Gnaw to the Bone | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:23:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Gnaw to the Bone | 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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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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Simian Spirit Guide has been popping up in more and more Modern decks as of late. What does this mean for the future of the card?

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Mike confronts the threat of graveyard decks in Legacy, Modern and Standard – and what we can do about them.

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Until recently Greater Gargadon was not a card that you'd associate with Dredge, though it's currently a four-of in the most popular and successful list.

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Ryan has been investing a lot of time into Modern Dredge and has learned a lot about the archetype. Find out where he thinks you should invest your dollars!

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The graveyard is generally a powerful resource in non-rotating formats, though it hasn't really made it in Modern... yet.

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Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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A lot of familiar decks saw success at Pro Tour Fate Reforged. A few gems managed to break through though.

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Draft doesn't go quite as expected on Day Two of GP San Diego. It turns out professional level drafting is a different beast entirely!

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Jules Robins defeats Jon Finkel, 2-0. (And, yes, that really happened!)

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Jason Schousboe managed to take down the Iowa PTQ last weekend and score some free airfare to a quaint little burgh in the Pacific called Honolulu. Read on to hear his report.

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What's a Prerelease like when you have to debate whether to open booster packs in your own language or not? Neale shares a father-son outing of an epic adventure through Innistrad!

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