Talrand Sky Summoner | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:21:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Talrand Sky Summoner | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Introducing the Macchio Method https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/introducing-the-macchio-method/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/08/introducing-the-macchio-method/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=118515

This week, inspired by four little words from Karate Kid Part II, Rob looks at the most important variables to consider when using removal in games of Limited.

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Every tower starts with a solid foundation, and 99 cards make quite a tower indeed. What makes one brew more successful than others? Isaac has the answers.

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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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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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The Magic Online Holiday Cube is returning with a new and improved list.

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It's possible this is the best deck in the Legacy Cube. What do you think?

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Master of Waves can be exceptionally powerful in the right shell. Today Mike Lanigan exhibits a new Standard deck built around the devotion to blue mechanic.

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Danny continues his retrospective on a set of trades he tracked last Fall, to see how his trading fundamentals weathered the test of time.

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Ryan has brought something fresh and spicy to the Standard table this week. If Thawing Glaciers was your speed way back when, then you're sure to love this creation.

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Jason relates his first experience buying behind the tables at a large event, before diving into the results from the SCG Invitational and TCG 5K.

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Mike Lanigan offers some poignant (and all-too-necessary) advice about reading cards, and presents an update of Standard Zoo.

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Mike discusses some recent versions of UWr Delver that have finished well at tournaments and offers his thoughts on the deck.

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Jason waxes poetic about the upcoming Gen Con, presents some famous characters immortalized in Magic card form, and reports the (shocking) tournament results from the weekend.

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Chad peeks back at Standard with M13 fully integrated to the format. What's changed?

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Chad looks at what we know about Return to Ravnica, and talks about how to speculate when rumors are abound.

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Chad worked on the Judge staff for this past weekend's San Diego Comic Con and attended the Judge Conference. What he learned from this event transcends the narrow monetary perspective of "value".

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Join Jason as he reviews the recent announcements regarding Return to Ravnica, the arrival of M13 on the tournament scene and the usual bevy of internet oddities.

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