Mathieu weighs in with some wisdom he’s gained concerning the difference between investing in sealed product and singles.

Yet another week has gone by, yielding many dramatic shifts in card prices. But Sigmund has noticed a few trends in the commonalities between these price movers. This week he breaks down the mtgstocks “interests” to understand some underlying themes.

This week Jason Alt muses on finance and retrospect alike, shows off some killer alters and dissects the SCG Invitational results.

At the tail end of the current Standard’s run, the format is still evolving. Mike examines some new archetypes on the cutting edge that arose from the World Magic Cup.

Ryan reports on his performance with Counter Repost at the SCG Kansas City Standard event.

As we near rotation, Standard continues to be dominated by aggressive creature strategies. Mike advocates shaking it up with a dedicated control deck and provides two brand-new lists in said vein.

Ryan unveils his monoblue Trading Post deck and outlines why it is arguably the best version of the deck.

Join Jason as he reviews the recent announcements regarding Return to Ravnica, the arrival of M13 on the tournament scene and the usual bevy of internet oddities.

Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?

Chad breaks down new cards and those that might see a rise because of them today in his article.

Jason brings us news from the bannings and restrictions front, the worlds of reddit, and results from the StarCityGames Invitational in Indianapolis.

Carlos leads us through his trademark commander deck-building process yet again, this time with Damia, Sage of Stone at the helm and capped off by a maddening finish!

Speculation and market investment in Magic is in its Golden Era right now. We have access to information at a speed that we never had before in Magic. If you’re spying for new tech, you don’t have to wait for a tournament report on the Dojo or read about it a month later in Inquest – you can hustle over to GGSlive and watch Kibler cast Huntmaster of the Fells in real-time. This article is about Magic speculation and price bubbles in what I am calling the “early modern” era.