Saffi Eriksdotter | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:13:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Saffi Eriksdotter | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Commander Legends: Spoilers and More! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/commander-legends-spoilers-and-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/commander-legends-spoilers-and-more/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:32:25 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96373

Commander Legends spoiler season is here and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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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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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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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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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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The latest Infographics tracking the QS Cast have been released!

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Adam explains how Modern is reacting to Aether Revolt and the recent bannings, plus some of the opportunities that have come up in response.

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After playing 18 rounds of Magic across two formats in SCG Columbus, Brian has a good idea of where Standard and Modern are headed. He shares his picks for this week.

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David reviews Aether Revolt for potential eternal playables, covering the cards he believes show the most promise in Modern, Legacy, and Vintage.

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Esteemed guest Damon Morris, co-owner of Card Kingdom joins the QS Cast!

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The nerfed Natural Order and a color-shifted Donate are getting a lot of attention already. Find out what Ryan thinks of these cards for Modern.

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If you like green creatures and combo decks, this one's for you!

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Looking for a resilient Tiny Leader with potential fast starts and a great end game? Look no further than Anafenza, the Foremost!

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Back to form, Carlos builds another Commander deck right in front of our eyes. This time its a rather enchanting affair that showcases the power of Bruna, Light of Alabaster.

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The second installment of artifact theme decks! This time Carlos is looking at a mono-red deck with Slobad at the helm and with his favorite combo in the 99.

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This isn't your usual Commander Junk list. Carlos put Doran is on delivery duty.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/11/doran-the-explorer/feed/ 2 A Modern Melira Birthing Pod Primer, Part 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/a-modern-melira-birthing-pod-primer-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/10/a-modern-melira-birthing-pod-primer-part-2/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:59:26 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=21958 You can check out Part 1 by clicking here! (new window) Thank you for joining me on Part 2 of our look at the Melira combo in Modern. We will be covering fundamentals of design, along with serious "give a man a fish" lists of stuff to look at; I guarantee there's something in here […]

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