Sylvan Primordial | 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 Sylvan Primordial | 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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Joe AKA Beardy takes a look at the current Commander ban list and the rationale for determining bannings. Is there anything that is safe to unban?

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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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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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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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With the rash of spoilers from Oath of the Gatewatch, there are a lot of new cards to evaluate. Mike breaks down the competitive credentials of the mythics and predicts their early prices.

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Julian shares the latest version of his first Commander deck, based around Karador, Ghost Chieftain.

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I thought yesterday was full of wonderful gifts. We had no idea... Jazal Goldmane If your Japanese is a little bit rusty, I've found a few translations online that all seem to agree with each other. 2WW Legendary Creature - Cat Warriror First strike 3WW: Attacking creatures you control get +X/+X until end of the […]

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Rotation is right around the corner, and it's time to begin thinking about what to pick up. Corbin Hosler begins his review this week with Return to Ravnica block and M14.

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David Schumann covers the juiciest RTR cards to target at rotation this year. These cards will be dropping like stones, and unlikely to be on most players' minds.

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Coercive Portal I love politics! This is such a great card for EDH games. Ironically, I feel like this is the least coercive of all "Will of the Council" cards so far. You draw cards until several opponents think the board needs wiped. You don't get to use this card except to draw, everyone else […]

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Spoiler season again? I have two cards for you today, and one of them is interesting. This seems like a very powerful general but with serious liabilities. Drawing all of your opponents cards is a risky way to win games of Magic. Still, the mana you're going to generate is going to help you power […]

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It's rare to see anyone brewing this late in the game with a new set about to come out. It feels like a lame duck weekend for Standard so I was surprised to see my buddy Ken Crocker on camera at SCG Detroit for two reasons. Ken is not terribly photogenic. RUG Monsters? What in […]

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Some low-ticket Standard rares shine in Commander (and appreciate as a result) but not all. David Schumann describes some key characteristics of the format's staples.

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David Schumann examines some specs from the past that failed to pan out, asking why they failed and what to avoid in the future.

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