Sigmund hasn’t been thrilled with the performance of some of his speculations lately. Through some introspection, he figured out his priorities and now he’s making some changes. This week he shares his thoughts and encourages others to think about their own strategies.

Jason suggests keeping abreast of the metagame may provide a lot of insight into speculation targets, then (conveniently) covers decks from the weekend.

Mike Lanigan brews up a Varolz Jund deck that aims to take advantage of the new legendary scavenger. With cards like Vexing Devil and Diregraf Ghoul, it doesn’t take much to make him a monster.

Jason Alt weighs in on the question of time spent sorting cards to buylist before examining the state of post-Dragon’s Maze Standard.

The MTG market is incredibly complex, which inevitably leads to some opportunities to maximize value in surprising places. But before diving in, Sigmund wants to emphasize the time it may take for such optimization, and why such opportunities remain untapped for a reason. Sigmund also reviews the past weekend’s premier of Dragon’s Maze and which cards made a splash.

What do the recent Judge Promo rumors and Dragon’s Maze Prerelease weekend have in common? They both will impact card prices in some way. What may be most surprising are the cards unlikely to move down after this weekend.

Corbin Hosler provides his financial review of Dragon’s Maze, evaluating which cards are over- and underpriced going into prerelease weekend.

Jason Alt discusses the latest Banned and Restricted announcements before covering the ubiquitous tournament results.

We’ve had Modern spikes. We’ve noticed how casual staples have moved. Now we have the latest dramatic price shift, and it comes from Legacy! Surprised? Sigmund sure was. He does his best to bring you up to speed on what’s moving and shaking.

Sigmund took the opportunity to travel to Europe for this past weekend’s Legacy Grand Prix Strasbourg, and discusses his new take on the state of Legacy and what it was like to find firsthand arbitration.

Matthew Lewis outlines his MTGO strategy for the next three months, drawing attention to several unanswered questions that will be especially worth keeping an eye on.

Mike Lanigan surveys the recent field of tier-one Standard decks and suggests Gruul Midrange as a possible contender.

After a crazy Modern PTQ season, things have suddenly become quiet. This lull won’t last, so now is the time to reevaluate portfolios and identify gaps. Sigmund provides a slightly different way when considering balance of risk / reward.