Cobbled Wings | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:52:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Cobbled Wings | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Limited Sideboards: Expectations and Execution https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/limited-sideboards-expectations-and-execution/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/limited-sideboards-expectations-and-execution/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=116869

Sideboards dominate Constructed gameplay but are often overlooked in Limited. This week Rob discusses how sideboards can swing match-ups in Limited.

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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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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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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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Do you like Cube? Do you want to have one of your own? Card Kingdom has provided a new way to get started, and Danny breaks it down for us.

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The things of the world have their opposites, so why should the precon decks of Innistrad block be any exception? We've covered the best of the bunch, now it's time to turn over the rock and see what's on the other end!

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Draft doesn't go quite as expected on Day Two of GP San Diego. It turns out professional level drafting is a different beast entirely!

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Jason Schousboe managed to take down the Iowa PTQ last weekend and score some free airfare to a quaint little burgh in the Pacific called Honolulu. Read on to hear his report.

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Have you practiced sealed? A format distinct from draft, Jason Schousboe shares the value and process of constructing your very own sealed cube in preparation for testing the pool.

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What's a Prerelease like when you have to debate whether to open booster packs in your own language or not? Neale shares a father-son outing of an epic adventure through Innistrad!

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