This week Ryan looks at the recent evolution of Nissa in Standard and examines what seems to be the natural phases of deck evolution, reflecting on his recent experiences in tweaking working lists.
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Adam played in a Modern PTQ and an invitation-only Standard tournament last weekend, and today he shares select tales from the experiences. Followed by an analysis of his local Standard event and results of GP Utrecht in the wake of PT M15, Adam reaches some startling conclusions about the Standard metagame.
David Schumann presents another Stock Watch, where he breaks down some of the biggest losers and gainers from the week.
With the upcoming release of Khans of Tarkir, Standard will lose the bulk of its current card pool. Adam outlines which strategies are expected to stick around, what cards may see a rise in popular, and how you can prepare and profit from the rotation.
Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks to come from the Pro Tour, as well as the price changes in key cards as we near rotation.
Corbin covers the financial aftermath of PT M15 and surveys the top decks in Standard to see what they lose post-rotation. Heading into next year, which strategies are poised to gain or lose?
Alexander Carl provides a roadmap for timing your investments during the upcoming months, the best MTGO speculation time of the year.
David Schumann draws parallels between the major types of stocks and various categories of Magic specs, and highlights several big gainers and losers in each category this week.
Alexander Carl examines the response in the markets to the MTGO client switchover and shares some tips for profiting from M15 release week.
It’s time for the M15 set review! Mike Lanigan breaks down his picks for the top ten Standard cards from the new core set, with analysis of how they’ll impact the established decks and metagame.
In one of the final articles in his Nine Months of Portfolio Management series, Sylvain talks about Quick Flips. He explains how he exploited such opportunities to rapidly and consistently grow this part of his portfolio.
In this new chapter of his Nine Months of Portfolio Management, Sylvain discusses the poor decisions he made with Return to Ravnica block cards–the losing category of his portfolio–and explain what not to do with Standard positions.
Adam breaks down the entire M15 spoiler and identifies what cards are most likely to see play in Standard sideboards!