Paper Magic | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:00:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Paper Magic | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Seeking Stoneblade: Testing in the New Meta https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/09/seeking-stoneblade-testing-new-meta/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/09/seeking-stoneblade-testing-new-meta/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:00:04 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=23514

The pandemic persists, and consequently Wizards has yet to restart their premier paper events. Which might not be a bad thing. Considering how badly the MPL went and the lack of clarity over what comes next, it's better to give them time to figure it out. However, that does mean that many players with the […]

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COVID-19 has changed the future of Magic: The Gathering forever. Joe takes a look at the changing landscape of the competitive Magic world and how MTG Finance-minded players can prepare for the new normal.

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Paper Magic is going to come back someday and people are going to start wanting paper copies of cards featured in competitive decks again. Joe takes a look at his top choices from Double Masters for players looking to pick up cheap, competitive reprints before paper tournaments begin again in earnest.

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The unthinkable has happened: MagicFests for all of 2020 have been cancelled. When Sig predicted this possibility 3 months ago, he didn't seriously think it would happen. He's dusting off that article and updating his predictions for Commander card prices going forward.

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