Stasis | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:32:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Stasis | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Cheating, Magic, and You https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/cheating-magic-and-you/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/cheating-magic-and-you/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=121403

Joe aka "Beardy" gives the hard facts on cheating, one of the oldest issue any game continually faces, and at all levels of play. Is there a solution for Magic?

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Sig shares some cards he has come across over the years that are signed by someone other than the original artist. How do they affect the value of the cards?

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Joe Mauri aka "Beardy" discusses the polarizing deck archetype Stax and pros and cons of bringing full Stax, or just some elements of it to your table.

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Joe aka "Beardy" tackles the single most important question in Commander Rule 0 conversations, helping players set the stage for a positive gaming experience.

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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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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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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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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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David Schumann reviews some more spoilers from Dragon's Maze to see what may make a splash in Legacy.

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Master's Edition is returning briefly to MTGO for the holiday weekend. Matthew provide all the information you need to get the most value out of these high-profile and rare sets.

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Commander Banned List! What does it mean!

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Neale's back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today's competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

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What do Richard Garfield, the Unhinged set, and the Social Contract of the Commander format have in common? Jules breaks breaks down some Mental Magic and social interactions!

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Competitive Commander. Neale is no oxymoron, and these six decks are out to kill you. Find out what they are and how to stop them!

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Who needs the biggest guns and baddest creatures? Neale takes you through why the pen is mightier than the sword. (It's winning.)

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Planeshift is, as middle sets go, on the lower end of the power curve. While there are some valuable cards that have held the test of time, it also contained some clunkers that have been obsoleted. It was the set that introduced the Lairs, like Dromar's Cavern, our first real tri-lands. The Shards of Alara […]

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