Hive Mind | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:38:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Hive Mind | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Commander Deck Design and You: The Fundamentals https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/01/commander-deck-design-and-you-the-fundamentals/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/01/commander-deck-design-and-you-the-fundamentals/#respond Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:38:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=110290

Beardy talks about some of the tools he uses to brew, build, and test his new Commander deck ideas. Could his process help you complete your next deck?

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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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Looking for some sweet Modern decks to play in a Modern without Twin or Bloom? Check out the sweet lists that Ryan Hipp has been working on!

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For budget-conscious players the recent bannings may have struck a big blow, but you don't have to quit Modern! Mike explains how to convert Twin and Amulet Bloom into new decks with a few key investments.

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The banning of Splinter Twin leaves a hole in Modern that's sure to fill fast. David highlights the most likely heirs to the throne, and the key cards poised to gain as a result.

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Modern gets a big banlist update on January 18. Sheridan is here to predict the outcomes and advise how to make money on the announcement.

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2016 promises to be a big year for Modern, and Sheridan is here with three (and a half) predictions to ring in the new year!

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Ryan shares his thoughts on the bizarre spoilers for Oath of the Gatewatch and a short list of juicy Modern targets moving into GP Pittsburgh!

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With the RPTQ results and October metagame numbers in the books, Sheridan points to the best investments going into next week's GP Pittsburgh.

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With Battle for Zendikar hitting tournaments in October, it's important that Modern players invest in the old staples that are sure to rise with BFZ's release. This article gives you the five pickups you need to check out.

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With major Modern events taking place this weekend and last, a slew of data about the format's metagame is coming in. Brian DeMars dissects it and shares the cards he's picking up.

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Doug Linn looks over the results from the Modern Invitational this weekend, to see how the meta is shifting and what cards look promising.

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