With the Modern RCQ season underway, Boros Energy appears to be running away with the metagame. Appearances are deceiving, however, as David explains with data.

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April's Modern metagame data is deceptive. The tale that the numbers suggest isn't the story that actually happened. David E has the explanation inside.

The post April ’23 Metagame Analysis: Not Neck and Neck first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

While the data is clear, the reasons behind Modern's metagame trends remains elusive. David E. has a finger on the deck driving the changes, and how to respond.

The post March ’23 Metagame Analysis: A Fable of Outliers first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

The March Modern Metagame Update is ready. Modern is incredibly stable, and that is translating into highly polarized, and not ideal, data. David E. explains.

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The metagame has achieved general stability, but the paper and MTGO metagames are diverging... and Tier 1 is half the field! David E. has the data.

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David E. unpacks Modern's only month post-Lurrus and pre-Streets, hinting at the dominance of Murktide and Omnath while unveiling a sleeper Phyrexian hit.

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Paper Magic tournaments are going to come back someday post-pandemic, which will undoubtedly lead to an increase in paper Magic card prices. Modern especially seems like a format prime for price increases, and today Joe takes a look at three more popular decks from the Modern meta that are full of prime speculation targets.

The post Zendikar Rising and the Future of Modern, Part 2 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

David reviews a small selection of Commander Legends spoilers and gives his take on the cards you should be looking as the release of the set draws near.

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In a time where we're all homebound, there's no better opportunity to sit down and pick through bulk! Brady combs over War of the Spark to find the best bulk picks in the next update of his Bulk to Bayou series.

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SCG Indi was an important week both for Sam and for Magic at large. Check in with Sam here to find out what he learned over the weekend and what lies ahead.

The post Lessons Learned from SCG Indi and ELD Part 1/2 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

Modern bans are coming. Adam shares his predictions and what it means for the metagame and the market.

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Chris has some great thoughts on Commander, Legacy, and Modern this week. Welcome to Value Town.

The post Tales from the Buylist #9 – Lightning Fast Movement first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

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.

The post Tales from the Buylist #5 – Modern in Flux! first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

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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