Ryan checks in with some initial thoughts on the directions Modern, Pauper, and Standard are heading.

David Schumann overviews the major staples of the Legacy format, and discusses the likelihood of reprints and price changes for each.

Gervaise has compiled an exhaustive study of the path many of RtR’s chase singles have taken over the past three months, focusing much of his attention on the little Elf Shaman who could.

Jason muses on the politics (and economics) of patronizing your local gaming store, before delving into results from the SCG Invitational and Open in Los Angeles.

Deathrite Shaman has already splashed down hard in Standard and even more so in Modern. This week Ryan crafts a BUG Legacy deck around the powerful one-drop, a list featuring some very interesting inclusions and omissions.

Grand Prix: Chicago was this past weekend and the format was Modern. How good for us! Modern moves a lot of card prices, even though it doesn’t get played that much. It’s the reason that Remand and Kitchen Finks are worth so much; why Path to Exile pushes $5. The PTQ season is coming up and Modern cards are going to be in demand for awhile. With continued WOTC support, with Modern Masters, with shocklands being reprinted, this format is coming together… if it can deal with Jund.

Continuing his discussion of the new Ravnica Standard, Mike brings Zombies into the world of midrange and provides an updated Armada Wurm list.

Jason helps spread the news about the Magic community’s latest brainchild, The Booze Cube, before delving into the weekend’s tournament results.

Mike brings us the tale of his Grand Prix experience in Columbus, where he piloted the same deck that landed three players in the Top Eight. Read on to hear the yarn and see the newest Modern tech.

Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?

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

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

Sigmund takes a breather from Dark Ascension discussion to turn his attention toward the other evolving subject: Modern! Now that PTQ season is here, do you have the most popular winning cards in your trade binder?