Blasphemous Act | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:46:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Blasphemous Act | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 From 1v1 to Multiplayer: 3 Steps to Revamp Your Mindset https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/from-1v1-to-multiplayer-3-steps-to-revamp-your-mindset/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/from-1v1-to-multiplayer-3-steps-to-revamp-your-mindset/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126422

Joe aka "Beardy" discusses retraining a 1v1 duelist mindset into that of a multiplayer master, exploring three skills necessary to win games with more players.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/from-1v1-to-multiplayer-3-steps-to-revamp-your-mindset/feed/ 0 Are the Brothers’ War Commander Decks Good… or Great? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/are-the-brothers-war-commander-decks-good-or-great/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/are-the-brothers-war-commander-decks-good-or-great/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=123684

This week Joe aka "Beardy" reviews the new Brothers' War Commander decks and settles the age-old debate about who is stronger: Urza or Mishra?

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/are-the-brothers-war-commander-decks-good-or-great/feed/ 0 Can We Unban These Cards in Commander? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/can-we-unban-these-cards-in-commander/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/03/can-we-unban-these-cards-in-commander/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=112084

Joe AKA Beardy takes a look at the current Commander ban list and the rationale for determining bannings. Is there anything that is safe to unban?

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Kaldheim introduces a new Giant Izzet commander with Aegar, the Freezing Flame. David outlines why this new general is a prime opportunity for speculating red spells that deal excess damage, and more.

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/feed/ 0 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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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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So much value this week! Eddie goes deep on the implications of UMA. Plus, a giveaway!

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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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Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday pick! Read more about it here.

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Rob starts the week with a Commander card as his feature!

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Hello, readers and welcome to the Thursday edition of the Daily Stock Watch! It has been a week of reviews that involved cards that have minimal to no impact in Modern and Standard, and I plan on ending the week by following that trend with today’s feature. It’s another one of those cards that you […]

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Many Magic financiers have long given up on trading as a worthwhile endeavor. But if you're willing to grind the trade tables for bulk, it can still be profitable.

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Ryan Hipp took Blue Moon to an impressive Top 4 finish at SCG Regionals. Check out his build, and thoughts on the deck going forward!

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Breakout cards usually look obvious in retrospect, but hindsight is 20/20. Doug asks how we can approach spoilers better to predict the next format-defining staple.

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