The Banned and Restricted announcement is fast approaching, and Jason Alt is skeptical there’s much to be taken advantage of. He explains his thoughts.

Ryan has been keeping a watchful eye on Standard in order to determine what a successful Standard deck needs to accomplish. Learn the three elements of the Standard metagame Ryan deems most important and how to beat them all!

With the likely banning of Treasure Cruise, where should we be looking in Modern for profit opportunities? This week Derek examines which cards are likely to see a resurgence.

How do you feel when R&D bans a card in your favorite format?

Mike Lanigan goes over the results from the Pro Tour, discussing both the Standard metagame as it is shaping up, and the financial implications.

Ryan lays down a few key premises to the current Modern format and brews a new list meant to take advantage of this landscape.

It’s time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they’ll impact the established decks and metagame.

Adam shares results from resent Japanese Modern tournaments and explores a Modern deck list that might be ahead of the curve.

Jason Alt examines the paltry impact of Born of the Gods on every format ever, asks what cards just might make it anyway, and covers SCG Nashville.

Matthew Lewis believes the MTGO market has overreacted to the B&R announcement with its pricing of Liliana of the Veil. He explains why.

Jason Alt dives headfirst into the myriad “Christmastime” deals that result in underpriced Magic product, before covering the SCG Invitational and Open in Las Vegas.

David Schumann covers the recent changes to his speculative holdings and explains the rationale behind each trade.

This week Jason Alt questions the ancient maxim “better lucky than good” and dissects results from the first week of new Standard.