Nevermore | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:48:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Nevermore | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Duel Commander—and Duel Decks—Are a Good Idea https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/12/duel-commander-and-duel-decks-are-a-good-idea/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/12/duel-commander-and-duel-decks-are-a-good-idea/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=124859

Is Commander a strictly multiplayer game, or is it just fine for dueling? Joe aka "Beardy" explores casual Duel Commander and custom Duel Deck design.

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Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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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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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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Hello, everyone and welcome to a new edition of the Daily Stock Watch! Pre-release weekend is near and everyone's hyped for Assassin's Trophy Guilds of Ravnica. The return of fair decks in Modern is coming as they say, so everyone who will be trying to take care of their prized possessions from the hottest thing […]

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Kelly was live at Pro Tour: Battle for Zendikar last weekend and relays stories from the floor, including the cards that -didn't- see play.

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Blasts from the past are abound in this Lin Sivvi Life Combo Tiny Leaders build!

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Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

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The Pro Tour has come and gone, and Corbin delves beyond the top eight to find gems the pros were packing this weekend.

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Mike Lanigan discusses the failings of the current Standard environment, and provides a primer on his innovative port of G/W Auras to Standard.

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Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

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The decks in Standard tend to break down into Thragtusk and anti-Thragtusk. Mike examines both sides to find out which is preferable.

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This week, Jason reflects on Hurricane Sandy, the city of brotherly love, and as always the tournament results of late.

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Chad pokes at Standard with the Pro Tour behind us to find out how to best predict the next Standard Metagame shift.

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Jason Schousboe managed to take down the Iowa PTQ last weekend and score some free airfare to a quaint little burgh in the Pacific called Honolulu. Read on to hear his report.

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Ryan's back, and he's doing his thing reviewing the latest set for Commander and constructed goodies! Think you'll agree with everything?

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Josh Rayden shows us how to be prepared for a prerelease. Find out which thirty-three cards you should pay attention to at your local prerelease and why some cards may not be worth picking up quite yet.

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Joshua Justice takes a closer look at rares mythics and playable commons and uncommons with his set review of Innistrad.

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