David sees real potential in Tameshi, Reality Architect, and tries breaking the Wizard for Modern in a plethora of combo and value shells.

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Ross Meriam thinks Indomitable Creativity is underrated. David disagrees, asking whether Modern "Tinker" decks can only find success by crossing over to ramp?

The post Because it Doesn’t Win: A Response to Ross Meriam first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

Lightning Bolt has been replaced as Modern's most-played card... by a bullet! Jordan explains why while exploring the applications of Modern's best bullets.

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Paul goes over the concept of a competitive metagame, focusing on the changing landscape of Modern and how it applies to Magic finance.

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In June 2013, WoTC released the first of the paper "Masters" sets, simply called Modern Masters. David examines the line of Masters sets, and the effects of a yearly reprint set on the game at large.

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Sam's back from his hiatus to analyze the post-ban landscape! Find out what he's been up to, and where he finds himself in the current Magic market.

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The Mythic Invitational this weekend will be the first debut of official War of the Spark spoilers! Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in.

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Following up from his last article on evaluating specs, David discusses the concrete criteria he uses to estimate a card's potential and the importance of calculating opportunity costs.

The post Evaluating Opportunities, Pt. 2 – Value Factors and Opportunity Cost first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

Adam believes Modern Horizons may have a similar effect as the original Modern Masters, helping the format explode in popularity. Given this, acquiring staples looks attractive.

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Modern Horizons is sure to have a profound impact on Modern. Today Sig shares his perspective on card prices, potential reprints, and good places to speculate through spoiler season.

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Eddie has decided to take a break from writing, but not before leaving us with one more article. Today he discusses Mythic Championship Cleveland and the London mulligan rule.

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Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

The post The Case Against Power first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

Mox Opal and Ancient Stirrings are on the rise again in Modern via a new combo deck. Find out if you should join 'em or figure out how to beat 'em.

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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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Spinning off from a section in article #23, Eddie starts this new What's Next series by looking into what could be in store for Modern after the KCI banning.

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Eddie preordered a good amount of cards from Ravnica Allegiance. Find out why this time is a bit different than other sets. He also makes some bold predictions.

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