Hatching Plans | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:00:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Hatching Plans | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

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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MTG Metagame Finance #25 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-25/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:44:01 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90930

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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MTG Questions: What’s an Easy Way to Sell Bulk? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-questions-whats-a-fast-way-to-sell-bulk/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90648

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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Insider: Rivals of Ixalan Sleeper Picks https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-rivals-of-ixalan-sleeper-picks/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/01/insider-rivals-of-ixalan-sleeper-picks/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:12:03 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=85535

With Rivals of Ixalan out and cards still selling at inflated presale prices, Brian looks at the underrated cards from the new set that are flying under people's radar.

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Ertai’s Trickery https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/ertais-trickery/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/03/ertais-trickery/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:05:38 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26356

As a rule Carlos isn't a fan of countermagic, but this weeks he goes off the deep end with a deck that tries to counter all the spells! Check out Ertai, the Corrupted and his horde of Merfolk minions!

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Hitting the Wall: How to Renew Deckbuilding Inspiration https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/hitting-the-wall-how-to-renew-deckbuilding-inspiration/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/hitting-the-wall-how-to-renew-deckbuilding-inspiration/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:05:06 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26042

Everyone gets Deckbuilder's Block sometimes, regardless of what formats you play. In this article, we discuss some ways to force yourself to start thinking laterally, look at things differently, and, hopefully, figure out where you want your deck to go.

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Underplayed and Unappreciated https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/underplayed-and-unappreciated/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/09/underplayed-and-unappreciated/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:21:54 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=20676

Sometimes you find the most wonderful treasures in the bargain bin of forgotten Commanders!

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Meandering Through Masques, Pt. 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/meandering-through-masques-pt-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2011/03/meandering-through-masques-pt-2/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:34:24 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=10936

Welcome back to our romp through Mercadian Masques! We'll be taking a look at the back end of the set, along with the big-ticket foils in the set. Let's get started with our list... Nether Spirit A long time ago in Standard, Nether Spirit was part of a blue/black/red deck that would aim to discard […]

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