Harrow | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:32:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Harrow | 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 […]

The post Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/feed/ 29 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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 […]

The post MTG Metagame Finance #25 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/feed/ 0 MTG Metagame Finance #24 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90841

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 […]

The post MTG Metagame Finance #24 first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-24/feed/ 0 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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 […]

The post Preparing for the December 6th Announcement first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/feed/ 0 Daily Stock Watch – Omnath, Locus of Rage https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/daily-stock-watch-omnath-locus-of-rage/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/daily-stock-watch-omnath-locus-of-rage/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:53:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=88918

Rob ends the week with a freaky Friday pick! Read more about it here.

The post Daily Stock Watch – Omnath, Locus of Rage first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/08/daily-stock-watch-omnath-locus-of-rage/feed/ 2 Insider: The “Soft” Reserved List & Magic Player Rewards https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/insider-the-soft-reserved-list-magic-player-rewards/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/insider-the-soft-reserved-list-magic-player-rewards/#comments Wed, 23 May 2018 18:41:07 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=87574

Just because Wizards can print any card off the Reserved List, that doesn't mean they will. David looks at the textless Magic Player Rewards cards and discusses their value as specs.

The post Insider: The “Soft” Reserved List & Magic Player Rewards first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/insider-the-soft-reserved-list-magic-player-rewards/feed/ 1 Daily Stock Watch: Triumph of the Hordes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/daily-stock-watch-triumph-of-the-hordes/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/daily-stock-watch-triumph-of-the-hordes/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=85404

Rob thinks that the horde will triumph soon using this card.

The post Daily Stock Watch: Triumph of the Hordes first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/daily-stock-watch-triumph-of-the-hordes/feed/ 0 Jason’s Archives: When to Hold ‘Em, When to Fold ‘Em https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/jasons-archives-when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/jasons-archives-when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:00:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=34141

In this installment Jason delves into the philosophy of speculation and the way we self-assess our success and failures, before addressing the results from Las Vegas, Toronto and Nagoya.

The post Jason’s Archives: When to Hold ‘Em, When to Fold ‘Em first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/jasons-archives-when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em/feed/ 4 Damia, Sage of Mirrors https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/damia-sage-of-mirrors/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/damia-sage-of-mirrors/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:05:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26457

Carlos leads us through his trademark commander deck-building process yet again, this time with Damia, Sage of Stone at the helm and capped off by a maddening finish!

The post Damia, Sage of Mirrors first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/damia-sage-of-mirrors/feed/ 1 The Best Mono-Green Commander Deck (Part 1) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/the-best-mono-green-commander-deck-part-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/the-best-mono-green-commander-deck-part-1/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:01:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=22590

Neale likes to crush. Green is good at that. Now he seeks the very best...

The post The Best Mono-Green Commander Deck (Part 1) first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/the-best-mono-green-commander-deck-part-1/feed/ 3 Building Around Exarch-Twin https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/building-around-exarch-twin/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/building-around-exarch-twin/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:01:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=17439

When you came in the air went out and every shadow filled up with doubt. I don’t know who you think you are, but before the night is through I wanna do bad things with you --Jace, to Deceiver Exarch The combination of Deceiver Exarch and Splinter Twin is the most powerful thing to do […]

The post Building Around Exarch-Twin first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/07/building-around-exarch-twin/feed/ 1 Removal in Standard https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/removal-in-standard/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/removal-in-standard/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:40:25 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=11906

Being able to interact with an opponent's creatures in a meaningful way is essential to success in today's metagame.  Once upon a time, when most of the creatures were awful and took a long time to win, a player could get away with just putting four Lightning Bolts or a playset of Swords to Plowshares […]

The post Removal in Standard first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/removal-in-standard/feed/ 3 A Closer Look At Tezzeret https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/a-closer-look-at-tezzeret/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/a-closer-look-at-tezzeret/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:13:02 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=11627

When he was first spoiled, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas was one of the most talked about cards in Mirrordin Besieged.  While he has performed well in some decks, including a top eight at PT Paris in the hands of Patrick Chapin and a SCG Qualifier win for Chase "The Tezzerexpert" Stefani (@DrunkestMan on twitter) at […]

The post A Closer Look At Tezzeret first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/a-closer-look-at-tezzeret/feed/ 3 A New Type of Aggro https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/a-new-type-of-aggro/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/a-new-type-of-aggro/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:40:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=11796

The next few short weeks, this CawBlade deck continued to dominate tournaments from local FNM’s to large Star City Games hosted events everywhere. The young mage, Mike Lanigan, read articles, built decks, and tried his best to build a comparable strategy that could take down this "Jund-like" beast (or "Faerie-like" if you prefer).

The post A New Type of Aggro first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/04/a-new-type-of-aggro/feed/ 7 Standard Metagame Data https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/standard-metagame-data/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/standard-metagame-data/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=11015

After DC, I knew I didn't want to wing it again. I decided to do my homework for the upcoming SCG Open in Memphis in order to select my deck properly this time. Time to break out the spreadsheet and analyze the metagame! You can download it and change the relative score of SCG events […]

The post Standard Metagame Data first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/standard-metagame-data/feed/ 1 Extended GW Midrange https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/extended-gw-midrange/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/extended-gw-midrange/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:50:23 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=6163

Hey everyone, and welcome back to On the Hunt. This week I will be taking a look into the Extended format since we have the new Pro Tour: Philadelphia season ahead of us, as well as Grand Prix: Atlanta, Kobe, and San Diego. It's been quite a while since I've taken a peak at Extended, […]

The post Extended GW Midrange first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/extended-gw-midrange/feed/ 2 Five Elements of the Best Precon Decks https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/five-elements-of-the-best-precon-decks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/five-elements-of-the-best-precon-decks/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:15:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=6236

Looking for a deck that feels more ready-to-play right out of the box? Jay has the five parts of good precon decks and he breaks each of them down for you!

The post Five Elements of the Best Precon Decks first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/five-elements-of-the-best-precon-decks/feed/ 59 On the Hunt – Gruuling it Out https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/on-the-hunt-gruuling-it-out/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/on-the-hunt-gruuling-it-out/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:50:51 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=4107

I am an Aggro player at heart. Since this is my first article, I thought I'd start things off with an Aggro deck that seems like it can float under the radar with your current meta. It's a Green and Red Aggro deck... I was working on a similar list, but since that was put on the shelf for now, I will work within what I call a “development list phase.”

The post On the Hunt – Gruuling it Out first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/11/on-the-hunt-gruuling-it-out/feed/ 9 Trades, Trades Everywhere! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/trades-trades-everywhere/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/trades-trades-everywhere/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:17:50 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=2596 Hey all, and welcome back to Whinston’s Whisdom on Quietspeculation.com. this week, we’ve got a bunch of from this week’s FNM. However, as I’m writing this article the day before States, I can’t give you any information on that unfortunately. But rest assured that next week’s article will be chock full of States goodness. This […]

The post Trades, Trades Everywhere! first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/10/trades-trades-everywhere/feed/ 13