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.

Mike examines the RtR spoiler to see which cards are likely to shake things up. Some powerful spells are slated to enter Standard soon, some of which may rival the pushed creatures of late.

As Return to Ravnica spoilers continue, a variety of questions arise. With this incredibly popular, highly anticipated set, what are the solid buys? Are there some cards that may gain in value thanks to RtR? Should you buy a booster box now or wait until release? Are there any cards worth preordering? Sigmund touches on all these topics in this week’s article.

As Standard rotation nears, many cards in Innistrad and Scars block prices will reach new lows. Sigmund talks about where he’s putting his money, as well as reveals a few personal takeaways from GP Boston.

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.

Jason waxes poetic about the upcoming Gen Con, presents some famous characters immortalized in Magic card form, and reports the (shocking) tournament results from the weekend.

As we near rotation, Standard continues to be dominated by aggressive creature strategies. Mike advocates shaking it up with a dedicated control deck and provides two brand-new lists in said vein.

What’s the best card in Standard? Mike believes firmly that it is Terminus. He discusses why and shares his experience at a recent PTQ.

In response to purrs of Monoblack’s revival, Ryan reviews the color wheel and the distribution of card strength amongst the colors in the Standard environment.

Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?

Ryan relays his experience at this past weekend’s SCG Invitational in Indianapolis. A good time was had despite lackluster performance… and a successful draft.

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

Join Mike as he relates his experiences this PTQ season. In the first PTQ he narrowly misses top eight with an innovative list that aims to ramp into Frost Titan.