Temple Garden | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:35:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Temple Garden | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 May ’23 Metagame Analysis: Trending Concerning https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/may-23-metagame-analysis-trending-concerning/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/06/may-23-metagame-analysis-trending-concerning/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=130882

Despite data indicating the recession of certain negative trends, Modern's metagame is moving in concerning directions... and towards becoming solved.

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David S. is back from his second vending event with the scoop on displays, universal pricing, payment options, player types, and more!

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In a followup to last week, UndyingMTG examines another handful of cards flying under the radar in Pioneer.

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UndyingMTG examines Alseid of Life's Bounty, and how he thinks it has the potential to be the next Mother of Runes!

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David gives us a detailed rundown of the important non-basic lands in Pioneer, and where they might fit into your decklist.

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SCG Indi was an important week both for Sam and for Magic at large. Check in with Sam here to find out what he learned over the weekend and what lies ahead.

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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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This week, Eddie takes a deeper look into how Ravnica Allegiance is starting to affect all formats, along with his resulting portfolio updates.

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Danny returned to his collection after a hiatus to purge it of specs that hadn't panned out. Today he shares his reasoning, and what he's learned about holding failed specs.

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Rob talks about a spiking mythic rare from Magic Origins on today's segment.

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Rob talks about a card that's trending upwards for possible competitive reasons on today's segment.

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Rob talks about one of his favorite faeries that has been spiking recently on today's segment.

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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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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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Rob talks about a Modern card that's on the rise on today's segment.

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Eddie takes a look at some cards to pick up during the winter lull, and prepares us for more Ravnica Allegiance spoiler speculation.

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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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