Deathrite Shaman has already splashed down hard in Standard and even more so in Modern. This week Ryan crafts a BUG Legacy deck around the powerful one-drop, a list featuring some very interesting inclusions and omissions.

Grand Prix: Chicago was this past weekend and the format was Modern. How good for us! Modern moves a lot of card prices, even though it doesn’t get played that much. It’s the reason that Remand and Kitchen Finks are worth so much; why Path to Exile pushes $5. The PTQ season is coming up and Modern cards are going to be in demand for awhile. With continued WOTC support, with Modern Masters, with shocklands being reprinted, this format is coming together… if it can deal with Jund.

The Magic community was abuzz this past weekend with Pro Tour talk and the Modern Masters announcement. The SCG Indianapolis Open also revealed another step in the Standard evolution process. Sigmund delves into the results and suggests some moves to make.

This week, you will read many set reviews and I suggest that you give each one some scrutiny. I’m reviewing mainly with an eye toward Eternal magic, which is my strength. Typically, there isn’t much in a new set for Eternal formats, so I’ll amuse you and me both with commentary on other cards.

Building a good deck is more than throwing every good card from a color into a pile and shuffling them together.

Twitter has recently been buzzing with MTG discussion. Sigmund touches upon each of the upcoming product releases and uses the facts to theorize how they will impact card prices in the coming months.

What are the staples of Commander? Andy Martin knows better than most how much card evaluation changes under Commander’s unique rules. Read on to hear his picks for top five in each color.

Jason follows up on the Jon Elden story with an invitation for him to tell his story, reviews the usual reddit shenanigans and waxes poetic over Sam Black’s new Legacy brew.

Ryan discusses why playing and predicting the metagame is integral to success and offers a Modern deck list to consider.

Ian Ellis recounts piloting Dark Horizons to a first place finish at this past weekend’s Star City Games Madison Legacy event.

Cavern of Souls is going to redefine many formats, prepare for the move before everyone else figures it out.

Zombies in Legacy may be fringe but they’re also competitive. Read on to see how Mike adapts this innovative new deck for Modern.

The Prediction Tracker is back! Corbin Hosler breaks down what’s been going on behind the scenes and reintroduces you to this incredible and popular feature of Quiet Speculation.