Stuffy Doll | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:35:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Stuffy Doll | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Under-the-Radar Commander Cards, August ’22 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/under-the-radar-commander-cards-august-22/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/under-the-radar-commander-cards-august-22/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=118806

Joe aka “Beardy” takes a look at some under-appreciated cards for Commander. Does your deck have the right amount of removal and flexibility?

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Time Spiral Remastered spoiler season is here and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from the set and talks about which Timeshifted cards he's most excited for.

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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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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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Many Magic financiers have long given up on trading as a worthwhile endeavor. But if you're willing to grind the trade tables for bulk, it can still be profitable.

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Ryan Hipp took Blue Moon to an impressive Top 4 finish at SCG Regionals. Check out his build, and thoughts on the deck going forward!

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Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage Arcbond I don't doubt this effect is worth 3 mana. The real question is whether this card is worth a slot in your 75. I have seen a lot of people with "cute" ideas, and I don't know if "cute" cuts the mustard. That said, I remember […]

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Come see all our Fate Reforged spoiler coverage We took a few days' breather off over the weekend and WotC decided to dump on us today. I'll cover the rares here, but the rest of the spoiled cards will get their own detailed breakdown in the comprehensive spoiler coverage page linked at the top. Be […]

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Casual players get excited by vastly different cards than competitive players. Jared Elick discusses what types of cards to stock in your trade binder for this crowd.

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Jason helps spread the news about the Magic community's latest brainchild, The Booze Cube, before delving into the weekend's tournament results.

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Corbin Hosler breaks down what overlooked cards from the last two sets are actually casual gold!

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Welcome back to another week of financially-minded set reviews. This week, we are finishing our look at Time Spiral, an incredible set for players and collectors. Like I said before, Time Spiral was a set that rewarded long-time players.

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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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Jules writes about writing about Commander, while he's writing about an unusual commander. Journey with Jules down a stream of Commander writing consciousness.

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The man with a million deck ideas takes a look at the 15 new commander options from the new decks! Ready for some ideas to get your deck-building juicing flowing? Hop inside!

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