Carapace Forger | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:21:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Carapace Forger | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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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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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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Pauper staples have commanded super high prices in the past, and with Leagues now live the format is poised for a comeback. Ryan has a list of pickups for your consideration.

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Ryan has finally listed his Pauper Cube on CubeTutor. Check out his most recent configuration!

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Ryan breaks down his Mono-Blue Pauper Delver list with a highly detailed sideboarding and strategy guide that will be invaluable to anyone breaking into the format.

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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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Jesse Onland discusses the explosiveness of Mono-Green Infect in Pauper online, a tuned sideboard and its future with New Phyrexia.

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[This is an offering from Zach McNair, fresh off a Top 16 and a Top 32 finish each during his PTQ: Paris season. Zach actually wrote this article for us more than a month ago, so please keep that in mind as you share in the comments whether you'd like to read more from Zach […]

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Pauper is the best format that you're probably not playing. A healthy Eternal format with some of the coolest decks you'll find? And it costs a fraction of any other Constructed format you can find!

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Greetings and salutations, kind readers. Before we jump into today’s article, let’s get the introductions out of the way. My name is Greg Peloquin, but pretty much everyone in the Magic community calls me G Pelly. I am an ardent PTQ warrior and level 1 judge. I’m no pro, but I’ve had my fair share […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/the-23rd-card-%e2%80%93-metagaming-in-limited/feed/ 0 Why We Fall – Scars of Mirrodin Draft 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/why-we-fall-scars-of-mirrodin-draft-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/why-we-fall-scars-of-mirrodin-draft-1/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:50:35 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=5279 [Note: This will be among the longest articles published on Quiet Speculation. Rather than split this up into two smaller pieces, it's published here in its entirety. Block out as much time as you need to read it start to finish: This article is a must-read if you intend to improve your drafting. -Dylan] Mistakes […]

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