By now you are likely aware of SCG’s latest move – their price hike on Misty Rainforest and Scalding Tarn. This is just another data point to suggest how great of an investment lands are.

This past weekend saw over 400 Magic players battle it out at the Star City Games Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was the first major event broadcast online with the new Standard, and there were certainly some significant shifts.

Fall rotation is the ideal time for speculators to acquire cards from the previous block. Matthew discusses which Scars cards you should be targeting on MTGO in the coming months.

As Return to Ravnica spoilers continue, a variety of questions arise. With this incredibly popular, highly anticipated set, what are the solid buys? Are there some cards that may gain in value thanks to RtR? Should you buy a booster box now or wait until release? Are there any cards worth preordering? Sigmund touches on all these topics in this week’s article.

Mike brings us the tale of his Grand Prix experience in Columbus, where he piloted the same deck that landed three players in the Top Eight. Read on to hear the yarn and see the newest Modern tech.

Tyler unveils his pet Food Chain/Misthollow Griffin deck and runs through all the neat interactions, including why it isn’t actually terrible.

Ryan discusses why playing and predicting the metagame is integral to success and offers a Modern deck list to consider.

Carlos breaks from business as usual to tackle a Commander deck built for one vs. one. Read on to find out how Edric can dominate in this popular Commander variant.

Mike relates the tale of his exciting journey into the world of Legacy. Read on if you’ve ever wanted to break in to Eternal but didn’t know how.

Uriah of CMDRDecks has a submitted a sweet Goblins Wort deck for suggestions. Can Carlos find some ways to push the themes and make the deck go bigger?

Corbin Hosler recounts his experiences from Grand Prix Nashville, both on and off the trading floor!

Corbin looks back at trades he made years ago and finds out how those trades look today and what lessons can be learned from them!