Lord of Innistrad | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:46:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Lord of Innistrad | 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 […]

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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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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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Standard continues to deliver on the innovation front with GP Kobe last weekend. Mike picks apart some of the interesting decks from the event and presents his own build of B/W.

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Mike Lanigan looks over the latest Battle for Zendikar spoilers and evaluates them for Standard playability.

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The new iteration of the MTGO Cube only includes nine cards from Khans of Tarkir. Check out the most blatant omissions here.

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Warren Buffet's famous advice "Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful" may hold up well on Wall Street, but fundamentals are a bit different in MTG Finance. Sigmund makes some hard decisions this week as he looks through a Modern portfolio of decaying value.

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Danny examines a broad range of Planeswalkers, looking for ones he thinks are currently underpriced and due for some growth.

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David Schumann follows up with Part 2 of his article disclosing his current holdings and the reasoning behind them.

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David Schumann explains how he determines which cards to target at rotation, and what his picks are for this year.

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Mike Lanigan discusses Mutavault's future in Standard before turning to M14 to tweak old archetypes and brew up some brand new ones.

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Mike Lanigan unveils a recent build of BWR Midrange, a well-positioned in the Standard metagame, and compares it with some other similar builds.

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Mike Lanigan weighs in on availability of Modern Master's and the recently-announced rule changes, then provides an update of his B/W Zombies list.

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Mike Lanigan analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a version of The Aristocrats he played at a recent PTQ, and suggests a few alterations.

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Mike Lanigan surveys the recent field of tier-one Standard decks and suggests Gruul Midrange as a possible contender.

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Jared Elick surveys the current value of several planeswalkers and predicts whether they're on the rise or declining.

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With Gatecrash fully spoiled, Ryan's deck-building juices are kicking into overdrive. See what directions perfect mana is pulling his towards.

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Mike Lanigan responds to a friend in need who's trying to build a Standard deck around Pack Rat. Operating under the specified restrictions, he sets out to make the most competitive deck possible.

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