Dualcaster Mage | 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 Dualcaster Mage | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/feed/ 4 Cubing with Guilds of Ravnica (As Inexpensively as Possible) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/cubing-with-guilds-of-ravnica-as-inexpensively-as-possible/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/cubing-with-guilds-of-ravnica-as-inexpensively-as-possible/#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:30:14 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90474

Danny's back to cover Guilds of Ravnica. Is there anything that should be on our Cube acquisition lists?

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Danny provides a comprehensive review of Cube-worthy cards from Ixalan, along with suggestions for the best time to pick each one up cheaply.

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David looks at the notable cards from Eternal Masters he expects to impact Commander prices, with an accompanying explanation for each.

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Mike Lanigan continues his review of Oath of the Gatewatch with more spoilers. Read on for his thoughts on their overall strength and their future role in Standard.

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The post-Origins Standard metagame has proven surprisingly interesting, with a host of new decks cropping up each week. Mike Lanigan looks at the latest contenders.

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Julian Biondillo goes off the beaten path with a mono-red Reanimator deck built around Feldon of the Third Path.

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Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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Jason Alt is preparing for rotation by thinking about Commander and Tiny Leaders. He goes over some undervalued and soon-to-drop targets that he expects to perform well in the coming year.

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If you could hand-pick the perfect cards for a mono-red deck in the Holiday Cube, what would your decklist look like?

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Derek recaps some of the most significant changes to Magic in 2014, with an eye on what's to come in 2015.

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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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