Magic Arena | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 02 Sep 2020 03:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Magic Arena | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Why You Should Play Magic Arena https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/why-you-should-play-magic-arena/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/why-you-should-play-magic-arena/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2020 09:00:04 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95904

Hello, everyone! I'm Adrian. I used to cover MTGO content here about two years back and am glad to be sharing new content with you all again – this time about Magic Arena! Since this is the first week covering this new mode of gameplay, I want to talk more about the pros and cons […]

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Today brought one of the most significant bans in recent memory, and at breakneck speed. Surprise?! The August 3rd, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement is live!

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Did you know there was a Players Tour event last weekend? Tournament organizers caught on that successful events can still take place over Arena despite COVID-19. As competitive Magic migrates from paper to online, Sig examines how this may further impact card prices.

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ChannelFireball is now bringing MagicFests to an Arena near you! After trying his luck in one of these events, Joe takes a look at the expected values for participating in Online MagicFests.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/a-look-at-online-magicfest-expected-value/feed/ 0 Bans, Pioneer, Arena, and the Death of Modern https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/bans-pioneer-arena-death-modern/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/bans-pioneer-arena-death-modern/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:00:57 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21286 Modern is at a crossroads right now. Between changes in banlist philosophy, the arrival and surging popularity of Pioneer, and the breakout success of Magic: Arena, doomsayers are out in force and quick to declare Modern passé. Today, we'll explore each of the supposed challenges Modern faces and measure its staying power. Sporadic Banlists Towards […]

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Bans have brought uncertainty to the Standard metagame, but the first tournaments have brought some clarity and some appealing speculation targets.

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Kyle provides an overview of the MTGO market in the wake of Pioneer’s announcement last week.

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So much value this week! Eddie goes deep on the implications of UMA. Plus, a giveaway!

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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Chris has some thoughts on Guilds of Ravnica: Mythic Edition and its distribution model. How could this impact the future of Magic?

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