Mike Lanigan examines some interesting tweaks of Standard decks built to attack the metagame from a different position.

This week Corbin Hosler looks over Gatecrash for casual all-stars. Picking these cards up cheap in trades may benefit you a couple years down the road.

Jared discusses the flux of values in the wake of Gatecrash’s release. He suggests several cards to target, from both Gatecrash itself and other sets.

The full Gatecrash spoiler is out and its time for Corbin’s set review. Don’t miss his analysis on which cards are overhyped or flying under the radar.

David describes his process for evaluating the Legacy potential of new cards, and applies it to several spoiled cards from Gatecrash.

Jason Alt continues his discussion about the different schools of thought in Magic finance and reports on the recent tournament results.

This week, you will read many set reviews and I suggest that you give each one some scrutiny. I’m reviewing mainly with an eye toward Eternal magic, which is my strength. Typically, there isn’t much in a new set for Eternal formats, so I’ll amuse you and me both with commentary on other cards.

This week Sigmund returns to the behaviors of Magic players that are driven not by economic gain, but by emotional and psychological factors.

Ryan reports on his performance with Counter Repost at the SCG Kansas City Standard event.

Andy Martin, a long-time Magic player and Commander aficionado, outlines his philosophy about deck-building Commander. If you’ve been seeking a remedy for boring, repetitive Commander decks, read on.

Carlos develops another Second Sunrise deck, this time with Vish Kal at the helm. Find out how profitable sacrificing your own creatures can be.

Comicon is in full swing and the Magic announcements just happened. This week, I’ll be looking at the unconfirmed rumors about reprints, first-time prints and what we can anticipate from Return To Ravnica.

Jason follows up on the Jon Elden story with an invitation for him to tell his story, reviews the usual reddit shenanigans and waxes poetic over Sam Black’s new Legacy brew.