Vengevine | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Vengevine | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Fate is Fickle: Modern RCQ Report https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/fate-is-fickle-modern-rcq-report/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/07/fate-is-fickle-modern-rcq-report/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=117051

David E. attended a Modern RCQ this weekend. Despite being his preferred format, it didn't go well. Winning takes more than just good preparation, after all.

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In the final part of his summer testing series, David's playing aspiringspike's Shreddervine list, and a new take on his favorite archetype, Mono-Blue tempo!

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Paper Magic tournaments are going to come back someday post-pandemic, which will undoubtedly lead to an increase in paper Magic card prices. Modern especially seems like a format prime for price increases, and today Joe takes a look at three more popular decks from the Modern meta that are full of prime speculation targets.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/12/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-2/feed/ 0 September ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Future Flavors https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/september-20-brew-report-pt-1-future-flavors/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/september-20-brew-report-pt-1-future-flavors/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:00:21 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22161 New sets always inspire brewing and changes of pace, but this month, I was pleased to see that some of the ideas I've had about future metagame developments seem to be more realistic than I'd thought! If these decks have legs now, imagine what they'll look like when Zendikar Rising drops... maybe quite similar, and […]

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When spoiler season started, the community panned the Double Masters for having underwhelming reprints. Since the rocky start higher-value cards have been spoiled, increasing the set's EV. This week Sig looks at the numbers, making his initial judgment of the set.

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/07/double-masters-are-boosters-worth-opening/feed/ 3 September Brew Report, Pt. 1: Reading the Runes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/september-brew-report-pt-1-reading-runes/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/09/september-brew-report-pt-1-reading-runes/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:00:15 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=20776 A lot has happened since my last Brew Report back in August. So much, in fact, that I didn't even get to write a Part 2! This month, I'd like to rectify that hiccup with two juicy metagame reports, as always focusing on the countless innovating decklists published by Wizards every few weeks. Today, we'll […]

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Join Sam for the lowdown on one of the coolest tournaments ever held: The 2019 Gen Con Legacy Cube Championship! Warning: Memes ahead!

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Join Sam on his deep dive to get the best bang for your buck on the tournament floor! A few simple tips make grinding much easier on your wallet.

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Modern bans are coming. Adam shares his predictions and what it means for the metagame and the market.

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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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Rob closes out his UMA Box Toppers review special on today's segment.

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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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This is the first article from my new series, MTG Questions. You might be familiar with the Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective. I decided to start this series to focus on more general aspects of MTG finance. The two series will work together, as when […]

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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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So much value this week! Eddie goes deep on the implications of UMA. Plus, a giveaway!

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