Today Mike Lanigan looks at underplayed Modern cards. These cards are undeniably powerful, but for whatever reason have yet to catch on. Mike makes the case for jamming them in decks and picking some up as specs.

This week Ryan looks at the recent evolution of Nissa in Standard and examines what seems to be the natural phases of deck evolution, reflecting on his recent experiences in tweaking working lists.

With M15 released on MTGO, M15, JOU and THS boosters have shown tremendous gains as booster specs. Sylvain discusses his spec with M15 boosters and invites speculators to (re)consider boosters in the future–especially with Khans of Tarkir coming up.

Adam played in a Modern PTQ and an invitation-only Standard tournament last weekend, and today he shares select tales from the experiences. Followed by an analysis of his local Standard event and results of GP Utrecht in the wake of PT M15, Adam reaches some startling conclusions about the Standard metagame.

With the upcoming release of Khans of Tarkir, Standard will lose the bulk of its current card pool. Adam outlines which strategies are expected to stick around, what cards may see a rise in popular, and how you can prepare and profit from the rotation.

Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks to come from the Pro Tour, as well as the price changes in key cards as we near rotation.

Conley came up with an awesome list for the Pro Tour!

For speculators, the new core set release is often a sign of good opportunity. Sylvain reviews what he thinks might be worth picking up in Theros block, Modern and Vintage during the upcoming M15 release events.

The MTG community was bombarded with new information from SDCC this past Saturday. What does it all mean? This week Sigmund digests the information and shares his initial reactions in a financial context.

Corbin Hosler checks in with his set review of Journey Into Nyx to see how his predictions fared this go-around.

We’re soon to enter that strange limbo time in Standard when both core sets contribute to a brewer’s paradise. Jason Alt asks how to take advantage of this pre-rotation mayhem.

This week Alexander Carl interviews elite Magic Online player Paul Nemeth about how to get better at Magic and how he’s making the transition to the Pro Tour.

Each week, one of the QS founders recaps what went on behind the paywall, summarizing each of the dozen or so articles Insiders get to read each week and nominating a favorite. It’s a great way to get caught up on your reading if you’re an insider or see what you’re missing if you’re not!