Today Mike reviews the basic principles of Modern finance, before covering some of the new decks that have popped up of late and suggesting pick-ups.

Mike Lanigan takes a look at some more Battle for Zendikar previews, evaluating them for Constructed applications.

Mike Lanigan looks over the latest Battle for Zendikar spoilers and evaluates them for Standard playability.

The new Legacy Cube update is straight-up insulting to hardcore fans of the format.

Do you like lightning-fast aggressive decks? Do you like free spells? Do you like Death’s Shadow? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you’ll probably enjoy this week’s deck.

Jason Alt discusses the unexpected in buylist prices, Legacy pet-deck results, and the Finance Subreddit’s reaction to calls.

Ryan ruminates on the direction Modern might head in the coming months.

Witness the unveiling of Ryan’s pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.

Mike brings us the tale of his Grand Prix experience in Columbus, where he piloted the same deck that landed three players in the Top Eight. Read on to hear the yarn and see the newest Modern tech.

In today’s installment Jason sings the praises of Twitter’s contribution to the Magic community, offers up a visual guide to the world of Magic cuisine and discusses the latest Grand Prix results.

Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It’s what you’d get if you built a set with the premise of “no rush till turn 7” and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There’s a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.

Mark Hinsz recounts this past weekend’s expeditions at Star City Games’ Open events, where he placed in the Top 8 in Standard and the Top 16 in Legacy.