Mike Lanigan surveys his results from last year, when he decided to ramp up speculation efforts and open a store.

Ryan details his choices for Standard and Legacy as the Invitational approaches.

Ryan takes a break from Pauper discussion to explore a fundamental aspect of deckbuilding: coherence.

Danny advises staying away from Theros cards for the time being, suggesting alternatively a slew of RTR cards he thinks are primed for spikes. He also gives an update on his Zero to Draft endeavor.

David Schumann looks back on some of his first articles and tries to judge how accurate his calls were.

Modern Masters spoilers are pouring in now – such news is sure to send the market into a tizzy. Sigmund provides his recommendations to proceed and he also provides commentary on last weekend’s lack-of-Legacy SCG Open.

Jason Alt discusses the latest Banned and Restricted announcements before covering the ubiquitous tournament results.

Speculation and market investment in Magic is in its Golden Era right now. We have access to information at a speed that we never had before in Magic. If you’re spying for new tech, you don’t have to wait for a tournament report on the Dojo or read about it a month later in Inquest – you can hustle over to GGSlive and watch Kibler cast Huntmaster of the Fells in real-time. This article is about Magic speculation and price bubbles in what I am calling the “early modern” era.

What levels of speculation risk you are comfortable with? Is your portfolio diverse enough? Sigmund discusses different Magic card risk levels and explores examples of each.

This week, we are looking at Planar Chaos, the second set in the nostalgia-heavy Time Spiral block.

Coldsnap was an ambitious set, built on a MaRo-driven myth of a lost set. It was created to make Ice Age into a real block, but it fell short of most of its design goals. The designers wanted us to like Cumulative Upkeep, but few of the cards were even playable in draft. There are still some amazing and unexpected gems in the set, so take a look for the money cards of Coldsnap!

Neale polishes off the competitive commanders, and opens the floor for Azuza lists! Think you have the most savage green machine?

You’ve heard about “the danger of cool plays” in Magic. Jules shares with us the danger of un-cool plays, and how to amp your entire Commander troupe’s fun up to 11!