Deadeye Navigator | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Deadeye Navigator | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Speculating Around Yarok, the Desecrated https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/06/speculating-around-yarok-the-desecrated/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/06/speculating-around-yarok-the-desecrated/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2019 17:31:12 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93132

David takes a close look at Yarok, the Desecrated and outlines his picks for this Commander going forward.

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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 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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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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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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Rob thinks that it's not yet time for this guy and the zombie apocalypse. Take a look why.

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There are several particular attributes shared by the most popular Commander cards. Jim outlines the criteria he uses to gauge a potential spec for the format.

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We were eagerly awaiting the updates to the EDH banlist (some of us) and while some thought Deadeye Navigator was on the chopping block and others predicted the demise of Prophet of Kruphix, what we got was something no one expected.   Wow. A scant two weeks after I ribbed @Time_Elemental for tweeting about how […]

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Well, the entire lists were spoiled this weekend and the rest of the new cards have trickled in. I want to talk about the impact of reprints, but I think I will leave that to my article on the premium side coming out Tuesday. Let's address the rest of the new stuff here, shall we? […]

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I have a lot to get through tonight because some jackass got ahold of the black deck and spoiled the entire thing, posting a picture of the decklist and pictures of all of the new cards. This really messes up spoiler season and is leaving me feel pretty deflated. Speculating and getting things revealed slowly […]

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Jason Alt continues the coverage of Khans of Tarkir, with the Temur Frontier and the mono-green cards. What shows promise and what is overrated? Read on to find out.

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See the Unwritten No preamble, I can't wait to launch into my spiel about this boner-inducer. As much as I wasn't excited about Temur Ascendency for my Maelstrom Wanderer deck, this is an auto-include. You're triggering ferocious with this spell in that deck, so you're getting 2 creatures in the top 8 of your library […]

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With such a vague title to this post, it's maybe ironic that it's about something with absolute clarity. Standard, Modern, Legacy, Vintage: No changes With that announcement from Wizards of the Coast, we now know that our favorite formats are safe from a shakeup. Whether or not that's a good thing is a matter of opinion. […]

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If you read my EDH column on Gathering Magic, you'll know I have a tendency toward Blue Green in EDH. It's my personal favorite color combination and I feel like it gives me the mix of card draw and ramp that can make games truly unfair very quickly. Maelstrom Wanderer and Riku of two Reflections […]

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Spoiler season again? I have two cards for you today, and one of them is interesting. This seems like a very powerful general but with serious liabilities. Drawing all of your opponents cards is a risky way to win games of Magic. Still, the mana you're going to generate is going to help you power […]

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Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

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