Shocklands were supposed to be a slam-dunk investment but unforeseen events altered the prospectus. This week Sigmund assesses the damage and considers what may happen next.

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Mathieu weighs in with his current Theros picks as the Standard format continues to settle.

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This episode of Quiet Speculation's ten minute market podcast goes over Elspeth, Sun's Champion - do you buy them at $30 or sell all of your copies? Also, we've got an interview with Kelly Reid of QS about how he turned a pile of trash cards into a nice-looking piece of Beta power. And instead […]

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You asked for it, so here it is again - the Theros price guide cheat sheets for the prerelease. I've had requests from people to do both price-sorted and alphabetically-sorted sheets, so I made both. Who loves ya? Theros Cheatsheet, sorted by Price Theros Cheatsheet, sorted by Name          

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Hey! This week's episode of Merchant Scroll is live. You can find it here:   Merchant Scroll #1: M14 Rares and Modern Specs   You can chat with us at @quietspec or the new Twitter feed we set up for this, @merchantscroll   Let me know what you think!

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Hello and welcome! We've got another round of those handy cheat-sheets to print out for the prerelease this weekend. I've had people request both alphabetized ones and price-ranked ones, so I went ahead and made two versions. Pick the one you like more or print both of them out. It looks like there aren't many […]

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When we're in a Magic slump, it can be helpful to go back to the drawing board. Mike Lanigan explains how to challenge your own assumptions about a metagame or deck.

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Andy Martin, a long-time Magic player and Commander aficionado, outlines his philosophy about deck-building Commander. If you've been seeking a remedy for boring, repetitive Commander decks, read on.

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Mike Bajorek looks a the cycle of motivation while he recovers from a sprained wrist.

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In the fifth part of his ongoing series, Usman gives us a SWOT on green in cubes!

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Exodus was a monumental set in a great block, and perhaps its greatest legacy is not any single card – it is the colored rarity symbol. For the first time, casual players who knew nothing of pack order could tell which card of theirs was rare – something challenging when dealing with cards like Avizoa […]

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Stronghold is a fine set in itself, but it serves best as a unique example of the power and limitations of reprints. Most of the “money cards” in Stronghold have been reprinted, but the originals still maintain a value premium. My best guess for this is that most players prefer the original cards; however, why […]

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Welcome back! Last week I talked about setting the foundations of a cube and how they effect what cards can go into a cube and what effect this has on its overall contents. This week, I'll discuss how to build a pool of cards to use as a bank of ideas before creating an initial cube […]

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