Chad Havas | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:56:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Chad Havas | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Insider: PT Gatecrash Debrief https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/02/insider-pt-gatecrash-debrief/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/02/insider-pt-gatecrash-debrief/#respond Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:00:15 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=36381

Chad breaks down the winners from PT Gatecrash, theorizing where the prices of format staples will be moving from here.

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Insider: PT Gatecrash Preview https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/02/insider-pt-gatecrash-preview/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/02/insider-pt-gatecrash-preview/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:00:38 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=36050

Chad prepares to make moves both before and during the Pro Tour. What will you be buying in on?

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Insider: Gatecrash Rare Review https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-gatecrash-rare-review/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-gatecrash-rare-review/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:00:31 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=35834

Chad breaks down his picks of Gatecrash rares to keep an eye on.

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Insider: Gatecrash Mythic Review https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-gatecrash-mythic-review/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-gatecrash-mythic-review/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:00:46 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=35643

Chad covers every Mythic in Gatecrash and gives you his opinion and analysis of each call.

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Insider: New Gatecrash Standard Decks https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-new-gatecrash-standard-decks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-new-gatecrash-standard-decks/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:44 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=35314

With new spoilers out, Chad starts picking targets based pm how the Standard Format might look a month from now.

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Insider: Looking Back at Corbin’s Set Review https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-looking-back-at-corbins-set-review/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-looking-back-at-corbins-set-review/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:00:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=35034

Reflecting on one's past work is a great way to learn, so why not critique that of others? This week Chad and Corbin review each other's RtR set reviews to highlight all of the best hits and misses.

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Insider: Closing Out Standard and Diving Into Modern https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-closing-out-standard-and-diving-into-modern/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2013/01/insider-closing-out-standard-and-diving-into-modern/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:00:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=34759

Chad looks at some of his recent Standard calls. makes a new one for Modern season, and looks at one of the spoiled Gatecrash mythics.

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Insider: Early Moves on Power 9 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/insider-early-moves-on-power-9/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/insider-early-moves-on-power-9/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:30:18 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=34188

Figuring out the correct way to react to recent announcements concerning Vintage on MODO can be daunting, bud Chad has your back with some ideas to get started in the right direction.

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Insider: Standard Follow-Up and Timeline Check https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/insider-standard-follow-up-and-timeline-check/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/12/insider-standard-follow-up-and-timeline-check/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:00:56 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=34005

How is Standard shifting since last week's update, and what is the state of affairs in the PTQ world?

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Insider: Staying Ahead of Standard https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-staying-ahead-of-standard/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-staying-ahead-of-standard/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:00:15 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=33847

With the Standard metagame finally starting to settle down a bit, Chad is looking to stay one step ahead of the tide of week-to-week tweaks with his new spec targets.

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Insider: Managing a Portfolio https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-managing-a-portfolio/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-managing-a-portfolio/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=33495

Managing a Portfolio is a tedious, yet important task. Make sure you're on top of your specs.

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Insider: Making New Calls https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-making-new-calls/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-making-new-calls/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:00:07 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=33264

Chad continues his foray into MTGO by discussing the cards he is speculating on, and what others he is interested in.

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Insider: Draftcycling Reboot – Setting Up for Success https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-draftcycling-reboot-setting-up-for-success/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/11/insider-draftcycling-reboot-setting-up-for-success/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=33131

Chad lays out his plan for getting started on MTGO by discussing what to do with all of your bulk.

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Insider: Draftcycling Reboot https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/insider-draftcycling-reboot/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/insider-draftcycling-reboot/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:15:11 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=32900

Chad goes over his plans to move a big part of his speculations and game play to MTGO

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Insider: Next! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/insider-next/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/insider-next/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:13:32 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=32701

What happens now? States are over. Pro Tour is coming. Chad makes his calls.

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Insider: Post-Release Shifts Just Before States https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/insider-post-release-shifts-just-before-states/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/10/insider-post-release-shifts-just-before-states/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:14:04 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=32489

Chad reviews metagame changes in preparation for States.

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Insider: Chad’s Pre-release Primer https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-pre-release-primer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-pre-release-primer/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:52:09 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=32016

Chad gives a guide on what to look for at your Return to Ravnica Pre-Release!

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Insider: Looking Forward With Spoilers https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-looking-forward-with-spoilers/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-looking-forward-with-spoilers/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=31725

The full set previews are almost done, and Chad weighs in on impacts in Standard

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Insider: Pick a Pack of Ravnica Spoils https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-pick-a-pack-of-ravnica-spoils/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-pick-a-pack-of-ravnica-spoils/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:15:41 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=31490

Chad identifies a few more of his favorite spoiled cards from Return to Ravnica this week, and reminds us all of a truth behind set prices.

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Insider: Tis the Season for the Spoils https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-tis-the-season-for-the-spoils/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/09/insider-tis-the-season-for-the-spoils/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:15:46 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=31201

Chad goes over Legacy and some Ravnica spoilers, filling you in on things he talked over with others at his LGS this past holiday weekend.

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