Walking Ballista | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 26 Sep 2022 21:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Walking Ballista | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Devotion to Pioneer: Why Only Green? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/devotion-to-pioneer-why-only-green/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/09/devotion-to-pioneer-why-only-green/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=120846

The lack of non-green devotion decks in Pioneer has always perplexed David E. His experience with Mono-Black Devotion has finally revealed the answer.

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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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This week our new resident rules guru Andrew breaks down priority. What is priority? How does it work? What are some common shortcuts used in a typical game?

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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/01/priority-and-you-a-primer/feed/ 0 The Latest Contender? Analyzing Heliod Company https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/latest-contender-analyzing-heliod-company/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2021/03/latest-contender-analyzing-heliod-company/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:26 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22812 And now, back to our regularly scheduled metagame analysis. Let me just take a look at what's been winning... oh. MTGO's reporting system is bugged; there's been no new data since March 10. Huh. Ok, well, let me just see what's happening in the community... wait, really? Heliod Company is considered the best deck now? […]

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Today brought one of the most significant bans in recent memory, and at breakneck speed. Surprise?! The August 3rd, 2020 Banned and Restricted announcement is live!

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Budget-Focused returns, this week focusing on three sleeper hits

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The COVID-19 government checks are providing cash to players itching to buy Magic cards. But Sig believes Ikoria may the greatest catalysts for MTG finance in quite some time. This week he touches on the numerous formats impacted by this set.

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The March 9, 2020 Banned and Restricted List Update is live! Here's the full list of cards in every format.

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This weekend brings the first Players Tour events in both Europe and Asia, and it has sent the market into a frenzy.

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The Pioneer metagame is on the move, and Adam has a report on what new cards have emerged and are on the rise.

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Modern Horizons spoilers officially start May 19th. Be sure to check back with Quiet Speculation as the info rolls in!

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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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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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Spinning off from a section in article #23, Eddie starts this new What's Next series by looking into what could be in store for Modern after the KCI banning.

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In the week leading up to the release of Ravnica Allegiance some interesting decks have popped up. Eddie covers the new tech and discusses cards he's picked up from those lists.

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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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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 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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