Lava Axe | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 03 Jun 2022 04:31:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Lava Axe | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Generational Magic Player Spotlight: Julie Tysen https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/generational-magic-player-spotlight-julie-tysen/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/generational-magic-player-spotlight-julie-tysen/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=114822

Tony chats with Julie, one of the regular drafters at his local game store. Julie shares her experiences with Magic and what playing the game means to her.

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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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Fresh off his win at SCG Indianapolis, Brian DeMars describes the major contours of the new format, along with the cards he's targeting in advance of the PT.

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How hard could it be to mill 42 cards?

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Ryan has had mixed results with Lightning Helix in Modern, but that doesn't mean he's about to give up on the tempo strategy. Find out his thoughts on the optimal build for Modern Delver in the current meta.

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Jason Alt has ample experience buying collections, but the people selling to him may not be in the same boat. Today he walks us through some basic tips and the rookie mistakes to avoid.

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Ready for the midnight prerelease tonight? I know I am! I'm ready to pick white if there are white boxes left, I'm ready to trade for Kruphix just to have it and I'm ready to sell into hype around cards like Godsend. This is going to be a sweet prerelease, and I'm excited about new […]

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TL: DR; You probably just pack a lot of burn and hope for the best. There. You don't even need to read this article now.

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Ryan takes a step in Modern for a local event and spikes it with Junk.

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Jason Alt discusses the collective lack of wisdom on Voice of Resurgence and asks what we can learn from it.

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Jason Alt is in characteristic form as he muses on theft at Magic events and reviews the latest tournament results.

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The gateway to Limited play, Jay gives the M12 Booster Battle Packs a fresh coat of Innistrad paint. And there's a (free to enter!) giveaway to boot!

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It's Time Walk! It's Time Warp! Taking two turns with Time Stretch! Gotta make my mind up: how much edge can I take (without actually taking extra turns)?

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If you haven't yet, please enjoy Part 1 of Josh's M12 Set Review, the Mythics and Rares, here! Note: I write set reviews from a tournament player's perspective, not a financial perspective. As such, I try to approach new set releases with a "wide net" of all the cards which might be relevant to tournament […]

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