Jason Alt guides us through his usual whirlwind of dry observations, impassioned opinions and old-fashioned reporting. Read on to hear about this week in Magic.

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

Mike Lanigan offers some poignant (and all-too-necessary) advice about reading cards, and presents an update of Standard Zoo.

Jason Alt continues his discussion about the different schools of thought in Magic finance and reports on the recent tournament results.

Ryan returns this week with his promised update to the pauper cube, complete with a shiny new Google doc to keep the 540 organized.

From Door to Nothingness to the return of a familiar UW strategy, Standard is full of innovation right now. Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks that have surfaced recently.

Witness the unveiling of Ryan’s pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.

Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

The decks in Standard tend to break down into Thragtusk and anti-Thragtusk. Mike examines both sides to find out which is preferable.

Ryan checks in this week to tell you why he thinks his unconventional Bant deck is where you should be in Standard right now. Look mom, no Jaces!

Find yourself complaining constantly about the luck of your opponents? Baffled by why you’re getting paired against an endless stream of bad match-ups? Take a lesson from Ryan if you want to turn luck from an enemy into an ally.

There’s been a lot of tournaments this weekend, including the Pro Tour in Seattle. Jason breaks down the myriad results for your viewing and analyzing pleasure.

Join Ryan as he riffs on the most powerful ways to attack a wide-open metagame, and highlights potential format all-stars he thinks aren’t seeing nearly enough play.