Painful Truths has ticked up significantly in popularity lately. Check out this Mardu deck packing a full set of the powerful draw spell.

The Top 8 at Pro Tour BFZ was full of established decks. Mike Lanigan digs into the Top 16 to discuss some more interesting decks that nearly made the cut.

Ryan looks back to early price trends from Khans of Tarkir in preparation for Battle for Zendikar. Can we draw some parallels between the two sets?

Preorders have traditionally been considered a bad investment, but Mike believes some may buck this trend. He examines past preorder seasons and turns his eye towards Battle for Zendikar.

As we near the release of Battle for Zendikar, David Schumann looks at the landscape we can expect in Standard and the cards that may experience a surge in demand.

The new rotation system is sure to shake up Magic finance. Jared considers some ways the old price patterns may change and how we can adapt.

Chaz covers things to come in October, analyzing Theros block and M15 and looking to the future of rotation–plus another handy Trader Tools list!

Mike Lanigan continues his exploration of new Standard with some exciting decks that made an appearance at the Invitational and a few brews of his own.

Adam lays out the ten decks that will define the Standard tournament metagame this week and beyond. Being prepared for these decks will be essential to your tournament success.

Danny Brown prefers to wait on eternal staples until they hit their floor. Today he looks at Standard cards he has his eye on for the long term, and his thoughts on the best time to pick them up.

If you like Ben Stark Boros but wish the deck had more answers to fat monsters, then look no further than Osyp Lebedowicz’s Mardu!

Standard is a very expensive format, but there is value in owning a robust Standard collection. In this article, Ryan breaks down some good practices to maintaining your collection without merely sinking money into the format.

To gain a new perspective, Adam shares and explores eight decklists from a Japanese PTQ and explores the impact of Fate Reforged in this competitive Standard event.