Ghirapur Aether Grid | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 10 May 2022 12:47:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Ghirapur Aether Grid | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Sideboard Dance: A Strategic Parallel https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/the-sideboard-dance-a-strategic-parallel/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/the-sideboard-dance-a-strategic-parallel/#respond Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=114007

David E. explores a curious trend among Modern's top decks: they're ALL Affinity! Here's how to beat their strategy of blitzing G1 and powering through hate.

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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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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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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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In this article, Eddie puts reader feedback into action. He also provides a new section to give us real-time insight to reflect on previously mentioned cards.

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Mike's here today to break down the many options you have available for when you want to sell an entire deck.

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Mike breaks down the current state of Modern, including detailed discussion of the format's most popular decks.

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Mike breaks down the Modern-playable Masterpieces and some of the decks that excel with them!

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Many families share Christmas on not just one day, but over many days throughout the holiday season. My family has our Christmas normally on the 25th at our own homes, but everyone knows that the 26th is the day we all get together at my mom’s house. Today, just like the 26th for my family, […]

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Like many financiers, Brian is focusing on Standard rotation and the cards that are effectively on sale. He shares his picks for the best buys from ORI and DTK.

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Eric got a deck tech in SCG Louisville, but that wasn't the highlight he was looking for for his weekend. In today's piece, he shares the lessons he learned from the event and provides the list that he would play in GP Detroit.

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Quite the Pro Tour we're having. Say what you want about Twin being gone, but the format seems fresh and a bevy of cards are able to now see the spotlight.

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Eric had a phenomenal 8-1 start in the Modern Open this weekend, but the wheels fell off on day two. Check out Eric's thoughts on what went wrong and how he intends to address the problem.

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From the RPTQ results two weeks ago to GP Pittsburgh's Top 8, Modern is showcasing a diverse and healthy metagame. Doug surveys the Top 8 and offers his insight.

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The latest round of Regional PTQs provide a solid picture of the Modern metagame. Doug breaks down the collective Top 8's and discusses financial implications.

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Modern continues to present ample opportunities for the speculator. Brian DeMars identifies five Modern cards that aren't getting the attention they deserve from the secondary market.

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