mardu pyromancer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png mardu pyromancer | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 June ’19 Brew Report, Pt. 2: Out in Force https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/june-19-brew-report-pt-2-out-in-force/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/07/june-19-brew-report-pt-2-out-in-force/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:00:07 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20385 Last week, we began taking stock of the novel decks appearing in 5-0 dumps post-Modern Horizons. With a ban in the books and M20 entering the card pool, the coming weeks are sure to feature even more upheaval. But lots of new tech is already out in force. Perhaps June's innovation bears signs of what's to […]

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It's time for another Hold 'Em & Fold 'Em! With a recent rotation, what's on Eddie's mind this week?

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Guilds of Ravnica spoilers are underway, and the set is meeting my high expectations. It's even exceeding them thanks to a certain Golgari instant. Join me today as we discuss that card and explore some of the possibilities Guilds promises for spell-based fair decks the format over. The Trophy's Legacy Plenty has been written about […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/07/colorless-matchup-guide-mardu-and-ironworks/feed/ 14 Video Series with Ryland: Mardu Pyromancer https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/video-series-with-ryland-mardu-pyromancer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/video-series-with-ryland-mardu-pyromancer/#comments Wed, 02 May 2018 16:26:53 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17918 The current Modern climate discourages players from playing fair more than any other Modern climate in recent memory. Ever since the unbanning of our old pals Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf, the format has gotten faster and more linear with each passing day. People trying to beat the established archetypes have flocked to […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/05/video-series-with-ryland-mardu-pyromancer/feed/ 3 A Fatal Push Retrospect and the Future of Fair https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/11/fatal-push-retrospect-future-fair/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/11/fatal-push-retrospect-future-fair/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:00:11 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=16311 Modern's detractors have long cast the format as a writhing mess of linear decks, all ignoring each other or skillfully opening sideboard hosers all the way to each hyper-aggressive Top 8. But until recently, Modern's pound-for-pound fairest deck---Jund---has commanded more metagame shares than almost anything else. That deck's resignation as king gave way to a variety […]

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