Werebear | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:30:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Werebear | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Grow Away: Why UR Murktide Is Still Dominating Modern https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/grow-away-why-ur-murktide-is-still-dominating-modern/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2023/03/grow-away-why-ur-murktide-is-still-dominating-modern/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=128383

Jordan has figured out why UR Murktide just won't relax its grip on Modern: the deck is hiding in plain sight as an instance of Magic's most broken archetype.

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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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]]> https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/feed/ 12 Preparing for the December 6th Announcement https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/preparing-for-the-december-6th-announcement/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90668

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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Hello, everybody and welcome to a new week of the Daily Stock Watch! Standard cards are starting to move in the wake of new brews with cards from Guild of Ravnica, and we're all but ready to see which deck will be the new Black Red Midrange (arguably the best deck from last season) of […]

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Alexander presents Part 2 of the Eternal Masters draft primer alongside Limited experts Bing Luke and Matthew Watkins.

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On the eve of Eternal Masters' release, Alexander enlists the help of two expert drafters to break the set down and get a bead on the winning strategies.

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Eternal Masters will have wildly different impacts on paper Magic and Magic Online. Check out Ryan's tips for turning a profit from EMA's online release!

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Breakout cards usually look obvious in retrospect, but hindsight is 20/20. Doug asks how we can approach spoilers better to predict the next format-defining staple.

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