Mike Lanigan gets a head start on Rotation, identifying which of the current crop of Standard decks is best served to stay strong after Kaladesh arrives.

I often get asked, “How do I build a Modern deck cheaply?” Or “on a budget.” Or any of a plethora of other caveats that basically boil down to “less than retail.” Modern is something of a double-edged sword when it comes to the budget-conscious player. The upfront cost is substantial, and most people don’t have […]

Score one for the budget guys: Elves won the Star City Games Invitational in Somerset, NJ. While Liam Lonergan’s deck still retails for about $800, almost half of the price is in 4 Cavern of Souls and 3 Horizon Canopy. If you’re tight on cash (or waiting for a reprint, like me) you can get away with some […]

In case you missed the news yesterday, Inquisition of Kozilek is back! Yes, IoK is being upgraded to a rare for its printing with brand-new art in Conspiracy: Take the Crown, aka Conspiracy 2. While cards from this set are not usually Modern-legal, this time we have a reprint that is obviously geared toward the Modern crowd. Moderners have […]

Hey guys! You might have noticed that I’m new here. As outlined here, I’ve been brought onto Modern Nexus to write a weekly column, and I want to take a little of your time to introduce myself. My name is Jim and although I’m originally from New York City, I live in Orlando, Florida. I […]

In his first article for Quiet Speculation, Nicolas Cancellara outlines his plans for finance writing and suggests several cards of note on MTGO to buy, sell or hold.

Following the success of last week’s article comparing Legacy to Modern prices, I want to take a look at some other questions about Modern finance. We had a lot of requests in the comments, both on this site and on others where the article appeared, but one stood out as more important than the rest: rising Modern […]

Wizards made a lot of promises when it founded Modern. Some of these were explicit, like providing a new non-rotating format for high level play. Others were implicit, such as actively supporting Modern with new cards that could improve existing decks. And others were so confusing we are still trying to figure out what Wizards […]

Valter explores the rewarding realm of casual Magic, pointing out a few of his favorites.

In speculation, reviewing past calls is as important as making new ones. This week Corbin and Chad evaluate each others’ calls from Return to Ravnica to see how accurate their predictions were.

Don’t gamble on potential increases in price, instead go for the guaranteed financial win. Gambling is not a good long term profession, make money when you know you can instead of betting on a future that might not ever exist.

With B/R Aggro still dominating events, see what Paul thinks of the deck’s staples moving forward as Gatecrash continues to loom over the horizon.

How is Standard shifting since last week’s update, and what is the state of affairs in the PTQ world?