Sidisi’s Faithful | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Sidisi’s Faithful | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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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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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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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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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Mike Lanigan gets a head start on Rotation, identifying which of the current crop of Standard decks is best served to stay strong after Kaladesh arrives.

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The graveyard is generally a powerful resource in non-rotating formats, though it hasn't really made it in Modern... yet.

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Christian Calcano's Dimir Aristocrats deck never took off in a big way, which was likely due to the poor comparison between it and the Rally the Ancestors decks. With Rally rotating out, many of the cogs in Calcano's deck are leaving as well, though the most impressive synergies maintain intact. Given the right support, I […]

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Whether you're looking for a non-Eldrazi deck to play in Modern or simple to port your Rally deck from Standard, there's something here for you.

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Eric took down a local tournament this weekend and nearly qualified for the Pro Tour as well. His secret? Perspective.

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Eric Hawkins weighs in on his thoughts on the B&R Update, and provides his prospective Rally list for SCG Atlanta this weekend!

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The release of Oath of the Gatewatch is right around the corner, and Mike has what you need to start brewing in Standard. He presents his Top 10 Constructed cards from OGW.

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Eric believe that OGW is going to significantly shake up Standard. Check out his short list of cards he's testing as he prepares for SCG Atlanta!

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Mike touches briefly on the return of Rally Combo at GP Brussels before diving into Modern. The format is sporting no dearth of innovation these days, and Mike is here to keep you appraised before GP Pittsburgh!

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Brian DeMars recently picked up Four-Color Rally and played it at GP Indianapolis. He provides an overview of the deck and explains some of its odder nuances.

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The Top 8 at Pro Tour BFZ was full of established decks. Mike Lanigan digs into the Top 16 to discuss some more interesting decks that nearly made the cut.

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We've been waiting to see a deck featuring Liliana, Heretical Healer for a few months, and now that it's powered up with Zulaport Cutthroat, it's finally seeing the limelight. Here's the deck list as told on the offical WOTC Twitch stream, by Brian David-Marshall: UB Aristocrats 4 Nantuko Husk4 Whirler Rogue4 Zulaport Cutthroat4 Liliana, Heretical […]

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Today Mike Lanigan looks at the five double-faced planeswalkers from Magic Origins. These cards look like a doozy to evaluate for Constructed play, and he dives right in.

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