Mystic Sanctuary | 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 Mystic Sanctuary | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Collecting For The Long Term: Investing In Your Mana Base https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/08/collecting-for-the-long-term-investing-in-your-mana-base/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/08/collecting-for-the-long-term-investing-in-your-mana-base/#respond Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:57:03 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=98767

This week Paul looks at investing in Magic for the long term, with an emphasis on your mana base.

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/friendly-fire-new-banlists-splash-damage/feed/ 0 Nuked From Orbit: The February ’21 Banning https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/nuked-from-orbit-february-21-banning/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/02/nuked-from-orbit-february-21-banning/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:00:36 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22686 Wow. There are bannings, and then there are bannings. This was definitely the latter. Wizards looked at non-Standard Constructed, saw that it was poor, and nuked it. All of it, Historic, Pioneer, Legacy, and most importantly, Modern. Vintage also saw an unbanning. Because somebody had to get thrown a bone. Monday morning, Wizards dropped the largest […]

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Wizards just announced a swath of exciting bans hitting Historic, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and Vintage. Today, Joe takes a look at the bannings, celebrates Oko finally leaving Legacy, and discusses what these bans could mean for the MTG Finance world.

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It's important to consider alternative solutions to any problem. No matter how clear the solution to a given problem may be to you, never discount the possibility of other perspectives offering insight. Or that biases can blind to us to potential solutions. Either way, entertaining alternatives can get the creative juices flowing. Which is why […]

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As Standard's metagame evolved post-rotation, a host of new commons and uncommons are seeing significantly more play. This week Sig examines these cards and identifies top bulk picks for a future buylist.

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The July 13, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement is live!

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Joe takes a look at his top four picks for Ikoria commons to add to your speculation box.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/04/ikoria-pauper-picks/feed/ 0 March 9th 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/march-9th-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/march-9th-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:00:55 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94885

Sam's back from his hiatus to analyze the post-ban landscape! Find out what he's been up to, and where he finds himself in the current Magic market.

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Brady returns with the next part in his Bulk to Bayou series, this time outlining his picks for bulk staples in Throne of Eldraine.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/02/picking-pioneer-bulk-picks-from-throne-of-eldraine/feed/ 0 Lessons Learned from SCG Indi and ELD Part 1/2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/lessons-learned-from-scg-indi-and-eld-part-12/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/lessons-learned-from-scg-indi-and-eld-part-12/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:32:29 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=94013

SCG Indi was an important week both for Sam and for Magic at large. Check in with Sam here to find out what he learned over the weekend and what lies ahead.

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