Scourge of the Skyclaves | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:44:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Scourge of the Skyclaves | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Zendikar Rising and the Future of Modern, Part 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-1/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-and-the-future-of-modern-part-1/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:00:35 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96628

Paper Magic tournaments are going to come back someday post-pandemic which will undoubtedly lead to an increase in paper Magic card prices. Modern especially seems like a format prime for price increases, and today Joe takes a look at three popular decks from the Modern meta that are full of prime speculation targets.

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November ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 1: Saving Scourge https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/november-20-brew-report-pt-1-saving-scourge/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/november-20-brew-report-pt-1-saving-scourge/#respond Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:00:21 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22354 Uro, Uro, Uro—that's all many Modern players are likely to hear these days, in a certain echo of the Oko, Oko, Oko from around this time last year. But there's plenty more happening under the surface, Modern's saving grace being a wave of innovation triggered by Scourge of the Skyclaves. The Scourge of Midrange In […]

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Zendikar Rising Cards You’re Still Sleeping On https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-cards-youre-still-sleeping-on/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/zendikar-rising-cards-youre-still-sleeping-on/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:00:02 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96596

Nearly two months have passed since the release of Zendikar Rising, but Adam feels there are still cards that are undervalued in the marketplace.

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Outside the Box With Scourge of the Skyclaves https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/outside-box-scourge-skyclaves/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/outside-box-scourge-skyclaves/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:00:22 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22296 Shortly after the card became legal, I ran a piece on Scourge of the Skyclaves that illustrated the many homes it was sure to find (and had already tried out) in Modern. Of those, Rakdos Prowess has risen head-and-shoulders above the rest of the competition, that build now rebranded as Scourge Shadow. Still, as a […]

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Multicolor Monolith: October 2020 Metagame Update https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/multicolor-monolith-october-2020-metagame-update/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/11/multicolor-monolith-october-2020-metagame-update/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:00:12 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22299 Happy Election Day, America! May your vote be counted and the voting process as stress-free as mine. Living in a state that's been all mail-in ballots for years has considerable advantages in a pandemic year. And if not, take heart. At minimum, you won't be bombarded by annoying, omnipresent, and pleading political advertising for at […]

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Shadow of Shadow: Examining Rakdos Prowess https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/shadow-shadow-examining-rakdos-prowess/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/shadow-shadow-examining-rakdos-prowess/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:00:04 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22283 As October comes to a close, it's time for me to wrap up my look into the new decks from Zendikar Rising. Admittedly, it's mostly been a case of deck evolution rather than outright new decks. Even Belcher had a direct predecessor. And that's a good thing. Modern's been churning non-stop for over a year. […]

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The Eternal Impact of Zendikar Rising https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/the-eternal-impact-of-zendikar-rising/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/10/the-eternal-impact-of-zendikar-rising/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=96200

Zendikar Rising is one of those rare Standard sets that has more than just a few cards with eternal format potential. Joe walks us through five cards he's got an eye on when considering the future of Modern and Legacy.

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Scourge of the Skyclaves Settling Down https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/scourge-skyclaves-settling-down/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/scourge-skyclaves-settling-down/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:00:08 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22199 A house is not a home, they say, and what is Modern if not a format that houses some of the baddest cards banned from Standard? Well, it's also got Standard newcomers, be they banned or not. And one among them has had its heart set on turning our beloved format into its own sweet […]

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A Moment of Zendikar Rising Spoilers, Pt.2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/moment-zendikar-rising-spoilers-pt-2/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/09/moment-zendikar-rising-spoilers-pt-2/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:00:26 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=22138 With the new set fully spoiled, it's my turn to look at the spoilers. Normally, I'd have led off with a look at the new mechanics. It just wasn't applicable this time. Kicker and landfall have been around before, and party isn't really a mechanic. And the Spell lands aren't enough to carry a whole article. […]

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