Banned | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 05:59:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Banned | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Testing Hypergenesis: Qualitative Data and Conclusion https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/testing-hypergenesis-qualitative-data-conclusion/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/testing-hypergenesis-qualitative-data-conclusion/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:00:24 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22779

And now, to wrap things up. I've talked about the setup and the hard data, but that doesn't tell the whole story. It's usually the intangible or at least unquantifiable observations that most inform decisions. I made a number of observations and ancillary impacts during my testing that changed how I see Hypergenesis. Today, I'll […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/testing-hypergenesis-qualitative-data-conclusion/feed/ 0 Alien Zoo: Colorless Eldrazi Stompy Post-SSG Ban https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/alien-zoo-colorless-eldrazi-stompy-post-ssg-ban/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/alien-zoo-colorless-eldrazi-stompy-post-ssg-ban/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:00:30 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22685 On February 15, 2021, Wizards banned a card near and dear to my heart: Simian Spirit Guide. The Asking-for-It Ape was featured prominently in my go-to Modern deck, Colorless Eldrazi Stompy, which must mutate dramatically if it is to keep pace in the format. With a week of testing under my belt, I'm ready to […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/alien-zoo-colorless-eldrazi-stompy-post-ssg-ban/feed/ 0 Nuked From Orbit: The February ’21 Banning https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/nuked-from-orbit-february-21-banning/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/nuked-from-orbit-february-21-banning/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:00:36 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22686 Wow. There are bannings, and then there are bannings. This was definitely the latter. Wizards looked at non-Standard Constructed, saw that it was poor, and nuked it. All of it, Historic, Pioneer, Legacy, and most importantly, Modern. Vintage also saw an unbanning. Because somebody had to get thrown a bone. Monday morning, Wizards dropped the largest […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/nuked-from-orbit-february-21-banning/feed/ 0 Underestimation Escalation: Umezawa’s Jitte https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/underestimation-escalation-umezawas-jitte/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/underestimation-escalation-umezawas-jitte/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:00:31 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21970 There are many old sayings about plans going awry. Even when it seems like everything lines up perfectly, there's always a chance for something to go wrong. Throw in a global health crisis, and everything goes out the window. The shutdown seemed like the perfect time to run another banlist test. It's been over a year […]

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The July 13, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement is live!

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The March 9, 2020 Banned and Restricted List Update is live! Here's the full list of cards in every format.

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Chris makes his return to writing to cover Pioneer, Magic's latest non-rotating format. Find out what format staples you'll want to be hunting for and more, here.

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Monday's Banned and Restricted Announcement has turned the Modern metagame on its head, and Adam is here to explain what it means for the future of the market.

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Hogaak and Looting are banned, and Stoneforge Mystic is free at last from the Modern banned list. What do these changes promise for our beloved format? And what does equipment searching have to do with fast food chains? Let's find out! Elephant in the Room Before even thinking about the void left by Hogaak, or […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/batt-bone-five-guys-new-modern/feed/ 2 Leaving GP Vegas: Report and Bannings https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/leaving-gp-vegas-report-bannings/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/leaving-gp-vegas-report-bannings/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:00:28 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20587 It's been a packed weekend for Modern. Not only was there a major event, but there's been a major, cataclysmic upheaval. August 26 will be remembered as a major turning point in Modern's history. Which way it's turning isn't clear. But turn it will. In this article, I'll give a quick report of my GP […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/leaving-gp-vegas-report-bannings/feed/ 2 Bridge Collapse: Banning Reaction https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/bridge-collapse-banning-reaction/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/bridge-collapse-banning-reaction/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:00:24 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20375 I had planned to spend today's article discussing Hogaakvine: what it does, how it does it, how to play against it, and how I'd build decks given Hogaak's rise. However, that article was mooted this morning by Wizards. Instead, let's examine what's happened and where it leaves Modern. Also, once again, nothing got unbanned. This […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/bridge-collapse-banning-reaction/feed/ 5 The Death of KCI: Banlist Reaction https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/death-kci-banlist-reaction/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/death-kci-banlist-reaction/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:00:58 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=19481 Alright Monday, what you got this time? Wow. They actually banned something for once. And something very significant at that. Even better, there's an in-depth explanation attached. This certainly demands a deeper dive. I'll start with the obvious part: nothing got unbanned. I'm sorry for those who have their hearts set on playing with Stoneforge […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/02/modern-top-5-unban-winners/feed/ 4 Bloodbraid Month, Pt. 1: History of a Ban https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/bloodbraid-month-1-history-ban/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/bloodbraid-month-1-history-ban/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:00:30 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=16921 Happy New Year! At least, I'm assuming it's the new year. Hard to say; I'm typing this article from the bottom of what used to be a barrel of eggnog. Anyway, let's not let less-than-optimal writing conditions get in the way---it's Bloodbraid Month! Which is an excuse to hold off revealing the data from the […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/bloodbraid-month-1-history-ban/feed/ 0 Testing Preordain: Qualitative & Quantitative Results https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/12/testing-preordain-qualitative-qualitative-results/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/12/testing-preordain-qualitative-qualitative-results/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:52:44 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=16908 David is out for the holidays until next week. In the meantime, please enjoy his article from earlier this year where he presented results from the Preordain ban test. These results were originally presented in two separate articles (here and here), but I've divided them into parts for the purpose of easier reading. Part 1: […]

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