Merfolk Branchwalker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:58:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Merfolk Branchwalker | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance Power Rankings: Rare Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/ravnica-allegiance-power-rankings-rare-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/ravnica-allegiance-power-rankings-rare-edition/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:21:31 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92413

With Ravnica Allegiance set to be replaced as the main draft format on MTGO, now is the time to consider where to park value in the set. Today Kyle covers the rares from RNA.

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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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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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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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Rob was surprised to see this featured card hit its all-time low and talks about its future on today's segment.

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Another week of Guilds of Ravnica, another set of recommendations. Eddie provides the latest moves in his portfolio, including some Modern breakouts and a few odd foils.

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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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It's time to cover the uncommons from Core 2019. What does Kyle note as good?

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Rob has a new spec target in Standard. Read more about it here!

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Guillaume's back to break down both the Standard and Modern metagames from the last couple weeks.

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Guillaume breaks down both Standard and Modern over the last week. Spoiler: both metagames are pretty diverse right now!

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The market is beginning to react to Rivals of Ixalan spoilers, so Adam explains what cards are moving...

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Kyle is unfazed by his task to uncover the uncommons of Ixalan worth your unspent tix.

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Modern-playable foils demand a high premium, so Adam identifies cards that are seeing Modern play that you might not be aware of...

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/10/insider-profiting-from-new-cards-in-modern/feed/ 1 UG Merfolk: You Got Ixalan in My Fishbowl! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/10/ug-merfolk-got-ixalan-fishbowl/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/10/ug-merfolk-got-ixalan-fishbowl/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:00:38 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=15671 The past month has been odd for me. I have been advocating UW Merfolk forever, but almost every other Fish player is mono-blue. It made sense. Perfect, painless mana all the time is really appealing. Then Ixalan happened and everyone is experimenting with other colors. I'm not complaining but it feels weird. The fact that they're still not […]

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Kyle breaks down the differences and similarities that Ixalan has compared to other recent sets. How can we leverage this information? He's got some ideas for that as well.

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After seeing Ixalan in action at the prerelease, Mike has a better idea of how the new cards will fit into Standard and which strategies are worth targeting.

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