Risen Reef | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Risen Reef | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 November ’22 Metagame Update: Divergent Continuity https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/12/november-22-metagame-update-divergent-continuity/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/12/november-22-metagame-update-divergent-continuity/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=124517

The metagame has achieved general stability, but the paper and MTGO metagames are diverging... and Tier 1 is half the field! David E. has the data.

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This month David is digging into the data and highlighting fringe decks that appear. This week he looks at a new take on the Glimpse of Tomorrow deck.

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David E. unpacks the latest metagame report, suggesting UR Murktide may be on borrowed time and pegging a few older Modern strategies as ripe for speculation.

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David E. notices a troubling trend among Omnath decks: they're warping and converging further. The common thread? Risen Reef is better than everything!

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Pioneer is here! Adam looks at how the Magic Online metagame is driving its market, and why it could predict the next paper spikes.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/10/insider-predicting-the-next-pioneer-spike/feed/ 1 August ’19 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Bubbling Tech https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/august-19-brew-report-pt-1-bubbling-tech/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/08/august-19-brew-report-pt-1-bubbling-tech/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:00:01 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20545 It's Hogaak's world; we're just living in it. So are some great-looking brews that manage to 5-0 against the odds and the format boogeyman. With August halfway done, let's peek at the coolest decks emerging from the delve/convoke wreckage. Hogaak's New Bags It's no secret that Hogaak is still a force to be reckoned with […]

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Investing in any spec always carries an associated risk. Luckily, there are several safe trends to follow in the current market landscape. Adam lays out the simple rules he follows to help him make safer specs.

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