Mike battled in the Modern GP in Chicago this weekend with Naya Pod. Read on to hear about his matches, and how a couple spicy singleton inclusions fared.

Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

By now you are likely aware of SCG’s latest move – their price hike on Misty Rainforest and Scalding Tarn. This is just another data point to suggest how great of an investment lands are.

Mike discusses some recent versions of UWr Delver that have finished well at tournaments and offers his thoughts on the deck.

Week two of Return to Ravnica’s Standard legality has seen many price changes yet again. Sigmund revisits some of the cards he discussed last week to identify how prices have responded, as well as where they may go next.

Jason Alt reflects on facing loss in Magic with serenity and recaps some amusing occurrences from the prerelease festivities as reported by the internet.

Mike brews up some possible shells for a sure-to-be contender in Standard’s near future, Armada Wurm.

Andy Martin dissects another of his synergistic Commander decks. See how Lyzolda can sacrifice fodder to benefit you.

Andy walks us through one of his more powerful Commander decks, based on library manipulation and headed by Maelstrom Wanderer. If you’ve ever longed to go nuts with Call of the Wild or Proteus Staff, read on.

Jason relates all the myriad happenings of that great gaming get together, Gen Con! If you weren’t fortunate enough to partake in the festivities yourself, be sure not to miss the recap!

As we near rotation, Standard continues to be dominated by aggressive creature strategies. Mike advocates shaking it up with a dedicated control deck and provides two brand-new lists in said vein.

Ryan unveils his monoblue Trading Post deck and outlines why it is arguably the best version of the deck.

What’s the best card in Standard? Mike believes firmly that it is Terminus. He discusses why and shares his experience at a recent PTQ.