Shrapnel Blast | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:32:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Shrapnel Blast | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 January ’23 Metagame Analysis: Return of Churn https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/january-23-metagame-analysis-return-of-churn/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/january-23-metagame-analysis-return-of-churn/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=126923

Attention, insiders! Modern is entering a new period of churn. All Will Be One may even lead to bannings. David E. shows you how to get ahead of the risk.

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The January Modern Metagame Update is here. In this month, the top decks remain stable while the lower tiers show more innovation and experimentation.

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Francesco wraps up his analysis of Mirrodin block creatures. He tackles Vedalken and Blinkmoths, from both design and tournament perspectives.

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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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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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FNM promos are dead; long live FNM promos. Mike's produced the comprehensive breakdown of every FNM promo ever printed. Check it out!

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Modern continues to present ample opportunities for the speculator. Brian DeMars identifies five Modern cards that aren't getting the attention they deserve from the secondary market.

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The post-Origins Standard metagame has proven surprisingly interesting, with a host of new decks cropping up each week. Mike Lanigan looks at the latest contenders.

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Ryan really enjoyed the new scry rule at PT Origins. What are your thoughts?

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Adam provides a run-down of the decks he expects to break through this weekend!

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Magic Origins is shaping up with some interesting callbacks to iconic cards from the past. Mike Lanigan looks over the spoilers for some promising Constructed candidates among them.

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The Souls of M15 are unequivocal bombs. Can they even be beat? Let's take a look at the tech available.

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Danny gives a quick breakdown on the common and uncommon red removal spells in M15 Limited.

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It's time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they'll impact the established decks and metagame.

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Today Mike Lanigan wraps up his review of M15 for Standard and Constructed playability, covering red, black, colorless and gold cards.

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David Schumann continues his series on Modern and Legacy staples, this time looking at commons and uncommons to see which are likely to get reprinted.

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