Auriok Champion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:44:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Auriok Champion | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Meet the New Boss: March ’21 Metagame Update https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/04/meet-new-boss-march-21-metagame-update/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/04/meet-new-boss-march-21-metagame-update/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:00:33 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22855 First Tuesday of a new month? Must be time for the metagame update. Yes, I realize that there wasn't one last time, but those were special circumstances. A major ban invalidated more than half of February's data. There's really nothing statistically valid from ten days of results. Of course, March wasn't much better. Thanks to […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/04/meet-new-boss-march-21-metagame-update/feed/ 0 The Latest Contender? Analyzing Heliod Company https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/latest-contender-analyzing-heliod-company/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/latest-contender-analyzing-heliod-company/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:26 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22812 And now, back to our regularly scheduled metagame analysis. Let me just take a look at what's been winning... oh. MTGO's reporting system is bugged; there's been no new data since March 10. Huh. Ok, well, let me just see what's happening in the community... wait, really? Heliod Company is considered the best deck now? […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/latest-contender-analyzing-heliod-company/feed/ 0 Remember Me: Forgotten Lessons https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/remember-me-forgotten-lessons/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/remember-me-forgotten-lessons/#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:00:31 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22797 The time after a set release or a major ban is always exciting. The format is in flux, the metagame undefined, and everything seems playable. This is even more true right now, thanks to the ban taking away a metagame pillar. This has in turn renewed interest in Modern, bringing an influx of players and […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/remember-me-forgotten-lessons/feed/ 0 Speculating on Modern Trends Before the Mythic Championship and Modern Horizons https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/speculating-on-modern-trends-before-the-mythic-championship-and-modern-horizons/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/speculating-on-modern-trends-before-the-mythic-championship-and-modern-horizons/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:00:57 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92593

With the Mythic Championship is this weekend and Modern Horizons around the corner, Adam examines Modern trends and the specs he's identified from them.

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Mox Opal and Ancient Stirrings are on the rise again in Modern via a new combo deck. Find out if you should join 'em or figure out how to beat 'em.

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In light of an important announcement from Wizards coming later this month, Eddie makes a bold prediction about Magic's future. Plus, more metagame finance insight.

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The sequel to Guilds of Ravnica and the 80th expansion set in Magic: The Gathering's history is due to release on January 25, 2019.  Here's what we know about Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) so far, including any cards in the spoiler, the guilds represented, and cards to speculate on before the full spoiler is released.   The Guilds […]

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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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Ultimate Masters is still in full bounce back mode, and the last World Magic Cup has come to a finish. Plus, some sweet Ravnica Allegiance spoilers have hit the market so there’s gonna be a nice mix of things to talk about again in this piece. Owing to the spoilers, this might be a little […]

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Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Standard is nearing rotation but that doesn't mean we're lacking for action. Eddie covers the cards to hold and fold this week, including key foils, promos, and Pauper staples.

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Rob thinks that now's the time to start hoarding this card.

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Hello, readers and welcome to another edition of the Daily Stock Watch! I was just talking about recently about good sideboard cards in Modern that are making impact in tier one decks. With three Human decks making it to the top eight of the recently concluded MTGO Modern MOCS, I'd like to feature one of […]

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Jace and Bloodbraid continue to be the main story of the Modern metagame. Adrian looks at the cards' impact two weeks out and advises where to park investment money.

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It's too late to capitalize on Jace and Bloodbraid themselves in the MTGO market. But plenty of opportunities still exist to take advantage of the tumult caused by the unbannings.

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Rob shares his insight on this suddenly hyped card from Shadowmoor.

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