Tasha's Hideous Laughter | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:39:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Tasha's Hideous Laughter | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 March ’23 Metagame Analysis: A Fable of Outliers https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/04/march-23-metagame-analysis-a-fable-of-outliers/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/04/march-23-metagame-analysis-a-fable-of-outliers/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=128753

While the data is clear, the reasons behind Modern's metagame trends remains elusive. David E. has a finger on the deck driving the changes, and how to respond.

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Speculating on Oathbreaker, Magic’s New Official Format https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/speculating-on-oathbreaker-magics-new-official-format/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/speculating-on-oathbreaker-magics-new-official-format/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=128016

Now that Oathbreaker is an official format, what are the hot cards? What specs should we look for? David S. shares six cards he has on his radar.

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Generational Magic: 30 Years of my 30 Favorite Cards Part 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/generational-magic-30-years-of-my-30-favorite-cards-part-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/generational-magic-30-years-of-my-30-favorite-cards-part-2/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=123107

Continuing the celebration of Magic's 30th Anniversary, Tony wraps up his 30 favorite cards from 30 years, including a cycling creature and an infamous land.

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Generational Magic: 30 Years of My 30 Favorite Cards Part 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/generational-magic-30-years-of-my-30-favorite-cards-part-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/11/generational-magic-30-years-of-my-30-favorite-cards-part-1/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=122707

In the spirit of Magic's 30th Anniversary and nostalgia, Tony is sharing 30 of his favorite cards from each of his past 30 years of playing the game.

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Big Decks Begone: Yorion’s Banned https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/big-decks-begone-yorions-banned/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/10/big-decks-begone-yorions-banned/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=121826

Yorion, Sky Nomad has been banned in Modern. David E. breaks down the implications of this ban, which stands to change Modern without changing the metagame.

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My Top 10 Modern Cards of 2021 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/01/my-top-10-modern-cards-of-2021/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/01/my-top-10-modern-cards-of-2021/#respond Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=103194

QS is excited to welcome Adam Cohen to the team. This week he shares his top 10 new cards introduced in 2021 and how they've impacted the Modern format.

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An Adventure to Remember: AFR Spoilers https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/adventure-remember-afr-spoilers/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/07/adventure-remember-afr-spoilers/#respond Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:17 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=23311

I'm in an unusual position this spoiler season. Two weeks ago, barely anything had been spoiled; today, the whole set is not only spoiled, but available online. Such are the breaks when spoiler season happens over the first week of a new month. As such, this will be a different kind of spoiler article. I […]

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Forgotten Realms: Spoilers and More! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/06/forgotten-realms-spoilers-and-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/06/forgotten-realms-spoilers-and-more/#respond Fri, 25 Jun 2021 02:29:45 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=97959

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms spoiler season is here and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped for this Dungeons and Dragons crossover set! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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