Citadel Siege | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:31:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Citadel Siege | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Most Underrated New Commander Cards in 2023 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/the-most-underrated-new-commander-cards-in-2023/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/01/the-most-underrated-new-commander-cards-in-2023/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126233

Joe aka "Beardy" examines several cards that are a little too good in Commander to not share. Check out these underplayed rocks and value enchantments.

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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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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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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Chaz revisits his pre-rotation targets to see how they're faring in the new Standard. There were some hits and some duds, but in both cases much to learn for future rotations.

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Non-red aggro looks poised to make a comeback with Courser of Kruphix gone from Standard. Mike shares the lists he's been working on and explains the thoughts behind them.

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The "Summer Lull" is coming to an end and everyone's looking to pick up rotating staples. Chaz has wisely already built his portfolio, which he shares in detail.

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Chaz recaps Pro Tour Origins and provides some insightful thoughts for October rotation. Which strategies show promise in the post-Theros Standard?

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Adam provides a run-down of the decks he expects to break through this weekend!

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Dragons of Tarkir introduces a slew of powerful but narrow spells well-suited for sideboard play. Adam identifies the cards with significant potential in current Standard or a future metagame.

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Ryan played a ton of Dragons of Tarkir sealed this weekend. Take a look at the decks he played and find out what he learned about the format!

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Mike Lanigan presents a tournament report from the TCG 5K in Columbus before discussing the siege cycle in Standard and his initial foray into Tiny Leaders.

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To gain a new perspective, Adam shares and explores eight decklists from a Japanese PTQ and explores the impact of Fate Reforged in this competitive Standard event.

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Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage Citadel Siege This is solid in Limited. OK, solid is an understatement. This is a real punisher in Limited - either mode is very, very good. I think there are a lot of EDH decks that can really use the +1/+1 counters, too, but this seems like […]

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Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage Brutal Hordechief This cycle is shaping up to be a little less exciting than the rare cycle. That is likely because they're not legendary, I guess. Still, as much as this would be better as a general in a three color deck, this trigger can put games […]

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