Today Jason Alt looks at Stoke the Flames and its unusual spike (for an uncommon) to $4. He tries to make sense of the card’s price in light of M15’s reception and issues with the new MTGO client.

Sigmund made some critical mistakes in his assessment of the Jeskai shard a couple weeks ago. This week he comes clean and analyzes his errors, highlighting a valuable lesson everyone could learn from.

Adam recaps tournament results from last weekend and their impact on the financial world this week. He also shares his specs going forward into the Pro Tour!

The new Standard metagame is heavily dominated by green, with a sprinkling of other strategies. Corbin breaks it down and explains where he thinks key cards are headed soon.

In brand new metagames, mono-red tends to dominate early on. David Schumann examines several years’ worth of aggressive red creatures that benefited handsomely from this dynamic.

Mike Lanigan takes a look at the Standard metagame after the first weekend with Khans. Some obvious decks are certainly represented, but a few unexpected ones are making waves too.

With Khans fully integrated into the Standard environment, it’s time to sleeve up and test out the newest decks in tournament mode. Ryan reflects on his experience with Black Beatdown this past weekend and proposes a new direction for it.

Playing competitive decks and getting the most out of your specs on MTGO can often seem like mutually exclusive goals. Sylvain gives us his thoughts and advice on how to reconcile the two.

Hype for this prerelease season seems to have driven a few cards even higher than normal. If buying these cards themselves is a poor idea, they still may present opportunities if you look in the right place.

At last, the new Standard is upon us! With two SCG Opens this past weekend, there’s significant data to dig through. Sigmund breaks down the numbers and gives you his initial impressions of the new format.

Adam studied financial trends, articles, and social media to reach this list of sleepers with rising stock this post-rotation Standard season. Keep an eye on them, because they could easily be the next big thing.

Danny Brown is avoiding the bustle surrounding rotation and the release of Khans of Tarkir to focus on more off-the-radar opportunities. He shares what he’s been targeting and the thoughts behind them.

Mike Lanigan looks at the leading contenders in the brand new Khans Standard. You can expect to face off against these decks in the early weeks, so don’t come unprepared.