Catastrophe | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Catastrophe | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance’s Modern and Commander Impact https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiances-modern-and-commander-impact/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiances-modern-and-commander-impact/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:00:30 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91435

Ravnica Allegiance is driving new demand in Modern and Commander. Adam has the details along with insight into what might be next to move.

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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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MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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MTG Metagame Finance #24 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90841

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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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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90488

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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Rebels — The Never-ending Stream of Conscripts https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/rebels-the-never-ending-stream-of-conscripts/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/07/rebels-the-never-ending-stream-of-conscripts/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:05:32 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=29634

Carlos builds a rebel Commander deck from the ground up, headed by --who else?-- Lin Sivvi. Read on to see his unique take on a classic archetype from years past.

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Of Hawks and Swords https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/of-hawks-and-swords/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/of-hawks-and-swords/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:45:45 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=17344

Carlos brings CawBlade to Commander. Can this be a cacophony of cool, or a catastrophic calamity? Come check it out!

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The Color Wheel and Legacy: White https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/the-color-wheel-and-legacy-white/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/the-color-wheel-and-legacy-white/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:05:29 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=15544

Continuing our exploration of Legacy and the Color Wheel, we’ll move onto the series’ second installment. You’ll find all the White cards you can comfortably prepare to see in Legacy alongside the most prominent decklists harnessing the color.

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Insider: Outlining Onslaught https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-outlining-onslaught/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/06/insider-outlining-onslaught/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:59:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=16073 Onslaught was a momentous set. The cards catered to a huge number of casual players who wanted support for their tribal decks, with support for Elves, Goblins and other, newly-ordained tribes like Soldiers and Wizards. It’s hard to believe that before Onslaught, “tribal” wasn’t really much of a term to describe the mechanic. The set had plenty for tournament players, too.

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Scouring Through Saga https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/scouring-through-saga/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/scouring-through-saga/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:53:38 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=8932

Urza's Saga is the first set in one of the financial powerhouse blocks of Magic. Though it was supposed to be themed around enchantments, I reckon that Urza's Saga really has the theme of “you'll pay $10 for this, this and this.” While Tempest represented the first truly modern set, Saga expanded on this to […]

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Cube SWOT: White https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/cube-swot-white/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/01/cube-swot-white/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:00:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=8676

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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