Frost Walker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:26:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Frost Walker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

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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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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Looking for a way to break the Reflector Mage mirror? Andy Ferguson's second place list from SCG Columbus is a terrific option.

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If you had any doubts of whether we'd see more Dragons after the Pro Tour, check out this weekend's tournament results, including both GP: Kraków and SCG.

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Dragons of Tarkir enters its second week of Standard play with a strong showing for the set at SCG: Syracuse. While we haven't seen all-out epic dragonlord battles in the sky, several staples are already emerging in the set. This week we'll dig into the trends and highlight your trading steps for this week.

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Mike Lanigan shares his thoughts on the new Dragons of Tarkir Standard in preparation for the first RPTQ ever! Read on for his initial builds of archetypes he is considering.

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Mike Lanigan is less than enthused about the eponymous dragons themselves in Dragons of Tarkir, but there's no shortage of exciting spoiled cards. He covers the ones that have caught his eye so far.

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Most colors in Fate Reforged got some nice two-drops to help start the beats early.

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More and more Fate Reforged cards are making their way into Standard. Check out this list that puts the super-efficient Frost Walker to work!

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