Sigmund spent a few hours last weekend trading with the Grinders at SCG Cincinnati. So much information can be obtained from attending large events and this was no exception as he shares his observations from the trade floors.

Dylan Beckham believes Loxodon Smiter is uniquely positioned in Modern right now. Read on for his new build of Jund sporting the elephant.

While Journey Into Nyx is unlikely to unseat the top decks in Standard, it does enable a few new strategies. Mike Lanigan investigates.

Watch and learn from Zwischenzug as he attempts to find a home in Modern for the powerful Phyrexian Obliterator. Over 90 minutes of game play video!

Danny raves about the upcoming prerelease, and makes some suggestions for how you should approach yours.

Ryan examines the first waves of spoilers for potential gems.

Mike looks at 3 Standard deck lists that break out of the typical metagame, building around a potent and dangerous Archangel of Thune core that can end games in short order.

Danny shares tips on how he approaches spoiler season smartly.

It’s no secret that Legacy cards are on fire. This week Sigmund looks at cards which have been in the background but could see a bump in the near future.

“Affinity loses to cards, not decks.” What does that even mean? Find out as Ryan takes the plunge into learning the in’s and out’s of Modern Affinity deck in preparation for GP: Minneapolis.

David Schumann identifies some of the hot movers from GP Richmond, and suggests some cards that may follow in their wake.