finance #31 – The Future of Magic https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-31-the-future-of-magic/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-31-the-future-of-magic/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:55 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91648

In light of an important announcement from Wizards coming later this month, Eddie makes a bold prediction about Magic's future. Plus, more metagame finance insight.

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MTG Metagame Finance #30 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-30/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/mtg-metagame-finance-30/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:19:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91577

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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Coming Back to an Old Collection After a Break https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/coming-back-to-an-old-collection-after-a-break/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/coming-back-to-an-old-collection-after-a-break/#respond Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:00:36 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91556

Danny returned to his collection after a hiatus to purge it of specs that hadn't panned out. Today he shares his reasoning, and what he's learned about holding failed specs.

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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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90488

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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #19 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-19/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-19/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:00:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90414

Right on the heels of the Pro Tour, Eddie covers the latest movements in his portfolio. Some breakout cards from the PT are worth selling into hype now, for starters.

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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #18 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-18/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-18/#respond Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:30:14 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90325

Magic news culminated last week with the announcement of Ultimate Masters and the Box Toppers. Eddie surveys the developments and offers recommendations.

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