Corbin Hosler revisits the concept of the “dead zone,” and suggests some productive ways to render it more useful to the speculator.

Mike Lanigan surveys the last huzzah of Standard brewing before rotation, the decks to come out of Worlds weekend. He also updates Aristocrats 3.0 to address the latest changes.

Ryan evolved his UWR Control list from last week, drawing inspiration from the winner of SCG Dallas this past Saturday.

Thragtusk is yet again dominating Standard. Mike Lanigan attempts to solve the format with a series of decks well-positioned against the card.

00Ryan breaks down the reasoning behind the new Standard deck he’s brewed. See if you agree with his choices for approaching this fresh Standard format.

Ryan weighs in on the first wave of Dragon’s Maze spoilers, hypothesizing homes these new cards could potentially find.

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.

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

Mike Lanigan reports on his day-two tournament finish last weekend at the GP in his hometown of Pittsburgh, covering both Gatecrash Sealed and Draft.

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.

Mike Lanigan brought Grixis to a Modern PTQ last weekend. Today’s article describes his matches and the take-away.

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

Jason Alt looks at the last week in Magic, including results from the last Pro Tour. Don’t miss his latest installment of snark and insight.