Carrion Call | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:06:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Carrion Call | 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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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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The Planeswalker decks introduce a new element to the finance game, and DJ has everything you need to know about how they will affect Kaladesh!

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The best decks of Scars Block. No Caw-Blade here: Jay walks us through the best five Intro Decks you can grab off a shelf!

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Gotta love the bad guys, this week Kellen goes into the ichor oiled waters and tries an assortment of standard deck lists involving infect. Who says your opponent's at 20?

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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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Hello! My name is Alex Ruggeri, and my very first pack of Magic was from Fallen Empires. I remember afterward borrowing some cards from my brother and piecing together a bad Thrull deck. It wasn't bad because it was a Thrull deck, although that does count too; it was bad because it was poorly constructed. […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/two-heads-are-better-than-one/feed/ 2 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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/why-we-fall-scars-of-mirrodin-draft-1/feed/ 7 She’ll Be Riding a Frost Titan When She Comes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/shell-be-riding-a-frost-titan-when-she-comes/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/shell-be-riding-a-frost-titan-when-she-comes/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:01:51 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=2675 Hey everybody, and welcome back to Whinston’s Whisdom. Let me start by addressing the comments from last week’s article. Having gone back and reread my article in response to the comments, I have to say I wholeheartedly agree with them. There was too much “here’s what I did” and not enough “here’s why/how I did […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/shell-be-riding-a-frost-titan-when-she-comes/feed/ 7 The State of Your Wallet https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/the-state-of-your-wallet/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/the-state-of-your-wallet/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:01:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=2359 Hey everyone, and welcome to another edition of Whinston’s Whisdom on Quietspeculation.com. Today, I’m going to look ahead to the States and Champs tournaments on September 9th, and what cards you should be looking for. Also, we have the first installment of Pack to Power. No trades yet, but I’ll list out the pack and […]

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