Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

This week Jason Alt waxes a little poetic about the geography of Magic before presenting several picks he’s keeping an eye on.

Uncommons are a low-return investment, but can spike by enormous percentages when they hit. Danny Brown makes the case for speculating on uncommons and provides a few examples.

Stu Somers returns to the writing financial game brimming with speculation targets and information.

Mike Lanigan surveys the last huzzah of Standard brewing before rotation, the decks to come out of Worlds weekend. He also updates Aristocrats 3.0 to address the latest changes.

Danny is feeling a bit restless during this lull that summer typically brings to Magic finance. Yet his rules for trading and buying during this period can assure that this time isn’t wasted.

Matthew Lewis has begun to think about Fall rotation. In light of the information we have gleaned about Theros, certain cards and strategies appear poised for gains and losses.

Thragtusk is yet again dominating Standard. Mike Lanigan attempts to solve the format with a series of decks well-positioned against the card.

Mike Lanigan analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a version of The Aristocrats he played at a recent PTQ, and suggests a few alterations.

Jason relates his first experience buying behind the tables at a large event, before diving into the results from the SCG Invitational and TCG 5K.

Ryan provides updates to his Domri Naya deck to reflect what he’s learned from playtesting for upcoming Standard PTQ’s.

Mike Lanigan surveys the recent field of tier-one Standard decks and suggests Gruul Midrange as a possible contender.