Defiant Strike | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:29:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Defiant Strike | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Budget-Focused: Deflecting Palm, a Core Set 21 Uncommon, and More for Your Pioneer Binder! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/budget-focused-deflecting-palm-a-core-set-21-uncommon-and-more-for-your-pioneer-binder/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/budget-focused-deflecting-palm-a-core-set-21-uncommon-and-more-for-your-pioneer-binder/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:00:39 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95791

UndyingMTG takes aim at Boros Pioneer sleepers in the next edition of his Budget-Focused series.

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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 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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With Standard manabases today you can basically play whatever you want. Mike shares the Jeskai Prowess brew he's been working on before looking at cards to keep through rotation.

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Just when you thought there couldn't be any more heroic variants.

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The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we've seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.

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Fate Reforged has arrived and Mike Lanigan is wasting no time getting brewing. He provides some updates to established Standard decks using the new cards and presents a few novel ideas.

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Ryan shares his thoughts on his experience with JeskSligh in Denver and looks to Fate Reforged spoilers for the future direction of Boros and Jeskai in Standard.

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Ryan took his JeskSligh brew to a PTQQ this Saturday to a 4-2 finish. Find out his thoughts on the deck and insight on a possible Boros deck to play instead! Also learn how Ryan acquired his first piece of power.

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Yuuya Watanabe's Jeskai Tokens deck is an amazing innovation in Standard. Find out where Ryan thinks the deck might have room to improve and the direction he thinks the archetype should go!

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Crafting an aggressive deck can be hard in a world full of Siege Rhinos, but several strategies have proven successful. Mike Lanigan looks over recent contenders and suggests his own Mono-Black Abzan build.

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Adam scoured the internet for the news you can't afford to miss. See what he learned about Standard and Legacy movements!

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