When we’re in a Magic slump, it can be helpful to go back to the drawing board. Mike Lanigan explains how to challenge your own assumptions about a metagame or deck.

Jason relates his first experience buying behind the tables at a large event, before diving into the results from the SCG Invitational and TCG 5K.

Ryan provides updates to his Domri Naya deck to reflect what he’s learned from playtesting for upcoming Standard PTQ’s.

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

Ryan recounts his trip to the SCG Open weekend in Kansas City, breaking down his performance with the Standard Naya deck he built and played. Read on to see his analysis of the shape Standard is taking as the season’s first PTQ’s go in the books.

In something of an ebullient mood, Jason Alt gushes about his excellent weekend at GP Pittsburgh before reviewing the results from Kansas City.

Ryan has jumped on the slowly-growing Domri Rade bandwagon, and offers up several Naya lists for your consideration as the Standard PTQ season gets under way.

Shifting gears for a moment, Corbin examines which cards you should be ditching soon, as they are likely to fall in price.

David Schumann describes criteria for evaluating long-term specs based on Commander playability, then looks to Gatecrash to see what may qualify.

Bemoaning the possible decline of Legacy in the future, Jason Alt calls upon us all to save the greatest and most diverse format, then surveys the weekend decklists.

Mike Lanigan examines some interesting tweaks of Standard decks built to attack the metagame from a different position.

Today David Schumann addresses an always-thorny topic in the world of MTG finance: ethical trading and speculating.

Jason Alt examines the recent hullabaloo over price jumps and surveys the world of GPs and SCG Opens for innovative decklists.