Avacyn Restored has promised players everywhere a series of miracles. Mike digs into the new set to see whether its flagship mechanic delivers and how it will impact tournament Magic.

In the stock market, penny stocks are cheap, probably-junk securities that you get on the hope that they move up a few cents and show you a profit. They’re an alluring strategy in the stock market because you can get a big volume of them. For one share of Apple, you could score well over 5,000 shares of a junk medical-science company that may be on the verge of a huge patent. If your shares go up, they go UP. We look at penny stocks in Magic the same way; these are the gambits that you stock up on with hopes of big payoffs.

Corbin Hosler details his recent experience buying a collection and needs your help to finish flipping it!

Corbin Hosler explains why Supply and Demand theory is being ignored and Dark Ascension is underpriced because of it@

Birthing Pod has been putting up some impressive results of late. Mike explains why this strategy has been successful and walks us through a build of his own.

Corbin Hosler looks back at his Dark Ascension review and examines how his predictions paid off!

A rogue deck can be a potent weapon for gaining an edge in defined formats. This week Mike explains his process for building competitive decks a little off the beaten path.

Mike brews and successfully pilots a Thalia centered Naya build. Read up on his card choices and why he sees Thalia as positioned well in the current meta.

Pro Tour Honolulu coverage was rampant this past weekend. SCG Cincinnati exceeded 600 players in Standard! Sigmund attempts to digest all this information and talks about how to proceed from here, reflecting on the calls QS aired this past weekend.

Mike Lanigan brews up a flippin’ werewolftastic Standard build. Looking for something more fun than Spike to bring to FNM tonight? Grab your checklist cards and Gutshots and check out this build!

Dark Ascension has finally arrived in Standard! But many people suspect that the new set is underpowered. Sigmund takes a look at some results from SCG: Richmond to assess what cards merit their hype out the gate.

Welcome back to our exploration of Zendikar. If you were busy last week while we were plumbing the ruins of ancient tombs, take a look at Part One and you’ll catch up. Otherwise, come on in and let’s check out the second half of this set!

With Dark Ascension dropping, Mike Lanigan takes a look at a few potential contenders for FNM.