Josh Rayden | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:51:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Josh Rayden | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 FREE Insider: I’m Wrong and So Are You – 5 Rules for Avoiding the Prerelease Poison https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/05/free-insider-im-wrong-and-so-are-you-5-rules-for-avoiding-the-prerelease-poison/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/05/free-insider-im-wrong-and-so-are-you-5-rules-for-avoiding-the-prerelease-poison/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 05:05:02 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=27223

In this Insider-worthy article, Josh Rayden lays down five rules to follow when new sets and spoiler seasons roll around. How can you avoid taking a loss on preorders? And what's the best strategy when investing in Avacyn Restored right now?

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Josh Rayden, Forrest Ryan, Daniel Cecchetti and Johnny Vang attempt a series of group drafts to illustrate the power of some of the best archetypes in Innistrad Draft and to learn about the format together. Hopefully you can learn from these antics as well. Their second draft is a wonderful example of a U/B mill deck.

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Josh Rayden, Forrest Ryan, Daniel Cecchetti and Johnny Vang attempt a series of group drafts to illustrate the power of some of the best archetypes in Innistrad Draft and to learn about the format together. Hopefully you can learn from these antics as well. Kicking things off is a straightforward G/W draft.

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Josh Rayden runs us through his first hand account of this past weekend’s SCG Indianapolis Open, pointing out the prospects of identified Standard staples and a new wave in Legacy.

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Josh Rayden shows us how to be prepared for a prerelease. Find out which thirty-three cards you should pay attention to at your local prerelease and why some cards may not be worth picking up quite yet.

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Josh Rayden brings us a slew of videos and a Twelvepost brew for this weekend's Modern Pro Tour in Philadelphia. Convinced of the deck's nimble brute strength, Josh presents why he believes it's the deck to beat.

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