Petals of Insight | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Sat, 12 Jan 2019 13:42:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Petals of Insight | 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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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/feed/ 0 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/11/hold-em-fold-em-20/feed/ 7 The Year of the Cheat https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/the-year-of-the-cheat/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/the-year-of-the-cheat/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 10:13:49 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=54223

According to the Chinese Zodiac, this is the year of the horse. People born in the year of the Horse are great at communicating and enjoy the spotlight. Horses should avoid marrying rats and rabbits because they would kill their spouse attempting to consummate the union. Even though 2014 isn't officially the year of the […]

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Looking to make a statement in your next Modern Masters draft? Ryan has some tips for how to draft the Dampen Thought deck and win.

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The Legacy metagame continues to turn in on itself and Ryan's had enough of it. Just get 'em dead!

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/no-fair/feed/ 3 Anticipating Talrand https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/06/anticipating-talrand/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/06/anticipating-talrand/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:05:01 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=28791

Carlos wraps up his monocolored budget series with the color everyone loves to hate. Read on to see how monoblue can be built in Commander without griefing the entire universe.

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Fire up your Magic card finder off choice. Look up Reap and Deathlace. Whether you're intrigued or terrified, you need to see what Carlos has cooked up for a Commander deck!

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