In “High Water Fire Mark,” Mike Flores pays respects to the great unsung quality of quality creatures: toughness. He identifies toughness as supremely important to successful deckbuilding designs, writing, “In many constructed formats, we can point to a particular number, say two or three, with the knowledge that that number represents the amount of damage done […]

It can be daunting to enter a format like Modern, especially with expensive hallmarks like Tarmogoyf, Liliana, and Snapcaster Mage. Learn how to read the metagame and understand the market in order to know when to buy into these cards!

In between big Modern events is a great time to buy into format staples. Sheridan covers the cards you’ll want to snag before the next North American Grand Prix in November.

With Battle for Zendikar hitting tournaments in October, it’s important that Modern players invest in the old staples that are sure to rise with BFZ’s release. This article gives you the five pickups you need to check out.

Mike Lanigan takes a look at some more Battle for Zendikar previews, evaluating them for Constructed applications.

This one is bound to be a casual favorite, and it just might have legs in Modern. Or hooks.

Good news if you were holding Harabaz Druid as a penny stock.

Are control decks finally viable in Modern? Yuuya Watanabe seems to think so.

Mike takes a look at the Modern metagame coming out of SCG Charlotte, where a large number of Origins cards made their impact felt.

Chaz recaps Pro Tour Origins and provides some insightful thoughts for October rotation. Which strategies show promise in the post-Theros Standard?

David Schumann breaks down major trends in the Standard and Modern metagames by the numbers, arriving at several suggestions for speculative targets.

Onslaught copies of Goblin Piledriver spiked with the announcement of the card’s reprinting. Are the high prices sustainable?

Storm has largely disappeared from the Modern format. Could Noxious Revival provide what the deck needs to make a resurgence?