For all their clickbait connotations, “best of” lists have always resonated with the Magic community. Something about us—perhaps as spell-slingers, or maybe just as humans—simply adores scrolling through a list… whether that scrolling induces nods of agreement, disapproving tsk-tsks, or furious keyboard mashing. Modern Top 5 is a series I’m starting today in honor of that infatuation. It will cover […]

DJ’s here to explain another way to get a recently spiked card – maybe at a discount.

DJ’s back to discuss some of the finer points of picking bulk at the highest speed possible.

GP San Antonio fast approaches, and it promises to shake up the Modern market. Brian shares his observations on the cards and decks he expects to gain.

After a momentary drop, Modern Masters 2017 prices have rebounded. Sig shares concrete price data from MM2 to provide predictions for what’s to come on MM3’s hottest staples.

Mike breaks down the current state of Modern, including detailed discussion of the format’s most popular decks.

No, this isn’t a finance article—I leave those to the geniuses over at Quiet Spec (and Jim Casale of course). What I want to talk about today are individual cards whose “gameplay stock” is trending up or down based on recent trends in the metagame: “what’s hot and what’s not,” if you will. We’ve done […]

Modern Masters 2017 has changed the Modern market, but metagame trends are making their own impact…

Last week Brian explained his overall strategy for speculating around Modern Masters 2017. Now with the full spoiler out, it’s time to apply the theory to some concrete picks.

Modern Masters 2017 is sure to cause price drops, but that’s no reason to panic. Trends from past all-reprint sets can tell us much about how to react smartly.

Over the years Wizards has produced a ton of supplemental products, with a range of differing values. David breaks down every supplemental product and its cards of note.

Mike attempts to scry the future today, giving his predictions of which mythics will be (or should be) in Modern Masters 2017.

Sigmund spends a lot of time shopping around for deals on Old School cards. This week he shares his strategies for buying key collectibles while trying not to break the bank.