Starstorm | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Starstorm | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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 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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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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Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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What are the staples of Commander? Andy Martin knows better than most how much card evaluation changes under Commander's unique rules. Read on to hear his picks for top five in each color.

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It's generally accepted that Red is the worst color in Commander, but what happens when you try to build a Red deck that plays like a Blue deck? Let's find out!

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Tired of the same silly peanut butter spread for your Commander sandwich? Try the velvety Nutella that is an underused commander!

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Old-fashioned, creature-based card advantage. Let Robert take you through a Mayael deck that's packed to the brim with it!

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This week, Doug takes us through Legions, the first all-creature set in Magic. While it was oriented mainly to casual players, Legions had some tournament success and still retains some valuable cards. Click in to see what the Slivers sell for!

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Doug tackles the back half of Onslaught this week. Find out the best cards to make money on, from a tribal Crusade to a hungry, hungry Baloth!

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In the final Cube SWOT article Usman shatters notions around Artifacts, levying ruin to the everyday average.

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You'll be seeing red this week as Usman runs through part 4 of his Cube SWOT series!

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In part 3 of his Cube SWOT series, Usman discusses the strengths, weaknesses, and archetypes represented in black and how these manifest in cube.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/02/cube-swot-black/feed/ 1 Let Your Flowstone Slide https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/let-your-flowstone-slide/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2010/12/let-your-flowstone-slide/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:30:57 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=5956 This week, David shares the trials, tribulations and joys of building and playing mono-Red in Commander.

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