David Schumann draws parallels between the major types of stocks and various categories of Magic specs, and highlights several big gainers and losers in each category this week.

Ryan recounts his experience playing Standard this past weekend at the SCG in Wisconsin.

No one wants to kill a Lhurgoyf twice, but it sure sounds better than “bloodrush, boros charm, you lose”. Here are a few Standard decks that don’t care about mana symbols for once.

Mike Lanigan shares his build of an aggressive Orzhov deck sporting Brimaz, along with a local tournament report.

Mike Lanigan looks to iterate a successful deck from the current Standard format before it’s all swept away with Born of the Gods. Check out B/W Humans!

Ryan breaks down the standard deck to which he has recently grown devoted: R/w Devotion. Read on the help prepare for your next PTQ!

On the cusp of the new year, Jason Alt considers what 2014 will bring for Magic players, speculators, and commentators alike.

Master of Waves can be exceptionally powerful in the right shell. Today Mike Lanigan exhibits a new Standard deck built around the devotion to blue mechanic.

Jay continues his development of “The Standard Cube” by looking at white instants and sorceries. How many Wraths? Find out inside!

We’ve had 2 weeks of Opens to see the impact New Phyrexia has had on the Standard and Legacy tournament scenes. I’m going to focus on Standard, since the Grand Prix this weekend is Legacy, and will almost certainly have more players than the SCG Open series gets. Waiting on that will give us a bit of a better view on the format. However, for Standard, there’s no reason to wait, especially since the format hasn’t really undergone much of a change.