This week Andrew looks at replacement effects. What are they and how do they work? He dives into the basics and then explores some weird dark corners.

Beardy takes a look at some multi-player Magic formats that play well with a Commander spin. Is one of these right to shake up your next Commander night?

Five members of the Quiet Speculation team got together to talk about Tuesday’s Banned & Restricted update in the first Quiet Conversations podcast.

Francesco examines the quotations of English-language author Samuel Coleridge, one of the most quoted authors from Alpha. On what other cards did he appear?

Adam burns down the competition with the hottest deck in Alchemy, Mono-red Dragons. This deck is fast, hard-hitting, and tons of fun.

The more things change, the more Burn stays the same. David reviews the striking anomaly of Burn’s enduring power in the context of post-MH2 Companion Modern.

Everyone knows about Magic’s iconic cards, but what about some of the offbeat ones? These can have some value too. This week Sig shares some of his favorites.

Today Paul looks at the recent Pauper bans and his deck of choice for the format. He also contemplates what could be getting banned from other formats.

Beardy talks about some of the tools he uses to brew, build, and test his new Commander deck ideas. Could his process help you complete your next deck?

This week Andrew begins a series on Layers and continuous effects. What are layers? How do they work? Let’s find out by exploring the first layer: Copy effects!

Francesco concludes his series on Chinese literary sources in Magic flavor with a deep dive into Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

As Modern crawls with red one-drops, David tries to answer the question burning in everyone’s mind: is Ragavan or DRC king among them?

Adam drafts a spicy Red-Black Aristocrats deck in the Magic: The Gathering Arena Cube.