This year, several rotating rares didn’t bottom out as Sylvain expected. Despite missing the lowest price, he is still taking advantage of good opportunities on rares and a few mythics.

Standard value has taken a turn for the worst. This week Derek examines why the format is moving the way it is and identifies what he believes is the cause.

Continuing with last week’s series, Sylvain reviews which rares from M14 and Return to Ravnica may constitute a good investment after Standard rotates.

Corbin Hosler concludes his article on pickups for rotation this Fall leading into Khans of Tarkir. He explains what he’s targeting from Theros and the reasoning behind his choices.

Today Jason Alt addresses a much-touted spec for rotation, Prognostic Sphinx. He analyzes in detail the factors that will contribute to this card’s success or failure, and compares it to an old spec to gain more insight.

Sylvain concludes his series of Nine Months of Portfolio Management by reviewing his experience and updating his strategies for the year to come. Many valuable lessons have shaped the way he suggests approaching this coming year’s investing.

Each week, we review what went on behind the QS Insider curtain. It’s a great way to see what you might be missing if you’re not a subscriber, and a great way to get caught up if you are!

Adam shares the new Modern deck and explains the card choices that all-time great Guillame Wafo-Tapo played to a cash finish at last weekend’s Grand Prix!

It’s time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they’ll impact the established decks and metagame.

In this new chapter of his Nine Months of Portfolio Management, Sylvain discusses the poor decisions he made with Return to Ravnica block cards–the losing category of his portfolio–and explain what not to do with Standard positions.

Standard rotation brings many prices to their lowest. Through some examples of his Nine Months of Portfolio Management series, Sylvain exposes which cards are likely to constitute good investments when fall comes.

Reuben covers the results of this past weekends’s Star City Games Open and offers a few observations for how to approach both your format of choice.

Ryan’s been really getting to know Izzet Delver. But what’s a tempo player to do when a wild Thrun appears? Ryan explore the options.