Gravedigger | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:29:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Gravedigger | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 So You Want to Build a Cube: A Card Kingdom Starter Cube Review for 2019 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/so-you-want-to-build-a-cube-a-card-kingdom-starter-cube-review-for-2019/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/so-you-want-to-build-a-cube-a-card-kingdom-starter-cube-review-for-2019/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:34:55 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=93858

It's time for an update to QS's review of the latest iteration of the Card Kingdom Starter Cube! Is the product still worth it for prospective cube builders?

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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 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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Alexander presents Part 2 of the Eternal Masters draft primer alongside Limited experts Bing Luke and Matthew Watkins.

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On the eve of Eternal Masters' release, Alexander enlists the help of two expert drafters to break the set down and get a bead on the winning strategies.

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This deck was just mean...

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I thought yesterday was full of wonderful gifts. We had no idea... Jazal Goldmane If your Japanese is a little bit rusty, I've found a few translations online that all seem to agree with each other. 2WW Legendary Creature - Cat Warriror First strike 3WW: Attacking creatures you control get +X/+X until end of the […]

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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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Carlos scours Avacyn Restored for some potential Commander sleepers, then walks us through a budget version of Balthor the Defiled.

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The Zombie tribe has gotten a ton of new tools so far in Innistrad Block. After the release weekend, Carlos has some Gravecrawlers and a Grimgrin and can't resist taking them for a spin!

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The commanders in Innistrad all state they're not dead. Jules digs to the bottom of this.

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Magic 2012 is almost here! Anthony's back with his acerbic wit for a spin down the lanes of the latest Core Set, dishing up a Cube review worth reading.

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It's the second part of the New Phyrexia design review. This episode features Gregory's unique design analysis on the Red in Black cards in the newest set.

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Jay Kirkman was asked by the four finalists in the Great Design Search 2 to consult on their intro deck submissions and here he discusses the last of the four: Shawn Main and 'The Blight'

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