Archon of Emeria | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:01:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Archon of Emeria | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Natural Results: Regional Championship Analysis https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/natural-result-regional-championship-analysis/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/natural-result-regional-championship-analysis/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=124296

The data from the first round of Regional Qualifiers is out. David E. looks into the results, analyzing whether the data reflects Pioneer's metagame and health.

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This week, Adam brings Standard MonoW Aggro to the table. This aggressive deck pinpoints and exploits the weaknesses of the rest of the metagame to snatch wins.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/taxing-and-attacking-with-standard-monow-aggro-adam-plays-magic/feed/ 0 Because it Doesn’t Win: A Response to Ross Meriam https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/02/because-it-doesnt-win-a-response-to-ross-meriam/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/02/because-it-doesnt-win-a-response-to-ross-meriam/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=111452

Ross Meriam thinks Indomitable Creativity is underrated. David disagrees, asking whether Modern "Tinker" decks can only find success by crossing over to ramp?

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Kaldheim spoiler season is here 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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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 popular decks from the Modern meta that are full of prime speculation targets.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-1/feed/ 0 Reaper’s Auditor: Investigating Death and Taxes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/reapers-auditor-investigating-death-and-taxes/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/reapers-auditor-investigating-death-and-taxes/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:00:11 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22252 I love it when a deck finally comes together. When all the faith is finally rewarded and the years of suffering and disappointment finally pay off. Mostly because it typically happens to decks that move from mediocre to barely viable. Think of Belcher, Ad Nauseam, the good stuff piles, or Ponza; decks that have been […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/reapers-auditor-investigating-death-and-taxes/feed/ 2 A Moment of Zendikar Rising Spoilers, Pt.2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/moment-zendikar-rising-spoilers-pt-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/moment-zendikar-rising-spoilers-pt-2/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:00:26 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22138 With the new set fully spoiled, it's my turn to look at the spoilers. Normally, I'd have led off with a look at the new mechanics. It just wasn't applicable this time. Kicker and landfall have been around before, and party isn't really a mechanic. And the Spell lands aren't enough to carry a whole article. […]

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