Most preorders are a trap, but there are gems in the rough. Luca explains the six ingredients that make up a slam dunk preorder spec and how they apply to the new SOI spoilers.

Full set investment might present more opportunities than just the possibility of short-selling your own cards. Sylvain develops a few of these options in the last article of the Short Selling series.

Painful Truths has ticked up significantly in popularity lately. Check out this Mardu deck packing a full set of the powerful draw spell.

Polling results are in for the next Scrap Savant! Chaz sketches an initial outline for a green-white deck based around Myth Realized.

Chaz presents the games for the Zada’s Disciples deck, and opens the polling for the next round of Scrap Savant.

The poll results for Scrap Savant #2 are in! Chaz presents the cards he’ll be building around and sketches a first draft of the decklist.

The Top 8 at Pro Tour BFZ was full of established decks. Mike Lanigan digs into the Top 16 to discuss some more interesting decks that nearly made the cut.

Looking to play a two-color deck in Standard, but you’re not interested in Atarka Red or G/W Megamorph? Maybe Hao-Shan Huang’s Rakdos Dragons deck will appeal to you.

Chaz revisits his pre-rotation targets to see how they’re faring in the new Standard. There were some hits and some duds, but in both cases much to learn for future rotations.

In a format with absurd mana, it’s important to push limits. Could Mantis Rider and Crackling Doom combine to be a pillar of new Standard?

The “Summer Lull” is coming to an end and everyone’s looking to pick up rotating staples. Chaz has wisely already built his portfolio, which he shares in detail.

The post-Origins Standard metagame has proven surprisingly interesting, with a host of new decks cropping up each week. Mike Lanigan looks at the latest contenders.

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