Mike Lanigan, the newest member of the QS Insider team, takes a walk through Modern and discusses how and why you should get started playing this exciting and fast-growing format.

Melira-Pod is a staple of the Modern format, so understanding it is crucial whether you decide to play with it or against it. Conner walks through the card choices and discusses how and when to sideboard with this complex combo deck.

Danny analyzes the progression of Event Decks throughout their relatively short life span, in an attempt to gain insight regarding their financial significance.

Ryan discusses why playing and predicting the metagame is integral to success and offers a Modern deck list to consider.

I’m back again this week, scouring event results for more Modern speculation calls for your trading profit. Why should you care about Modern? Even if you don’t play, there is a lot of official support for the format. The Pro Tour for Avacyn Restored features Modern, as do several Grands Prix this year. Modern events fire almost every day on Magic Online, which brings us a steady feed of information. No doubt, pros are looking at these same results and compiling the best decks to bring to the Pro Tour. We’ve seen double-digit price changes during Pro Tours and I don’t think Modern events are any different. It’s the perfect time for breakout cards to shine. Let’s take a look at a few that I’ve identified early in the lead-up.

Zombies in Legacy may be fringe but they’re also competitive. Read on to see how Mike adapts this innovative new deck for Modern.

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

Mike Lanigan breaks down his deck choice for a local modern tourney and gives a tournament report on his first foray into modern.

Last week, we tore through the first half of Shards of Alara. We saw hit commons like Blightning and killer trade bait like Death Baron. Let’s take a close look at the second half of the set this week and see what treasures we come upon.

Bloodline Keeper in Standard? Mike Lanigan shows you how and why.

Mike Lanigan takes a look at a post-bannings Modern.