Alexander Carl wraps up the “Mistakes We Make” series with one more bout of common speculation errors. Yet again, he taps into the wealth of experience from the QS community.

Ryan shores up some new revisions to his Vintage Grixis Keeper deck. With a format full of blue decks, Ryan’s list can competitively fit any metagame with only a few tweaks.

The Modern sideboard has a lot of room for flex. Adam outlines his favorite overlooked options for the format and identifies a few you may want to consider.

This week, David Schumann picks some Magic “penny stocks,” cards whose extremely low values may belie their real potential upside.

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.

Mathieu weighs in with some wisdom he’s gained concerning the difference between investing in sealed product and singles.

So many tournament results! Jason sifts through oodles of top finishers from the weekend, highlighting novel developments in Standard, Modern and Legacy.

This week Jason Alt muses on finance and retrospect alike, shows off some killer alters and dissects the SCG Invitational results.

This week Ryan reveals the most important rule when attempting to build a new deck.

At the tail end of the current Standard’s run, the format is still evolving. Mike examines some new archetypes on the cutting edge that arose from the World Magic Cup.

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.

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.

It’s hard to believe that Scars of Mirrodin is nearly two years old. It’s nearing the end of its rotation through Standard and while many of the prices in the set are still under the influence of Standard pricing, there are still a lot of hidden gems in the set. In this article, I’m going to focus on the lesser-known cards and the casual stars. You know about what Copperline Gorge and Darkslick Shores go for, but I’m sure you’ll come away from this with a more comprehensive knowledge of the set. If you’re looking for throw-ins or running your own bulk box, you’ll get a lot out of this.