When it comes to the topic of sideboarding, you have to prepare for almost anything. Ryan highlights some strange scenarios and offers insight into the question “What do I do when…?”

Mike Lanigan, the newest member of the QS Insider team, takes a walk through Modern and discusses how and why you should get started playing this exciting and fast-growing format.

Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

Several months in advance of the Modern season, prices are already moving on MTGO. Sylvain Lehoux looks at the state of Modern in light of data from past years.

Black Friday is nearly here, which means markdowns at many MTG retailers. But are all sales a good deal? Sigmund provides some tips to keep in mind this holiday season.

How do we define failure in speculation? Does every loss count? Corbin looks at some of his own gaffes and asks how they should inform future decisions.

Danny has his eye on Innistrad as rotation approaches, looking for juicy Modern targets.

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

Mathieu constructs a $100 portfolio of current picks, exclusively composed of low-dollar cards to provide diversity and maximize growth potential.

David Schumann relates some classic economics principles to the Magic market and explains what they imply for the speculator.

Sigmund recently drastically shifted his positions in mana-fixing lands. This week he summarizes his latest moves, along with some rationale as to what we can expect to see in the coming months.

Matthew Lewis examines the price behavior of dual lands from past years, and offers a detailed analysis of how the pattern will apply to shocklands this year.