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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As expected, excitement over Modern Masters 2015 is at a fever pitch. But how does Wizards themselves see releases like this? Brian DeMars discusses why such a question is relevant to the speculator.
Ryan took down a Modern PPTQ with Grixis Delver. Find out his thoughts on the build and what to change moving forward.
Mike Lanigan presents a couple Standard decks that are well positioned in a Den Protector-infested metagame, and goes over the top selling cards at his store right now.
David Schumann covers the MTG Stock Watch, with an analysis of the biggest gainers and losers across several categories of cards.
Jason Alt breaks down what we know so far about FTV: Angels to make some speculative guesses about inclusions. There’s a lot we don’t know but a few choice cards are looking likely to make an appearance.
Mike Lanigan pores over the results from Pro Tour Fate Reforged and discusses the state of the post-banning meta. Things are still pretty wide open, but that doesn’t mean certain strategies aren’t better positioned than others.
Derek recaps the results of his Fate Reforged box opening project and points out some potential winners from the lukewarm Modern metagame being established this last weekend at Pro Tour Fate Reforged.
Following the shockwave of last week’s banlist announcement a lot will happen for MTGO speculators in February, including a Pro Tour, a Modern MOCS season and Fate Reforged release events. Sylvain tells us how to get ready.
Derek shares some ideas for cards may get caught in the wake of Grave-Troll’s unbanning as well as a few cards he’s found to work well with Modern graveyard strategies from his own brewing experience.
Last weekend many speculators fell prey to the dangers of hype in the lead-up to the Banned & Restricted list announcement. Jason Alt looks at the less than fruitful buyouts that resulted and reminds us to double-check our sources.
Many cards have been on the move lately, and it seems like the winter swoon is indeed over. But not everything is rebounding. This week Sigmund explores which cards are worth holding for more profit and which should be let go… even at a loss!