Danny reflects on a series of trades that he documented last autumn to see what lessons can be extracted.

Jason Alt makes the impassioned case for playing more casual Magic before covering tournament results from around the world.

Mike Lanigan runs back his Aristocrats 3.0 deck from last week for a TCG Bronze event and makes finals again. Read on for the report.

David Schumann explains how he determines which cards to target at rotation, and what his picks are for this year.

Matthew Lewis returns to his theory about the digital-to-paper ratio, this time to test its predictive power and make further modifications.

Matthew Lewis believes the effect of Cube on ROE singles prices this go around will follow a different pattern than with ZZW queues. He compares the two formats and explains why.

Reviewing past failures, in addition to successes, is essential for any serious speculator. Today Matthew Lewis examines a recent spec that went wrong and asks why.

The basic principle about price drops at rotation has not been borne out as expected over the last few years. Corbin Hosler examines the recent data to determine why.

Mike Lanigan looks at some interesting new decks to crop up in Standard of late.

David Schumann looks at some traps in thinking that can befall the speculator. Don’t fall prey to these comfortable mistruths.

Full-on combo may not be viable in Standard right now, but Izzet Blitz does a fine impression. Mike Lanigan looks at the deck and discusses its strengths and weaknesses.

Matthew Lewis examines the cards that dodged reprinting in Modern Masters and evaluates their likelihood of reprint between now and the Fall release.

Ryan recommits to Standard, evolving his UWR Control list even further. See if you agree with his changes, or can pick up some fresh ideas for this quickly evolving format.