Misty Rainforest | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:07:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Misty Rainforest | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Trash for Treasure: How I Turned Crabs Into a Dual Land https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/trash-for-treasure-how-i-turned-crabs-into-a-dual-land/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/trash-for-treasure-how-i-turned-crabs-into-a-dual-land/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=127545

Joe aka "Beardy" talks about his modern-day trade for a Revised Edition dual land. Is it still possible to get chase reserved list cards on the cheap?

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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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On Modern Horizons 2 Prices https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/on-modern-horizons-2-prices/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/05/on-modern-horizons-2-prices/#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 21:13:56 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98225

Glancing at pre-order prices, Sig noticed Modern Horizons 2 is coming out of the gate on the expensive side. This week, he makes some comparisons to the first Modern Horizons to create his prognosis for prices for the set's singles.

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Insider: Breaking Down Summer Secret Lair Drops https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/insider-breaking-down-summer-secret-lair-drops/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/insider-breaking-down-summer-secret-lair-drops/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96072

David breaks down an Insider's experience with buying and selling the Secret Lair Summer Drop, focusing on the costs associated and whether or not it was worth the risk.

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A Breakdown of the Zendikar Adventuring Party Video https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/a-breakdown-of-the-zendikar-adventuring-party-video/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/a-breakdown-of-the-zendikar-adventuring-party-video/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:53:43 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95933

This week brought a ton of new information about Zendikar Rising and the roadmap of Magic up to 2021. David breaks down the highlights.

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Stocks vs. Magic Card Investing (Part 2) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/stocks-vs-magic-card-investing-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/stocks-vs-magic-card-investing-part-2/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:00:14 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94737

This week, Sig builds upon his article series contrasting the stock market with the Magic card market. Not only does price and volume tracking become muddled with Magic cards, but so does the tracking of fear and manipulation!

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Stop Wasting Time on MTG Finance https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/stop-wasting-time-on-mtg-finance/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/stop-wasting-time-on-mtg-finance/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:00:23 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93305

Have you ever stopped to think about how much time you actually spend on MTG Finance on a weekly basis? This week Sig considers this and makes some personal commitments on how he'll strategically cut back.

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War of the Spark: Spoilers and More! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/war-of-the-spark-spoilers-and-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/war-of-the-spark-spoilers-and-more/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:50:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92056

The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.

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Tales from the Buylist #5 – Modern in Flux! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/tales-from-the-buylist-5-modern-in-flux/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/tales-from-the-buylist-5-modern-in-flux/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:07:11 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91907

With the release of Modern Horizons looming, Wizards announced no changes to the Banned & Restricted list. Christopher looks at the cards that stand to gain right now.

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MTG Metagame Finance #32 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/mtg-metagame-finance-32/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/03/mtg-metagame-finance-32/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:30:11 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91796

Eddie has decided to take a break from writing, but not before leaving us with one more article. Today he discusses Mythic Championship Cleveland and the London mulligan rule.

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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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What’s Next #2 – Slot Machine https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/whats-next-2-slot-machine/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/whats-next-2-slot-machine/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:01:05 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91719

Mox Opal and Ancient Stirrings are on the rise again in Modern via a new combo deck. Find out if you should join 'em or figure out how to beat 'em.

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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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Daily Stock Watch – Woodland Bellower https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-woodland-bellower/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-woodland-bellower/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:19:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91532

Rob talks about a spiking mythic rare from Magic Origins on today's segment.

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MTG Metagame Finance #28 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/mtg-metagame-finance-28/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/mtg-metagame-finance-28/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:02:49 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91401

Eddie preordered a good amount of cards from Ravnica Allegiance. Find out why this time is a bit different than other sets. He also makes some bold predictions.

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Daily Stock Watch – Training Grounds https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-training-grounds/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-training-grounds/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2019 20:10:49 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91425

Rob talks about a card that's trending upwards for possible competitive reasons on today's segment.

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Daily Stock Watch – Scryb Ranger https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-scryb-ranger/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-scryb-ranger/#respond Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:14:02 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91385

Rob talks about one of his favorite faeries that has been spiking recently on today's segment.

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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 #27 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/mtg-metagame-finance-27/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/mtg-metagame-finance-27/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:39:38 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91151

As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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Daily Stock Watch – Postmortem Lunge https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-postmortem-lunge/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/daily-stock-watch-postmortem-lunge/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2019 00:50:45 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91206

Rob talks about a Modern card that's on the rise on today's segment.

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