Joshua takes one last look at the pre-ban format, then focuses on the new Standard, discovering that a surprising card may end up defining the format.

Corbin Hosler takes a look at the metagame post-Valakut and has some hot new cards to watch out for as the metagame evolves in the coming months, as well as provides the weekly update of the Prediction Tracker!

With the exception of Splinter-Twin, however, the new metagame is very similar to the metagame before rotation.  Edgar Flores won the first SCG Open with NPH legal with a UW CawBlade list that looked very similar to the pre-rotation lists. In this metagame there are a number of cards that are being underplayed, in my opinion, and here are the top 5.

Corbin Hosler launches the Quiet Speculation Prediction Tracker, a one-stop shop for all your card pricing questions. Available for one week without charge to non-Insiders!

With a new format becoming available for the first time Friday, it’s time to take a quick look at what’s available. For the most part, these will be aggro or combo decks, since control decks need to be built towards the metagame. As it stands, Caw-Blade is the premiere control deck in the format, and it can be played as-is with the mere addition of Batterskull.

Corbin Hosler has an exciting announcement for Insiders this week that will give them a huge advantage when trading! He also checks in on the Standard and Legacy metagames and has a few tips for the cards you should be selling now.

After looking at the Mythics and Rares from New Phyrexia last week, Stephen returns to see how the uncommons are shaping up.