David wraps up his Conspiracy 2 review with a treatment of Commander. He shares his picks for the most relevant cards and how prices should adjust.

Red is largely believed to be the worst color in Standard, but it still has the tools to succeed!

Moving into the Modern off-season, Sheridan explores the Taking Turns deck as a hot strategic and financial investment.

At the retail level, bulk or near-bulk cards that sell well may indicate future potential. Mike looks at the cards his store is moving for $1.50 right now that may be poised for gains.

Most preorders are a trap, but there are gems in the rough. Luca explains the six ingredients that make up a slam dunk preorder spec and how they apply to the new SOI spoilers.

If you think Magic would be better if you took all the turns, this might be the Modern deck for you.

Mike Lanigan reviews Journey Into Nyx with his pick for the top ten cards most likely to impact Standard.

Ryan examines the first waves of spoilers for potential gems.

I love doing my financial recaps of older sets where I mine the expensive cards, but going back further is a little harder in two ways. First, there are just so few good cards in older sets. Second, the good ones don’t often turn over, so it’s hard to establish prices. Luckily, Mirage Block was the first “modern” block and it brought in some great spells that wizards still sling today. Let’s take a walk through time as we re-acquaint ourselves with the block. Below is a list of some of the choice picks from the block; I left out the cards worth under two dollars, leaving only the prime cards on the list. There are some cards in here that I guarantee will surprise you.

Conflux was the second set from Shards of Alara – more gold spells, more interesting monsters and of course, more pricey cards for you! The set has a good amount of tournament-worthy cards, on top of a solid base of fun Commander spells. Let’s take a look at the set!