Geistflame | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Geistflame | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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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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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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Mike takes a break from his usual constructed brewing and walks us through his X-2 sealed pool at Grand Prix Nashville.

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Mike examines the various Standard decks that aim to power out early praetors and titans. Read on to make sure you're prepared for a turn three Elesh Norn at your next tournament.

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Mike takes a shocking look at the applications of red in standard.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/the-red-campaign/feed/ 2 Taking Desperate Delver to the Top 8 of States https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/taking-desperate-delver-to-the-top-8-of-states/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/taking-desperate-delver-to-the-top-8-of-states/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:32:37 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22571

Trey Ballew showed up with a homebrew for States in Oklahoma and Top 8'ed with a spicy rogue list! Is this the next breakout deck?

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Conrad takes a crack at breaking apart the new Standard on display at SCG Indy and where the format could go from here.

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Joshua Justice takes a closer look at rares mythics and playable commons and uncommons with his set review of Innistrad.

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