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The Case Against Power

David Schumann — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000

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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Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More

Edward Eng — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000

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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MTG Metagame Finance #25

Edward Eng — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000

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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MTG Metagame Finance #24

Edward Eng — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:05:52 +0000

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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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!)

Edward Eng — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000

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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk?

Edward Eng — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000

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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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20

Edward Eng — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000

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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Daily Stock Watch: Magus of the Moon

Jamie Robertson San Juan — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:04:04 +0000

Rob talks about the steady financial decline of this card, and the road that lies ahead for it.

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Deck Overview- Brave Sir Robin

Ryan Overturf — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:30:40 +0000

Knight of the Reliquary plus Retreat to Coralhelm was a "combo" idea kicked around for Modern, and this weekend the concept Top 4'd a Legacy Open.

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Insider: Two Cautionary Modern Tales From SCG States

Sheridan Lardner — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:00:32 +0000

Modern can generate some insane hype around new decks or technology. Today Sheridan looks at two decks that were conspicuously absent from SCG States and evaluates their future prospects.

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Bringing Back the Boss

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:00:46 +0000

Mike shares a recent brew of his combining Jund with elements of Boss Naya from years ago, notably the machine gun kill of Staticaster plus Nightshade Peddler.

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Insider: Considering Conflux

Douglas Linn — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:59:01 +0000

Conflux was the second set from Shards of Alara - more gold spells, more interesting monsters and of course, more pricey cards for you! The set has a good amount of tournament-worthy cards, on top of a solid base of fun Commander spells. Let's take a look at the set!

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Our Modern World

Mike Lanigan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:57:06 +0000

Mike Lanigan takes a look at a post-bannings Modern.

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‘Tis the Season, Zedruu the Greathearted

Carlos Gutierrez — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:05:16 +0000

Carlos is getting into the spirit of the season with Zedruu the Greathearted, but it seems Zedruu is better equipped to be dishing out vengeance instead of gifts!

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The Devil’s Carpenter

Jules Robins — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:02:50 +0000

The Devil's come to collect his due: everything you own for the next six cards.

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Rafiq of the Platypus

Neale Talbot — Thu, 19 May 2011 04:05:25 +0000

Neale takes a reader's Rafiq deck from common to commanding for head's up play, and challenges you to do it better. Think you can handle the firepower?

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The Evolution of Trap: An Extended Story

Guest Author — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:20:27 +0000

Alan had also brought along the shell for Summoning Trap, which is a deck I had seen and liked initially. After looking at the deck laid out – I figured an audible was in order. Why? I simply wasn’t going to win the tournament with Faeries, so my best chance was to change decks.

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Jund, Jund, Evolution

Dylan Lerch — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:20:07 +0000

Jund is one of the top decks in the Extended format, and here is everything you should need to supplement your playtesting with it for Grand Prix: Atlanta!

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Beating Mythic

Brook Gardner-Durbin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:20:13 +0000

First, I want to say thank you to everyone that commented on my last article. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and thanks in part to that feedback, I was offered a weekly column here at Quiet Speculation, which I accepted. Thanks to everyone that read or commented on my last article, and to everyone that […]

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Mythic Versus Control

Brook Gardner-Durbin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:20:39 +0000

[...] One thing I think many people underestimate is Mythic's ability to last in a long game, which is its biggest asset against Control. Between your Planeswalkers and manlands, it's not hard to have a significant board presence with only one or two creatures committed. The Knights, in particular, are frequently quite large, which lets you play out a single threat at a time and make the opponent answer it before committing another. [...]

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