Gainsay | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:37:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Gainsay | 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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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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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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This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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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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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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There was a lot of news in the Magic world this week, some planned, and some unexpected, and Adam explains what it all means.

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Mike Lanigan goes over the results from the Pro Tour, discussing both the Standard metagame as it is shaping up, and the financial implications.

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Zwischenzug updates Ivan Floch's Pro Tour winning deck to beat the current Magic Online metagame. Is Elixir of Immortality absolutely necessary?

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This week Alexander Carl interviews elite Magic Online player Paul Nemeth about how to get better at Magic and how he's making the transition to the Pro Tour.

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In the past, Block Constructed formats have been major indicators of the upcoming fall Standard format. Today Adam analyzes sideboards from the Theros Block Pro Tour with an eye toward the future!

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With the launch of Journey Into Nix, Standard is looking to experience a shift in the meta. Adam outlines how he predicts the next few weeks to look and offers some sideboard choices everyone should consider.

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People are constantly decrying the state of Standard. "It's all Mono-Black" or "it's all Control" is what you hear. People are always on the lookout for new decks to take to Friday Night Magic and try to break the metagame. Well, here's one take on it you may not have yet seen. Untitled Deck Spells […]

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As a man of many hats, I am more than just a competitive player. Playing in Grand Prix and PTQs will always be amazing but I also am passionate about the financial side of the game. One of the reasons I was able to start attending these competitive events was because of the work I […]

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Danny details the ways he is able to use every part of the animal, when it comes to drafting with a mind for value.

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Born of the Gods is here and it definitely brought some eyebrow raising treasures along with it. Most sets come with a mailbag full of goodies, but Born of the Gods has done us a solid favor by making our options very obvious. Almost everyone has tossed their two cents into the hat about what […]

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I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. I'm not a Standard player.  I haven't played FNM lately.  I haven't PTQ'ed in years, and my best finish was a 7-1-1 9th place at a Star City Open some time in 2010.  I made Day 2 at a Grand Prix once, during which I got crushed 0-3.  So why […]

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Mike Lanigan had a stroke of genius at the last minute for SCG Columbus, and showed up battling a Dimir devotion deck. Read on to hear about the deck and his matchups.

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Mike Lanigan discusses the development of his own bulk box before taking a look at the newest Standard decks to hit the metagame.

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