It That Betrays | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 12 May 2022 14:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png It That Betrays | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Helping Your Fellow Magic Players, Commander Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/helping-your-fellow-magic-players-commander-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/helping-your-fellow-magic-players-commander-edition/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 14:45:58 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=114109

Joe aka "Beardy" talks about some rules conundrums that can occur in casual games of Commander and how to work through them as a table.

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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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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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Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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David Schumann covers the MTG Stock Watch, with an analysis of the biggest gainers and losers in the recent weeks.

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A new Duel Deck is here, and with it we have two new mechanics spoiled!

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Corbin Hosler reacts to the long-awaited announcement confirming Modern Masters 2015 with an analysis of the last version. Trends from the first outing should inform our predictions for this go around as well.

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David Schumann discusses some casual staples with unexpectedly high prices that you may still be able to find in binders or "bulk boxes" at stores.

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Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It's what you'd get if you built a set with the premise of "no rush till turn 7" and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There's a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.

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Jules is digging deep to uncover and share the mysteries of the grave. Are you ready for playing in the dirt, six feet under?

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As promised, this week we're going to dive into some real deckbuilding with the new cards. I was intrigued as soon as I saw The Mimeoplasm; who wouldn't want to fuse their favorite creatures together? Today I'm going to document my deckbuilding process from start to finish. Taking Command The first step in building a […]

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Neale's back with a new deck to tune! He starts with a controlling Korlash build and ends fawning over Dralnu and Jin-Gitaxias. You'll have to read to find out why!

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