I love doing my financial recaps of older sets where I mine the expensive cards, but going back further is a little harder in two ways. First, there are just so few good cards in older sets. Second, the good ones don’t often turn over, so it’s hard to establish prices. Luckily, Mirage Block was the first “modern” block and it brought in some great spells that wizards still sling today. Let’s take a walk through time as we re-acquaint ourselves with the block. Below is a list of some of the choice picks from the block; I left out the cards worth under two dollars, leaving only the prime cards on the list. There are some cards in here that I guarantee will surprise you.

Neale Talbot continues his series on how to build a better mono-green commander deck.

Mark Hinsz recounts this past weekend’s expeditions at Star City Games’ Open events, where he placed in the Top 8 in Standard and the Top 16 in Legacy.

Future Sight was the third set in Time Spiral Block and it was full of all the busted elements you could imagine. The Development team decided to look at how Magic would appear at some point in the future, perhaps in an alternate universe. We saw keywords like Delve that haven’t appeared since, along with cards like the Pacts that revisited ideas on just what you’d pay for a “free” spell.

Future Sight is also full of money. Don’t lose a dime of it; read the article!

This Commander deck is dumb, and Carlos feels dumb.

Mark Hinsz explores some uncharted opportunities Green Sun’s Zenith has in Legacy, pointing out silver bullets and worthy considerations that may help in those sigh-worthy matchups.

Mike responds to the SCG and Wizards announcements, offers praise to the joy of playing Legacy’s Valakut Lands and makes calls for the upcoming SCG Legacy Open.

Jason Schousboe reacquaints himself with an old friend by taking Lands for a spin around the block, with the value-added Scapeshift and Valakut. See how he fared in this quixotic quest below.

Mike returns this week with his weekly calls, drawls, and howls, inspired by a recent film binge.

Mike recounts the adventures and lessons learned at this past weekend’s Gen Con.

Mike speaks of the virtues behind Wisest Wizard, tips on when to unload a collection, and this week’s notable movers and shakers.

Dana Kinsella brings us a hyper-aggressive U/W Legacy Infect deck that proves itself as a quick win covered in fun.

Mike catches up on this week’s movements in Legacy, emphasizing how to make the most money from your cards. How will the Judge Foil Promo Dark Confidants shake the price of the current ones up? And did you capitalize on last week’s card tip? 500% gains in one week!