Zendikar was a set designed around the theme of explorers and adventurers discovering ancient secrets and powerful treasures. The set was packed full of treasures, literally – the Hidden Treasures promotion by WOTC inserted iconic, expensive and rare old cards into a small set of boosters. Players could open an Underground Sea or a Candelabra of Tawnos; they might open Guardian Beast or crack Black Lotus. Zendikar was full of treasures inside the set, too; the Allies were like Slivers, growing with every new one.

Corbin Hosler breaks down both the obvious pickups and the sleepers in Modern as Worlds approaches!

Mark Hinsz explores some uncharted opportunities Green Sun’s Zenith has in Legacy, pointing out silver bullets and worthy considerations that may help in those sigh-worthy matchups.

Stephen Moss takes a look at all of his modern hopefuls and analyzes where he made you money.

Mike responds to the SCG and Wizards announcements, offers praise to the joy of playing Legacy’s Valakut Lands and makes calls for the upcoming SCG Legacy Open.

Josh Rayden brings us a slew of videos and a Twelvepost brew for this weekend’s Modern Pro Tour in Philadelphia. Convinced of the deck’s nimble brute strength, Josh presents why he believes it’s the deck to beat.

Jason Schousboe reacquaints himself with an old friend by taking Lands for a spin around the block, with the value-added Scapeshift and Valakut. See how he fared in this quixotic quest below.

Joshua examines the Vintage format and provides a look at proxy strategies for deckbuilders on a budget.

Why read yet another article about Modern? Because Corbin Hosler digs deep into the format and comes back with some investments you definitely haven’t read about yet!

In many ways, Mirrodin is marred by the sets that came after it. Mirrodin was a set focused on artifacts and how they interact with the color wheel, and that was revolutionary at the time. Mirrodin made decks like Stax in Vintage into powerhouses and the essential cards are still climbing. This week, take a look at the first half of the set and get a feel for the metal world!