Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

Julian Biondillo shares his Commander list helmed by Marchesa, the Black Rose in his first article for Quiet Speculation!

Ryan laments the near-playability of a few new Dragon’s Maze cards in Constructed, and then applauds the wild stage he sees being set by the incoming Limited environment.

Jason continues his discussion of Gatecrash-free Gatecrash speculation, and surveys the newest iteration of the metagame around the world.

Doug brings several quick hits and discussions this week from GP: Atlantic City. Find out which card is conspicuously absent and what red uncommon is a no-risk investment.

Jason Alt continues his discussion about the different schools of thought in Magic finance and reports on the recent tournament results.

Jason comments on the precarious nature of online orders before a price spike, discusses the new trigger rules, and surveys tournaments from Baltimore to Indianapolis.

Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

In the last segment of his artifact extravaganza, Carlos is looking at Dark Ascension and Kataki, War’s Wage. This guy has typically been considered unplayable for Commander; but when you build around his effect, he can be pretty nasty.