mill | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:11:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png mill | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Losers from Modern Horizons 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/06/losers-modern-horizons-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/06/losers-modern-horizons-2/#respond Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:00:33 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=23211 All decks aren't created equal: some are Splinter Twin, others are Mono-Green Aura Stompy. The same goes for every set: some are Dominaria, others Legions. Thus, the impact of every new set will be felt unequally both by Modern as a whole and by individual decks. Not every set can have Modern-playable cards, and not every […]

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The latest banlist announcement did a number on Modern's top decks, decimating the Uro piles which week and again would claim top of the heap as well as the new bullies on the block, cascade-powered decks abusing the latest Tibalt cards. In order to solve for these displays of power, though, Wizards took an unconventional […]

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The second half of September 2020 brought us swaths of new decks, as Zendikar Rising did more than its fair share in shaking up the Modern metagame. Today, we'll explore new combo options and view the myriad directions ramp strategies are starting to take. Kombo Krazy We'll start with Belcher, a deck that recently received […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/september-20-brew-report-pt-2-hard-landings/feed/ 5 September ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Future Flavors https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/september-20-brew-report-pt-1-future-flavors/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/september-20-brew-report-pt-1-future-flavors/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:00:21 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22161 New sets always inspire brewing and changes of pace, but this month, I was pleased to see that some of the ideas I've had about future metagame developments seem to be more realistic than I'd thought! If these decks have legs now, imagine what they'll look like when Zendikar Rising drops... maybe quite similar, and […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/september-20-brew-report-pt-1-future-flavors/feed/ 2 Goyfs That Fly: Brewing UB Trap https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/goyfs-that-fly-brewing-ub-trap/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/goyfs-that-fly-brewing-ub-trap/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:00:15 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20728 In his assessment of the latest spoilers, David commended Throne of Eldraine for bringing the brewing fun back to Modern with its innovative, flavorful design. Restrictions breed creativity, they say, and I agree that after the format-crushing power of Modern Horizons, it's refreshing to have a Standard-power-level set to tinker with. Today's article focuses on […]

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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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