There’s been plenty of action in Standard and Modern this week, so Adam explains the trends and shares some potential specs that could cash in on them.

I still can’t figure out the word… I mean, the meta! Can I buy a vial?

This week, we’re digging into Modern decklists from the SCG Invitational in Atlanta, along with the Modern Classic event, looking for sweet tech, spicy brews, cold-hearted killers, and everything in between. Did Atlanta bring with it some harbinger of things to come? Will it instead fall to the groupthink hype propping up its slightly above-average […]

Brian has been pondering the new Frontier format and believes it has a solid chance of catching on. He shares some would-be staples with cheap buy-ins to target as pick-ups.

Brian believes Standard finance is a poor area for speculators to focus on right now. He explains why and discusses alternatives, including the new Frontier format.

In an article last month, I looked at a couple of my unsuccessful concoctions to see what went wrong. One deck I dissected was a Jeskai Aggro deck that used Honor of the Pure to get around Mantis Rider’s measly 3 toughness. My conclusion was that the deck would be better off with Mutagenic Growth and a […]

Looking for a reason to dust off your Mantis Riders? Like Mutagenic Growth but hate combo decks? This one’s for you.

Every spoiler season, you can catch me looking over the new cards and imagining how they line up in Modern. “I wonder if this card could work?” Invariably, I’ll make a bunch of lists and bring them to battle on Cockatrice. I lose. I fix the list. I lose some more. After a full day of […]

Looking for an affordable format with a slightly larger card pool than Standard? You might be interested in Frontier.

DJ provides up-to-the-minute Kaladesh updates as the release nears.

Ryan has been working on finding a deck for SCG Regionals, and through this labor he’s come across some cards to watch out for at the Pro Tour.

Pre-ordering is generally ill-advised, though Ryan has his eyes on some specific cards with potential for solid returns on their pre-order price.

Most preorders are a trap, but there are gems in the rough. Luca explains the six ingredients that make up a slam dunk preorder spec and how they apply to the new SOI spoilers.