Bloodthrone Vampire | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Bloodthrone Vampire | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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 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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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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Rob makes a quick assessment of this evil enchantment's financial progress!

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Rob talks about a potential Commander spec that might be worth a second look.

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The graveyard is generally a powerful resource in non-rotating formats, though it hasn't really made it in Modern... yet.

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Whether you're looking for a non-Eldrazi deck to play in Modern or simple to port your Rally deck from Standard, there's something here for you.

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Mike Lanigan discusses Mutavault's future in Standard before turning to M14 to tweak old archetypes and brew up some brand new ones.

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Mike Lanigan reports on the TCG Invitational in Indianapolis. After several days of battling against infinite Rakdos decks, he provides an updated version to combat the mirror.

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Witness the unveiling of Ryan's pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.

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Worldwake is most iconic for Jace, The Mindsculptor, so let's get that out of the way at the beginning. WWK has so much more going for it (okay, beyond just Stoneforge Mystic). Worldwake has several good-value rares and mythic rares, and thanks to how it was drafted, those cards will be worth more because so few were opened. Here's what happened...

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Zendikar was a set designed around the theme of explorers and adventurers discovering ancient secrets and powerful treasures. The set was packed full of treasures, literally - the Hidden Treasures promotion by WOTC inserted iconic, expensive and rare old cards into a small set of boosters. Players could open an Underground Sea or a Candelabra of Tawnos; they might open Guardian Beast or crack Black Lotus. Zendikar was full of treasures inside the set, too; the Allies were like Slivers, growing with every new one.

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Mike Lanigan breaks down his deck choice for a local modern tourney and gives a tournament report on his first foray into modern.

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Usman's farewell article shares why he believes there's more to cubing than just optimization and winning.

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Hello again everyone, and welcome back! It’s getting to that wonderfully hectic time of year, with the holidays, finals and paper deadlines fast approaching, and some quite important Magic-related happenings. With Worlds next weekend in Japan, the StarCityGames invitational in Richmond this past weekend, the Extended PTQ season coming soon, and some big news involving […]

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The current Standard environment appears very defined, indeed almost boring. Yet there are still places for archetypes to slip through the cracks. One of the main things that the current metagame is lacking is a Combo deck - something to balance out the Control-Midrange-Aggro competition. While R&D has done their best to make it difficult […]

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