Nylea’s Disciple | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:35:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Nylea’s Disciple | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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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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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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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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Weary of the rise of Collected Company decks? Ryan has you covered. Find out the best ways to keep up with the new green machine!

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Mike Lanigan presents a couple Standard decks that are well positioned in a Den Protector-infested metagame, and goes over the top selling cards at his store right now.

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Mike Lanigan digests the decks from the Pro Tour that put up the best finishes, in preparation for the Regional PTQ fast approaching.

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Mike Lanigan presents a tournament report from the TCG 5K in Columbus before discussing the siege cycle in Standard and his initial foray into Tiny Leaders.

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The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we've seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.

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Adam scoured the internet for the news you can't afford to miss. See what he learned about Standard and Legacy movements!

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Mike Lanigan missed out on the TCG Invitational this year for a wedding, but he still payed close attention to the metagame developments there. He breaks them down, and covers the new archetypes that emerged.

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Mike Lanigan takes a look at the Standard metagame after the first weekend with Khans. Some obvious decks are certainly represented, but a few unexpected ones are making waves too.

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Mike Lanigan looks at the leading contenders in the brand new Khans Standard. You can expect to face off against these decks in the early weeks, so don't come unprepared.

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Khans spoilers have started to roll in, and Mike Lanigan is starting to brew in the new Standard. He considers a couple well-positioned decks which are set to acquire some new tools.

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Mike Lanigan runs through his initial build of Mono-Green Devotion, powered up by all sorts of M15 goodies. This deck is sure to be a part of the new meta, so don't come unprepared!

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If Elspeth is so powerful in R/G Monsters in Block, why not jam her in the Standard equivalent? Mike Lanigan makes the case for a Standard port of R/G Elspeth.

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Play mistakes in Magic are about as common as Magic players themselves. Mike Lanigan breaks down the different types and some tips to improve your game.

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