Mirri's Guile | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Mirri's Guile | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Sales Tax on Magic – Reacting to Increasing Costs https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/sales-tax-on-magic-reacting-to-increasing-costs/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/04/sales-tax-on-magic-reacting-to-increasing-costs/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:10:47 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=92441

Several stores online have begun charging sales tax on Magic singles, with major implications for speculators. Christopher discusses his strategy to address the cost increase.

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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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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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This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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The release of Oath of the Gatewatch is right around the corner, and Mike has what you need to start brewing in Standard. He presents his Top 10 Constructed cards from OGW.

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Julian looks at a Commander deck that may not make any friends, but can certainly win games. If you want to empty your opponents' hands and leave them devoid of resources, this may be the deck for you.

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Spoiler season has arrived again! Mike Lanigan surveys the Theros cards revealed so far and evaluates their Constructed potential.

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Andy walks us through one of his more powerful Commander decks, based on library manipulation and headed by Maelstrom Wanderer. If you've ever longed to go nuts with Call of the Wild or Proteus Staff, read on.

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Neale likes to crush. Green is good at that. Now he seeks the very best...

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Beating down with your Commander deck is fine when everyone else knows what to expect. What happens when you have to shift to an entirely new group?

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Carlos loves to build decks, including those of five colors. Join him this week, defending the multicolor player in us all, and aiming for spot between casual and competitive with a Polymorph deck. Check it out!

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Consistent, powerful decks are obviously appealing. Carlos takes a recent Standard standout, Valakut, and transforms it into a pinnacle of efficiency in Commander! See how he does it inside!

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Being full of gas can be a bad thing but not in Commander! In this format the best of us run out of gas, miss land drops, and topdeck nothing but duds all game. This week David hits card advantage in Commander and how different types of card draw fulfill very different roles.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/02/maor-crads-gassing-up/feed/ 4 Stuck in the Middle With You https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/hungry-for-highlander-stuck-in-the-middle-with-you/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/hungry-for-highlander-stuck-in-the-middle-with-you/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:59:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=5954 The Commanders are coming! If you're not familiar with the "wedge" or "bling" Dragons from Planar Chaos, let David take you through some ideas that work with the most prominent members of the enemy wedge color community.

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