Shape Anew | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:55:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Shape Anew | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Further Karn-versations: Modern Edition https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/further-karn-versations-modern-edition/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/further-karn-versations-modern-edition/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=123571

It seems likely that The Brothers' War will endanger Karn, the Great Creator in Pioneer. However, whether Karn is too good in Modern is far more complicated.

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Joe aka "Beardy" looks at the new set Unfinity and wonders if groups that previously would not play with silver border cards will now embrace "Un" cards.

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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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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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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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Eldritch Moon previews start today, but before we know a single card Sheridan is here to point out some hot spec targets.

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Nahiri, the Harbinger has been making waves across several archetypes in Modern. Sheridan is here to explain why the hype is totally justified.

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Shadows over Innistrad has huge tribal potential in Modern. Sheridan breaks down the biggest tribal hits (and misses) from the set so far.

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Shadows over Innistrad spoilers start today, and Modern already has two exciting new cards. Today, Sheridan explores Archangel Avacyn and Thing in the Ice in Modern.

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Last week's metagame snapshot article was a big hit, making the January 28 Daily Magic Update and releasing one of the only evidence-based portraits of our new Modern. You can be sure we'll add to that dataset and revisit it in a few days. For today, instead of taking the Ornithopter's-eye view to analyze broader metagame forces, we'll zero […]

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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 looks like the best game yet. I'm not here to discuss all the ways that it's going to be amazing because I have a Playstation 3 and apparently I can just go suck it. Me sucking it aside, unveiling Duels of the Planeswalkers has also spoiled some crads, and now […]

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Carlos loves to build decks, including those of five colors. Join him this week, defending the multicolor player in us all, and aiming for spot between casual and competitive with a Polymorph deck. Check it out!

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You can read Part 1 of my Trip Report here: A Most Magical of Weekends. Welcome back to The Brewery! It's certainly been a while since I've written for Quiet Speculation, and it sure feels good to write again. 🙂 This past weekend was a busy one with Grand Prix Dallas marking my first Grand […]

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Gotta love the bad guys, this week Kellen goes into the ichor oiled waters and tries an assortment of standard deck lists involving infect. Who says your opponent's at 20?

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The title says it all. The list may surprise you. Can you name them before jumping in?

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[This is an offering from Zach McNair, fresh off a Top 16 and a Top 32 finish each during his PTQ: Paris season. Zach actually wrote this article for us more than a month ago, so please keep that in mind as you share in the comments whether you'd like to read more from Zach […]

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Hey everyone, and how nice to see you again on QuietSpec’s corner of the interwebs. We’re back this week with more Whinston’s Whisdom, revamped to take some reader feedback into account. Today’s article is less theory oriented, and more about looking at specific cards that you, as the savvy traders that you are, might want […]

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