SCG Invitational | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png SCG Invitational | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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 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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Aaron Barich took down the Invitational this past weekend infecting the competition in the Top 8. He is no stranger to the deck, but his performance is a good reminder that the deck is by no means dead. The loss of Gitaxian Probe over a year ago now was followed by a steep decrease in […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/video-series-with-ryland-infect/feed/ 2 Anticipating the GP Las Vegas Metagame https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/anticipating-the-gp-las-vegas-metagame/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/anticipating-the-gp-las-vegas-metagame/#respond Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:00:58 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=18153 At last, GP Las Vegas is upon us. Unfortunately, work-related complications mean I will not be going. But that won't stop me from examining the latest Modern results to anticipate the metagame. While these results are not entirely unexpected, interpreting the data with care ensures a more accurate metagame read. The data from the past […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/06/anticipating-the-gp-las-vegas-metagame/feed/ 0 Deck of the Week: Lantern Control https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/12/dotw-whir-lantern-control/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/12/dotw-whir-lantern-control/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:00:54 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=16578 Hello, Nexites, and welcome to a new edition of Deck of the Week. There has been some buzz lately that control is actually good in Modern again. We all know that means Cryptic Command and Snapcaster Mage, but really, what's more controlling than a full-on prison deck? That's right—Lantern Control has been on the rise, […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/12/dotw-whir-lantern-control/feed/ 0 Contorting the Competition: SCG Invitational Report https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/contorting-competition-scg-invitational-report/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/contorting-competition-scg-invitational-report/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:12:09 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=14781 Last weekend, I attended the SCG Season 1 Invitational in Roanoke, VA. The tournament was a blast, and I learned a lot: Zombies is a worse Monument, speeding in Virginia is a criminal offense, and most of all, people love Modern! Most of my Invitational opponents (and the tournament's winner) were Modern fanatics, and the […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/four-event-recap-metagame-shifts/feed/ 0 Relics and Revelations: SCG Roanoke Invitational Prep https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/06/relics-revelations-scg-roanoke-invitational-prep/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/06/relics-revelations-scg-roanoke-invitational-prep/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:00:26 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=14806 Preparation means something unique to everyone, and each player has their own pre-tournament ritual. Mine tends to vary depending on how invested I am in the format, and what other stuff I have going on. The SCG Roanoke Invitational will be underway by the time this piece goes public. In this article, I’ll describe how […]

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Corbin Hosler details his weekend at the SCG Invitational and why it was a success despite scrubbing out of the tournament!

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Mark Hinsz recounts this past weekend's SCG Invitational event, where he piloted Big Zoo in Legacy and Dungrove Elder Wolf Run in Standard, and shares with us his thoughts on the meta and the refreshing philosophical lens he's recently applied to the game.

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