Mike Lanigan analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a version of The Aristocrats he played at a recent PTQ, and suggests a few alterations.

When we’re in a Magic slump, it can be helpful to go back to the drawing board. Mike Lanigan explains how to challenge your own assumptions about a metagame or deck.

Jason Alt discusses the benefit of maintaining a personal buylist and looks over results from the “double-Standard” Open last weekend.

With Gatecrash fully spoiled, Ryan’s deck-building juices are kicking into overdrive. See what directions perfect mana is pulling his towards.

Matthew Lewis outlines a method for squeezing out a little extra value from those last couple tickets you have lying around.

Mike Lanigan responds to a friend in need who’s trying to build a Standard deck around Pack Rat. Operating under the specified restrictions, he sets out to make the most competitive deck possible.

Mike has stumbled upon an unlikely card for Constructed, which he uses as the centerpiece for a new Standard deck with some explosive synergies.

Gatecrash spoiler season is rapidly approaching. But even before we learn what is in Gatecrash, some card prices are already on the move based on set speculation. Sigmund summarizes what’s been moving and what could continue to go higher!

Join Ryan as he riffs on the most powerful ways to attack a wide-open metagame, and highlights potential format all-stars he thinks aren’t seeing nearly enough play.

Jason follows up his discussion of Seance, shares some costumes of zealous Magic fans, and looks at results from the emerging RtR metagame.

Matthew reviews two of his past recommendations, Sorin and Bonfire, to see what they tell us about risk in speculation.

Mike brews up some possible shells for a sure-to-be contender in Standard’s near future, Armada Wurm.

MTGO booster packs, much like bonds, can yield a modest but reliable return over time. Matthew Lewis outlines the basic parameters involved in this kind of investment, and discusses DKA specifically.