Lost Legacy | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:06:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Lost Legacy | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Budget-Focused: More Pioneer cards you need to acquire! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/budget-focused-more-pioneer-cards-you-need-to-acquire/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/budget-focused-more-pioneer-cards-you-need-to-acquire/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:00:59 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95631

In a followup to last week, UndyingMTG examines another handful of cards flying under the radar in Pioneer.

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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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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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Magic news culminated last week with the announcement of Ultimate Masters and the Box Toppers. Eddie surveys the developments and offers recommendations.

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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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For this week, Eddie brings more Guilds of Ravnica spoiler talk and a dive into one of Magic's newest formats to crop up, Premodern.

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Rob talks about another Standard stalwart that's making waves financially for today's segment.

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Brawl is gaining popularity and it isn’t without financial implications. Pete takes a top-down look at the format and a deck build around Kambal.

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Rob talks about one of the creatures that he likes from Dominaria. Learn more about it here.

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Rob thinks it's time to burn some willows with this card!

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Last week, I wrote about the Pro Tour and all of the competitive and financial implications from that event. If you missed it, be sure to check it out. At this point, everyone knows that the biggest deck to emerge from that event was Zombies. Both versions are great, so whether you like the black-white version […]

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Today, Mike breaks down some of the most successful and innovative decks of Pro Tour Amonkhet and their implications for the marketplace.

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After more testing, Brian has a good idea of where we stand moving into the Pro Tour. He shares some picks for Standard pickups before coverage begins.

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It's no secret that Smuggler's Copter was the breakout card at SCG Indianapolis. Mike looks over decklists and starts brainstorming some possible answers.

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The story this weekend at SCG Indianapolis was clearly aggro strategies and vehicles. David looks at the Top 32 results to get a picture of the new Standard format.

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Chaz has a full set review for Kaladesh, replete with information from his testing sessions!

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