Amped Raptor | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:44:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Amped Raptor | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 October ’24 Metagame Update: Energetic Evolution https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/11/october-24-metagame-update-energetic-evolution/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/11/october-24-metagame-update-energetic-evolution/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=132486

The Modern RCQ season is ending, and its conclusions conflict with the online results. Boros Energy is defining the metagame, but it might not for much longer.

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September ’24 Metagame Update: Energized Frog https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/10/september-24-metagame-update-energized-frog/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/10/september-24-metagame-update-energized-frog/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=132424

As expected, Energy decks moved to the top of Modern's metagame in September. However, players are beginning to adapt and adjust their decks to compensate.

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August ’24 Metagame Update: Wings Clipped https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/08/august-24-metagame-update-wings-clipped/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/08/august-24-metagame-update-wings-clipped/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:18:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=132380

Nadu richly deserved to be banned, and the August metagame data proves it. However, Grief is a more speculative ban but will cause a stronger metagame shift.

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July ’24 Metagame Update: Bird’s the Word https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/08/july-24-metagame-update-birds-the-word/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/08/july-24-metagame-update-birds-the-word/#respond Sat, 10 Aug 2024 20:57:46 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=132356

Nadu Breakfast is confirmed as a Tier 1 deck. Sorta. Magic Online never behaves as expected. However, the metagame's direction is quite clear. August 26 looms.

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June ’24 Metagame Update: The New Horizon https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/07/june-24-metagame-update-the-new-horizon/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2024/07/june-24-metagame-update-the-new-horizon/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=132278

Modern Horizons 3 has released and the metagame has dramatically shifted. There's a large problem looming over Modern, but the metagame is looking healthy.

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