Gore-House Chainwalker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:33:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Gore-House Chainwalker | 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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/feed/ 12 Cubing with Guilds of Ravnica (As Inexpensively as Possible) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/cubing-with-guilds-of-ravnica-as-inexpensively-as-possible/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/cubing-with-guilds-of-ravnica-as-inexpensively-as-possible/#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:30:14 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90474

Danny's back to cover Guilds of Ravnica. Is there anything that should be on our Cube acquisition lists?

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/cubing-with-guilds-of-ravnica-as-inexpensively-as-possible/feed/ 0 [MTGO] Holiday Cube: The Perfect Mono-Red Deck, Part Two: Spells and Lands https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like-part-two-spells-and-lands/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like-part-two-spells-and-lands/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:42:48 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=54996

What does the perfect mono-red aggro deck look like in Holiday Cube? Today concludes the discussion.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like-part-two-spells-and-lands/feed/ 2 [MTGO] Holiday Cube: The Perfect Mono-Red Deck, Part One: Creatures https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:42:34 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=54958

If you could hand-pick the perfect cards for a mono-red deck in the Holiday Cube, what would your decklist look like?

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/what-does-the-perfect-mono-red-deck-look-like/feed/ 2 Insider: M15 Review (Black, Red, Artifacts, Lands & Gold) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/07/insider-m15-review-black-red-artifacts-lands-gold/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/07/insider-m15-review-black-red-artifacts-lands-gold/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:00:17 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=49476

Today Mike Lanigan wraps up his review of M15 for Standard and Constructed playability, covering red, black, colorless and gold cards.

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Mountains were on top of the mountain in both tournaments in Las Vegas, Nevada, last weekend at #SCGVEGAS.

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Ryan launches into another round of spoilers, focusing on a few key cards, including one innocuous-looking 2-drop you might have overlooked.

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Mike Lanigan shares his build of an aggressive Orzhov deck sporting Brimaz, along with a local tournament report.

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Who doesn't love Magical Xmasland? Mike Lanigan shares several deck ideas that almost got there, but turned out to be a little too cute.

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Jason Alt relates cognitive lag and undersea cables between New York and London to the world of MTG speculation, then pours over decklists.

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Mike Lanigan examines the Standard and Block Constructed decks that lose the least to rotation, and are likely to form the backbone of the new Standard.

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Witness the unveiling of Ryan's pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.

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