Mardu Charm | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:31:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Mardu Charm | 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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Ravnica Allegiance: Spoilers, Facts, Specs & More https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/01/ravnica-allegiance-spoilers-facts-specs-more/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90531

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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MTG Metagame Finance #23 (Free Giveaway #2!) https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-metagame-finance-23-free-giveaway-2/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90756

Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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Mtg Arena Has Been Framed! Who Is the Real MTGO Killer? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2018/12/mtg-arena-has-been-framed-who-is-the-real-mtgo-killer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=90705

Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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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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Insider: New Archetypes in the Top 16 of Pro Tour BFZ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/10/insider-new-archetypes-in-the-top-16-of-pro-tour-bfz/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/10/insider-new-archetypes-in-the-top-16-of-pro-tour-bfz/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:30:14 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=66873

The Top 8 at Pro Tour BFZ was full of established decks. Mike Lanigan digs into the Top 16 to discuss some more interesting decks that nearly made the cut.

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Insider: Danger Room Updates https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/06/insider-danger-room-updates/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/06/insider-danger-room-updates/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:30:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=61222

Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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Insider: Foiled From the Start https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/06/insider-foiled-from-the-start/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/06/insider-foiled-from-the-start/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:00:34 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=61005

Brian DeMars has noticed an interesting trend in foils he picked up to play with--they tended to jump in price, even though he wasn't trying to profit off of them. He asks what they have in common.

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Deck Overview: Standard Mardu Aggro https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/03/deck-overview-standard-mardu-aggro/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/03/deck-overview-standard-mardu-aggro/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:05:20 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57960

If you like Ben Stark Boros but wish the deck had more answers to fat monsters, then look no further than Osyp Lebedowicz's Mardu!

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Insider: The Three Pillars of Standard – Success in Today’s Format https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/insider-the-three-pillars-of-standard-success-in-todays-format/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/12/insider-the-three-pillars-of-standard-success-in-todays-format/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:08:43 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=54038

Ryan has been keeping a watchful eye on Standard in order to determine what a successful Standard deck needs to accomplish. Learn the three elements of the Standard metagame Ryan deems most important and how to beat them all!

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KTK Limited Focus: Would You Splash for That? https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/ktk-limited-focus-would-you-splash-for-that/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/ktk-limited-focus-would-you-splash-for-that/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:54:38 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=51986

Wizards is supporting greedy mana bases in this format. Which types of cards are most worth splashing and which should we avoid?

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Insider: Cracking Khans of Tarkir Sealed Deck https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-cracking-khans-of-tarkir-sealed-deck/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-cracking-khans-of-tarkir-sealed-deck/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:00:05 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=51832

Adam shares some tips on how to get the most from your Khans of Tarkir prerelease sealed deck experience. He focuses on the format's mana opportunities, but he also shares some valuable resources for practicing sealed deck as well as a combat trick study guide!

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Insider: Khans of Tarkir Set Review – The Mardu Horde and Red https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-khans-of-tarkir-set-review-the-mardu-horde-and-red/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-khans-of-tarkir-set-review-the-mardu-horde-and-red/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:00:42 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=51552

With Khans of Tarkir fully spoiled, Adam reviews the constructed-relevant cards from The Mardu Horde wedge and notes which to keep an eye on.

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Spoiler Spotlight: Mardu Charm https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/spoiler-spotlight-mardu-charm/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/spoiler-spotlight-mardu-charm/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:16:14 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=51429

Mardu Charm looks sweet! And perhaps a little reminiscent of the Eye of Sauron.

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