Dynavolt Tower | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:06:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Dynavolt Tower | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Tales from the Buylist #2 – Examining Kaladesh https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/tales-from-the-buylist-2-examining-kaladesh/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/tales-from-the-buylist-2-examining-kaladesh/#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:33:25 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91680

Chris revisits one of the more powerful sets of recent memory. What's worth investing in moving forward?

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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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The makeup of current Standard can tell us a lot about what to expect come rotation. Guillaume looks ahead to consider which decks will survive intact or perish horribly.

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Kyle discussed uncommons last week, but what about rares and mythics? There are pitfalls and opportunities here, and Kyle walks us through them.

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With Hour of Devastation hitting the shelves, Brian provides his picks for the ten cards with the best value. Trade or acquire these now, as they could be on the way up.

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Today, Mike breaks down some of the most successful and innovative decks of Pro Tour Amonkhet and their implications for the marketplace.

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Felidar Guardian has been banned, and that means we have to re-think everything we know about Amonkhet and the upcoming Standard format....

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Adam explains why the Standard bannings have re-invented the metagame, and how the market has reacted.

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Aether Revolt is coming soon, and spoilers are already here! Adam explains what they mean for Standard and beyond.

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Mike discusses how the top Standard decks of Pro Tour Kaladesh will impact the metagame and markets moving forward.

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At first glance, speculators appeared to profit on breakout cards from Pro Tour Kaladesh. A deeper look, focusing on more realistic scenarios, reveals a different picture.

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Most of the engine cards in Kaladesh have already spiked, though there is still potential for some Pro Tour gambles.

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There have been multiple spikes this week leading up to the Pro Tour, though not all of them are completely justified.

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Chaz has a full set review for Kaladesh, replete with information from his testing sessions!

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