Between the announcement of Modern Masters 2015 and many people clamoring for a ban on Cruise, Modern is in a volatile place right now. Corbin extrapolates from the results at GP Milan to get an idea of the format’s future.

Considering the ideal opening of a new deck can lead you down different paths in deckbuilding. Mike Lanigan breaks down the major Standard contenders according to their opening plan, and explains what that says about their strategy.

Ryan has had mixed results with Lightning Helix in Modern, but that doesn’t mean he’s about to give up on the tempo strategy. Find out his thoughts on the optimal build for Modern Delver in the current meta.

Treasure Cruise Legacy is here. The Khans sorcery has had a significant impact on the format, leaving only one question left to answer: do you try to beat them or join them? Sigmund has some speculative ideas around the former.

Yuuya Watanabe’s Jeskai Tokens deck is an amazing innovation in Standard. Find out where Ryan thinks the deck might have room to improve and the direction he thinks the archetype should go!

Jason Alt looks at the trajectory of Kuldotha Forgemaster after its Top 8 in GP Edison, which surprised many by being so lackluster. Why did it break the mold, and what does that tell us about other cards?

Crafting an aggressive deck can be hard in a world full of Siege Rhinos, but several strategies have proven successful. Mike Lanigan looks over recent contenders and suggests his own Mono-Black Abzan build.

Ryan has been keeping a watchful eye on Standard in order to determine what a successful Standard deck needs to accomplish. Learn the three elements of the Standard metagame Ryan deems most important and how to beat them all!

Differences between the paper and MTGO markets are substantial, but they are not unrelated. Jason Alt explains how careful examination of the MTGO landscape can suggest promising specs in paper.

Buying your position back after a spike? In some circumstances this move makes a lot of sense. Sylvain explores this option in the MTGO environment where more speculators than before may contribute to bigger rises and falls.

With the likely banning of Treasure Cruise, where should we be looking in Modern for profit opportunities? This week Derek examines which cards are likely to see a resurgence.

Foil cards present a great opportunity to protect and grow your Magic investments. But how do you choose?