Rule of Law | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:32:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Rule of Law | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Cheating, Magic, and You https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/cheating-magic-and-you/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/cheating-magic-and-you/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=121403

Joe aka "Beardy" gives the hard facts on cheating, one of the oldest issue any game continually faces, and at all levels of play. Is there a solution for Magic?

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/cheating-magic-and-you/feed/ 0 Stax, The Most Hated Savior of Commander https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/stax-the-most-hated-savior-of-commander/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/05/stax-the-most-hated-savior-of-commander/#respond Thu, 19 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=114452

Joe Mauri aka "Beardy" discusses the polarizing deck archetype Stax and pros and cons of bringing full Stax, or just some elements of it to your table.

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Joe aka "Beardy" tackles the single most important question in Commander Rule 0 conversations, helping players set the stage for a positive gaming experience.

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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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Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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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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Guillaume breaks down both Standard and Modern over the last week. Spoiler: both metagames are pretty diverse right now!

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Eric had a phenomenal 8-1 start in the Modern Open this weekend, but the wheels fell off on day two. Check out Eric's thoughts on what went wrong and how he intends to address the problem.

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Mike Lanigan pores over the results from Pro Tour Fate Reforged and discusses the state of the post-banning meta. Things are still pretty wide open, but that doesn't mean certain strategies aren't better positioned than others.

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Adam shares two exciting Modern brews that make great use of the Fate Reforged spoiler Monastery Mentor!

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Mike Lanigan breaks down the Modern Event Deck, discussing what's financially relevant and the modifications that will be required to make it playable in Modern tournaments.

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Uncommons are a low-return investment, but can spike by enormous percentages when they hit. Danny Brown makes the case for speculating on uncommons and provides a few examples.

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Magic Online's Player of the Year and 24th place finisher at PT:Atlanta brews up a Midrange Gifts deck that puts up good results. The list could be tweaked in a dozen different directions--can you find a good improvement to it?

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The Magic Online 2013 Player of the Year demonstrates how to play this deck first-hand in four rounds of MTGO videos, talking through each game state play-by-play. There's no better way to learn than from watching the best.

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The 2013 MTGO Player of the Year explains how to play and sideboard with this Modern control deck. Includes a Visual Sideboarding Guide!

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