Ophidian | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:45:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Ophidian | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 I Put All Modern’s Best Cards into One Deck and It’s Sick https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/07/i-put-all-moderns-best-cards-into-one-deck-and-its-sick/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/07/i-put-all-moderns-best-cards-into-one-deck-and-its-sick/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=130643

Modern has finally achieved critical mass... of legends! Mox Amber holds together a five-color pile that can grind out anything with its top-down engine-focus.

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Francesco continues his study of the philosophies of the colors in Magic. This week he looks at the color blue. What defines a blue card?

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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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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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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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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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FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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During spoiler season the most important skill you can have is separating the Spellskites from the Narsets.

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There's some sweet ones in the Jace vs. Chandra reprint! Check it out.

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Speed Vs. Cunning is the gift that keeps on giving. We have a few presents from the visual spoiler today. Some old favorites are getting new art. And some of our suspicions have been confirmed. The old cycle of tri-lands had a tendency to be underrated. While they were first-pickable in draft, people didn't tend […]

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QS Founder Doug Linn looks at what went on "Behind the Wall" this week, highlighting some phenomenal Vintage Masters coverage that Insiders got to consume. Don't get stuck on the wrong side of the Wall, wild-ling!

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Vintage Masters has finally arrived and Alexander Carl is itching to get in some drafts. He enlists the help of Limited expert Simon Goertzen to evaluate the format and get a grasp on the winning strategies.

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Mike Lanigan reviews Journey Into Nyx with his pick for the top ten cards most likely to impact Standard.

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Mike looks at 3 Standard deck lists that break out of the typical metagame, building around a potent and dangerous Archangel of Thune core that can end games in short order.

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Carlos pays tribute to a fallen friend in a Basilisk-laden Commander deck!

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/in-memoriam/feed/ 1 Building DePietro DePauper https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/building-depietro-depauper/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/05/building-depietro-depauper/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 04:05:12 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=13839

There are four rules for building Commander decks. Neale takes us through them with an interesting application in a narrow field!

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Welcome back! We're finishing up Odyssey this week, leading into exploring the rest of the block for hidden gems. There's nothing like finding a dollar hiding in your junk rare box! Let's take a look at the remaining half of Odyssey! Lieutenant Kirtar Odyssey had a lot of bird themes to it that are still […]

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