David Lee | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:31:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png David Lee | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Hidden Gems: Apocalypse https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/hidden-gems-apocalypse/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/hidden-gems-apocalypse/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:05:39 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=11251

In his farewell article, David concludes his Commander Hidden Gems mini-series by tackling Apocalypse with its enemy and wedge colored goodness.

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This week, David follows up his Invasion-themed article mini-series by scouring Planeshift for hidden Commander gems, hilarious card artwork, and the short straws in the stack.

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Who doesn't love attacking with creatures in Commander? This week, David explores a Legend who will certainly help you do just that!

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This week, David shared and explored "Doug's Quandary," a "card advantage issue" that Commander players encounter when deck building.

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Commander fanatic David throws his hat into the ring and guesses the Legends that will be included in the announced From the Vault: Legends.

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Being full of gas can be a bad thing but not in Commander! In this format the best of us run out of gas, miss land drops, and topdeck nothing but duds all game. This week David hits card advantage in Commander and how different types of card draw fulfill very different roles.

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Mirrodin Besieged promises to expand the viability of the infect mechanic in Commander. This week, David explores some of the implications of infect in the format as well as some of the ways players can get the most out of their poison counters.

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There's more to Commander than just good card choices! This week, David discusses the balance between competition and fun, and the social side of the format.

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