Supreme Phantom | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:49:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Supreme Phantom | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Living With Misfortune: Pioneer RCQ Report https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/living-with-misfortune-pioneer-rcq-report/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/living-with-misfortune-pioneer-rcq-report/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122436

The next RCQ season has arrived. David E's first tournament didn't go well, but there are still lessons to be learned about Pioneer and how to be a Spike.

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This past weekend David E. put his tips on tournament prep into practice. How did he do at his local RCQ? What lessons will he take to his next event?

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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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Mox Opal and Ancient Stirrings are on the rise again in Modern via a new combo deck. Find out if you should join 'em or figure out how to beat 'em.

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As Ravnica Allegiance spoilers flood in, Eddie highlights cards you should probably get rid of based on hype. And he takes a deeper look into Box Toppers.

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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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Rob is baffled by the continuous drop in the stock of this card so he shares his thoughts with you on today's segment.

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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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For this week, Eddie brings more Guilds of Ravnica spoiler talk and a dive into one of Magic's newest formats to crop up, Premodern.

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Eddie weighs in on how the bombshell new tool for BGx decks, Assassin's Trophy, will affect other cards, all while covering his latest holds and folds for the week.

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This week Eddie circles back around to rotation to highlight Standard and Modern. He also provides a new way to keep tabs on cards he mentions in his articles with a public spreadsheet.

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In this article, Eddie puts reader feedback into action. He also provides a new section to give us real-time insight to reflect on previously mentioned cards.

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Welcome to a new edition of State of the Meta! PT 25th Anniversary is right around the corner, which will feature Team Constructed only (no draft) with each team member playing a separate format (Standard/Modern/Legacy). Things have been shifting a bit as of late in the world of eternal formats: from the dominance of Matt […]

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Rob likes how the Spirits are making their way to Modern! Share your thoughts about them here.

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Eddie's back with another edition of Hold 'Em and Fold 'Em. It's a Spirits and Dragons kind of week!

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Rob has a new spec target in Standard. Read more about it here!

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Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”

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