Flicker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:35:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Flicker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Under-the-Radar Commander Cards, August ’22 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/under-the-radar-commander-cards-august-22/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/under-the-radar-commander-cards-august-22/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=118806

Joe aka “Beardy” takes a look at some under-appreciated cards for Commander. Does your deck have the right amount of removal and flexibility?

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Editor's note: this article contains spoilers from the Magic storyline Hey Readers, welcome back! It's been a while since I've done a Commander Corner article, but what better way to break the drought than writing about one of my favorite Magic characters of all-time? I'll admit I was upset when I learned Nicol Bolas killed Niv-Mizzet, Parun […]

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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 […]

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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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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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Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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Mike looks at current Standard cards that are well positioned as we move into the Eldritch Moon release. These are his top 10 picks for gainers.

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Adam explores the Standard impact of three Dragons of Tarkir cards poised to see competitive play--Ojutai Exemplars, Anticipate, and Thunderbreak Regent!

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Adam breaks down the winning decklist from the Modern Bazaar of Moxen 2014, and he teaches how to properly sideboard against the format! Print out this visual sideboarding guide and bring it to your next event--Modern season is upon us!

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The Devil's come to collect his due: everything you own for the next six cards.

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The new Commander cards: Wizards tested, player approved? Jules walks us through taking the new cards in Magic through paces in places, both expected and not! How are you going to use your cards?

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