Glorious Anthem | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 05 May 2022 18:20:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Glorious Anthem | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Best Blockers in the Business https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/the-best-blockers-in-the-business/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/the-best-blockers-in-the-business/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=113926

Joe aka "Beardy" discusses Commander combat and what happens when the best blockers in Magic collide with strong attackers.

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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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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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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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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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Rob talks about one of the creatures that he likes from Dominaria. Learn more about it here.

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Rob thinks that it's not yet time for this guy and the zombie apocalypse. Take a look why.

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Mike provides the comprehensive breakdown for all of the rarity-shifted cards in Modern Masters 2017.

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It's no secret that Smuggler's Copter was the breakout card at SCG Indianapolis. Mike looks over decklists and starts brainstorming some possible answers.

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David presents some more picks in his Long Shots series, cards with very low buy-ins and potential as Commander, Modern, or casual hits.

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Brian undertakes the monumental task of reviewing every major Standard card coming out of PT SOI. He explains whether each is a hold or a sell and why.

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Could Always Watching be the breakout card from Shadows Over Innistrad? The support is definitely there.

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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Only so much can change when a small set is released. Ryan shares his beliefs on the types of cards that will be valuable from Oath of the Gatewatch.

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