Time Sieve | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:13:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Time Sieve | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 No Myr Coincidence: Speculating on Urtet https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/no-myr-coincidence-speculating-on-urtet/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/02/no-myr-coincidence-speculating-on-urtet/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=127070

David S. discusses the recent spike in cards for Urtet decks, as well as some juicy targets the speculators may have missed. Is it still early enough to strike?

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David E. cracks open New Capenna for Modern, finding a mostly innocent set peppered with bad eggs: unruly singletons that may break older cards wide open.

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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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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Many families share Christmas on not just one day, but over many days throughout the holiday season. My family has our Christmas normally on the 25th at our own homes, but everyone knows that the 26th is the day we all get together at my mom’s house. Today, just like the 26th for my family, […]

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Despite all the headwinds Sig's been discussing, a handful of factors point to a buyer's market in Magic. He highlights a couple sectors where it may be wise to put money to work.

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It's easy to forget the costs of MTG finance besides simple card prices, but they can be substantial. Today Sig brings some of these dangerously hidden costs to the foreground.

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The printing of new commanders can increase demand for old cards that pair well with them. David looks at the four-color commanders to see what may be primed for a jump.

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David covers the Stock Watch for this month, influenced heavily by big changes to the Standard and Modern formats. He presents the biggest gainers and explains their rise.

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David Schumann covers the MTG Stock Watch, with an analysis of the biggest gainers and losers across several categories of cards.

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It's Time Walk! It's Time Warp! Taking two turns with Time Stretch! Gotta make my mind up: how much edge can I take (without actually taking extra turns)?

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Joshua takes one last look at the pre-ban format, then focuses on the new Standard, discovering that a surprising card may end up defining the format.

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This week we have some new deck ideas for Standard, and a solid review of the Time Sieve deck for Extended.

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(For Part 1, please click here!) Welcome back for Part 2 of my Mirrodin Beseiged Design Review! Rather than reviewing the set as it applies to Constructed or Limited play specifically, I'll be going over how the set appears from a designer's standpoint. Green This is a serious Giant Spider upgrade. Most of the time, […]

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Arthur's first article for Quiet Speculation is a great and thought provoking look at the next expansion, Mirrodin Besieged. His inventive and sensible evaluations of the cards and potential interactions will serve every reader well in the coming days and months events.

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What new decks will come with the introduction of Mirrodin Besieged to Standard and Extended? Greg takes an early look at some of the possibilities in this edition of Present-Present League.

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Gregory starts with a basic artifact deck and then explores an exciting combo deck for standard.

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This week, Josh Lalo takes a preliminary look at Extended and discusses some potential shakeups in the Eternal formats.

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