Ember Swallower | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:40:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Ember Swallower | 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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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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With the upcoming release of Khans of Tarkir, Standard will lose the bulk of its current card pool. Adam outlines which strategies are expected to stick around, what cards may see a rise in popular, and how you can prepare and profit from the rotation.

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Danny looks at the inexpensive rares of Theros block in search of potential speculation home runs.

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Ryan examines the new set's spoiler in search of information regarding the future of Standard.

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Matthew Lewis outlines the reasoning for buying up certain junk rares, and provides his picks out of Theros.

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Mike Lanigan dissects the mono-red devotion deck from the Pro Tour, explaining key interactions and suggesting updates.

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Today Mike Lanigan discusses the hottest mechanic coming off of the PT, which has only begun to affect the Standard metagame: devotion.

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Danny reacts to the action from this past weekend in Dublin.

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Ryan takes a break from Pauper talk while the format reacts to the recent bannings, instead weighing in on some Theros cards he thinks are currently being underpriced.

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Fresh off his prerelease, Danny offers the insights he's garnered concerning Theros thus far.

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