SCG | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png SCG | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Foreign Black Border Upswing https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/08/the-foreign-black-border-upswing/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/08/the-foreign-black-border-upswing/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:00:02 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95917

With the recent run on Commander / Old School cards, players have been reaching towards budget, Foreign Black-Bordered option. Suddenly, these cards aren't so "budget" anymore. This week Sig examines the trend and shares thoughts on how best to sell these once-obscure cards.

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Sam is battling every day to get up-to-date Pioneer info, with one goal in mind: The Invitational Trophy!

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Despite an uninteresting Mythic Championship, there's no shortage of Magic news making waves in the secondary market. This week Sig reviews the most noteworthy headlines from last week, highlighting financial implications (or lack thereof?).

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SCG Indi was an important week both for Sam and for Magic at large. Check in with Sam here to find out what he learned over the weekend and what lies ahead.

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Join Sam on his deep dive to get the best bang for your buck on the tournament floor! A few simple tips make grinding much easier on your wallet.

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After a lengthy hiatus from playing the deck, I brought Colorless Eldrazi Stompy to SCG Regionals last weekend, and duked it out with around 250 players over nine rounds of Modern. I ended up finishing in 9th place. Despite my Top 8 miss, it was exhilarating to again play Colorless at this level. This report […]

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Standard is nearing rotation but that doesn't mean we're lacking for action. Eddie covers the cards to hold and fold this week, including key foils, promos, and Pauper staples.

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Eddie presents the latest price movements and advises on what to hold, what to get rid of, and the reasoning behind it.

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In this article, Eddie puts reader feedback into action. He also provides a new section to give us real-time insight to reflect on previously mentioned cards.

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Eddie's back with another edition of Hold 'Em and Fold 'Em. It's a Spirits and Dragons kind of week!

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/07/hold-em-fold-em-3/feed/ 22 Gutting Worcester with Colorless Eldrazi Stompy https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/03/gutting-worcester-colorless-eldrazi-stompy/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/03/gutting-worcester-colorless-eldrazi-stompy/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:00:41 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17475 Last weekend, I took down the 400-player SCG Classic in Worcester with my tried-and-true Colorless Eldrazi Stompy deck, losing only four games over 12 rounds. I've long championed the deck as a sleeper behemoth in the format, but haven't had much time over the last year to show it off in tournament settings. My previous […]

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/03/gutting-worcester-colorless-eldrazi-stompy/feed/ 20 Melding Mayhem: Innovation in Dallas https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/melding-mayhem-innovation-dallas/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/melding-mayhem-innovation-dallas/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:00:31 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=17174 Last weekend was SCG Dallas, a Team Constructed Open that again featured Modern experts duking it out on the big stage. As one of the last datapoints before the upcoming Pro Tour, Dallas gives us a few interesting bits of information to work with. Today, we'll focus on the cooler deckbuilding choices made by some […]

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Mike is back to discuss the continued evolution of Aether Revolt Standard plus some items of interests he's noted while running his shop. Need a breakdown of SCG Richmond? Check it out!

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Mike Lanigan examines some interesting tweaks of Standard decks built to attack the metagame from a different position.

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Corbin examines what we can take from the SCG Open in Cincy, and it's not all about the cards in the Top 8! Read on to find out what lessons we learned from this particular Open.

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Corbin Hosler grades his predictions from Avacyn Restored, see what cards he correctly predicted doubling up in price!

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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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Corbin Hosler breaks down how specific changes to Organized Play affect your collection! Is it time to sell?

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