2020 | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 28 Dec 2020 02:59:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png 2020 | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Reflections on This Year and Next https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/reflections-on-this-year-and-next/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/reflections-on-this-year-and-next/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:00:08 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96940

Let's be honest: 2020 was miserable. But rather than dwell on the negative, Sig is attempting to look at some positives from the year. From there, he shifts focus to things he is looking forward to in 2021 in an attempt to bring positivity into a trying time.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/reflections-on-this-year-and-next/feed/ 0 Flat Curve: September ’20 Metagame Update https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/flat-curve-september-20-metagame-update/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/flat-curve-september-20-metagame-update/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:00:38 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22229 October is upon us, which means that it's time to do another metagame update. Modern continues to chug along in this paperless world. And better for me, Wizards seems to have finally gotten its act together and is regularly reporting results. Ever since I started caring about MTGO, I've had to deal with really inconsistent […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/flat-curve-september-20-metagame-update/feed/ 0 July ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Claws & Fins https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/july-20-brew-report-pt-1-claws-fins/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/july-20-brew-report-pt-1-claws-fins/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2020 05:24:15 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21946 Well, I've dutifully done my snooping, and am proud to present some of Modern's new directions in a Snow-less world! Chomping at the bit for more? Ready the sails... if you dare! Nuthin' But a "G" Thang "One, two, three and to the four / Boggart Harbinger and Conspicuous Snoop is at the door." In […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/july-20-brew-report-pt-1-claws-fins/feed/ 4 Trending Away: Modern’s Metagame Muddle https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/trending-away-moderns-metagame-muddle/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/trending-away-moderns-metagame-muddle/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:00:38 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21876 It's the end of June. Normally that wouldn't feel weird to say, but this is a rather unusual year. Where has it gone, and simultaneously why does it feel like it never goes at all? Without paper events as a guide and work disrupted, time is losing meaning to me. Fortunately, I keep being reminded of […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/06/trending-away-moderns-metagame-muddle/feed/ 0 April ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Mag-Safe https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/april-20-brew-report-pt-1-mag-safe/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/april-20-brew-report-pt-1-mag-safe/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:00:38 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21572

"I don't know what this world is coming to," once hollered The Soul Children. Indeed, society as we once knew it is becoming increasingly unrecognizable. Is the solution to succumb to our basest animal instincts, or to put mind over matter in a true triumph of human spirit? Today's brew report encapsulates that struggle, as […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/april-20-brew-report-pt-1-mag-safe/feed/ 0 QS Insider Cast: Beyond Death and the New Year https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/01/qs-insider-cast-beyond-death-and-the-new-year/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/01/qs-insider-cast-beyond-death-and-the-new-year/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94547

Welcome back to the QS Cast! Join Chris Martin, Chris O’Berry, and Sam Lowe as they close out the year and look ahead to Theros: Beyond Death. This cast was originally broadcasted live to Insiders in the QS Insider Discord, December 30th, 2019.

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At the start of 2019, Sig made three predictions for what the year may bring in MTG finance. Twelve months later, he reflects back on these predictions. The results may surprise you; with greater respect for the unknown, Sig looks ahead to 2020.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/facing-reality-a-2019-look-back/feed/ 0 Modern Banlist Watchlist: 2020 Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/modern-banlist-watchlist-2020-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/12/modern-banlist-watchlist-2020-edition/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:00:11 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21067 The competitive year has come to a close for Modern, and now it's time to look ahead. This means it's time once more to informedly speculate on the future of Modern's banlist. It's been a wild year for the list, and while I always hope that the metagame can adapt to new decks, I don't […]

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