Spoilers and the PTQ season shift have sparked price changes on several key cards. Don’t fall behind the curve this early in the year.

Modern season is in full swing, and with it comes some significant price peaks. Sigmund has decided to sell off some major staples this Modern season. In this article, he describes the psychology and rationale behind his decision.

2012 was a wild ride as far as MTG Finance goes. Sig takes a look back at some of his most valuable lessons learned and plans out how he will make some strategic changes next year.

About eight days ago, strange things started happening with a Tempest rare. [card]Aluren[/card] had jumped by $10 overnight. It’s clear that someone was buying all of this card that they could. We didn’t know why then and we still don’t have many answers.

Who could have predicted Aluren’s sudden tripling in price? In hindsight, the writing was on the walls – it was just a matter of when. Sigmund looks at the contributing factors and highlights other cards with similar attributes worth keeping an eye on.

Jason shares a personal story before weighing in on the typical internet Magic fare of the week, including decklists and Twitter controversies.

Freshly returned from Ireland and in a green mood, Mike present his list of “most green cards” in Standard right now.

Tyler surveys the top 10 non-land Legacy legal cards in Magic, noting a few unsuspected cards fetching high price tags.

Neale Talbot continues his series on how to build a better mono-green commander deck.

Ryan’s back with part four of his week-long Commander series. Think you’re in the know about all 15 of the new commanders? There’s some surprising things to see as Ryan breaks them all down!

Today we’ll begin a thorough dissection of Magic’s five colors, perfect for newcomers and a refreshing review for veterans. After exploring the Color Wheel, we’ll move onto the series’ first installment. You’ll find all the Green cards you can expect to see in Legacy alongside decklists galore.

This week, David follows up his Invasion-themed article mini-series by scouring Planeshift for hidden Commander gems, hilarious card artwork, and the short straws in the stack.

Continuing with this series , Doug tears apart Tempest for your viewing pleasure.