Carnophage | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:14:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Carnophage | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Real-world Flavor. More Horror From Dante, Stoker and Conrad https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/02/real-world-flavor-more-horror-from-dante-stoker-and-conrad/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/02/real-world-flavor-more-horror-from-dante-stoker-and-conrad/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=111229

Having explored Coleridge and Poe in previous installments, the time is ripe to explore the theme of horror in Magic and how it manifests in flavor text.

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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 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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FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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Danny Brown has recently started to get his feet wet with PucaTrade. He breaks down his initial impressions, and evaluates the service from the standpoint of the serious speculator.

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Vintage Masters has finally arrived and Alexander Carl is itching to get in some drafts. He enlists the help of Limited expert Simon Goertzen to evaluate the format and get a grasp on the winning strategies.

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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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In response to purrs of Monoblack's revival, Ryan reviews the color wheel and the distribution of card strength amongst the colors in the Standard environment.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/a-colorful-standard-monoblack-is-dead-or-long-live-monoblack/feed/ 1 Innistrad CMDR/Constructed Analysis (Part 2) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/innistrad-cmdrconstructed-analysis-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/innistrad-cmdrconstructed-analysis-part-2/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:02:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=21298 Innistrad by Ryan, the second part. Now with 100% more random follower on Twitter contest! Get in and get winning!

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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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In part 3 of his Cube SWOT series, Usman discusses the strengths, weaknesses, and archetypes represented in black and how these manifest in cube.

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This week, Usman begins a series on performing a SWOT analysis on each color in cubes, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each color and what it brings to aligned multicolor pairs, starting with an analysis of white.

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In this article, Usman discusses how to take a pool of cards and pare it down into a cube list that can be used for drafting using a sample section from a commons cube. Hop in!

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Continuing with this series , Doug tears apart Tempest for your viewing pleasure.

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