Giant Strength | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:19:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Giant Strength | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Real-world Flavor: Old and New Humorous Quotations https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/real-world-flavor-old-and-new-humorous-quotations/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/04/real-world-flavor-old-and-new-humorous-quotations/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=113262

Francesco continues unearthing real-world flavor text, turning his attention to the evolution of literary humor over Magic's history.

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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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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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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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What do you do if you first-pick a tundra? Do what Magic judge turned meme Jeph Foster did. Take goblins all day and live the dream. Not only did Jeph already win by opening a Mana Drain and a Tundra in his Vintage Masters draft, he got passed gobbos. Lots of gobbos. Is it as […]

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Vintage Masters has finally arrived and Alexander Carl is itching to get in some drafts. He enlists the help of Limited expert Simon Goertzen to evaluate the format and get a grasp on the winning strategies.

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If you're nothing like me, you're excited for Vintage Masters on Magic Online. Boasting a mixture of the most powerful cards ever to grace this game and cards like Mistmoon Griffin, Vintage Masters promises to bring the power to the people. If you're following Quiet Speculation on twitter (@QuietSpec) you're A) doing it right and, […]

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