Jason Alt surveys the world of Magic developments this week. Duel decks, the new missed trigger rules, tournament results and Punishing Fire all get a nod.

Efficient creatures are everywhere in Standard, and Gatecrash brings even more to the party. Mike Lanigan believe now may be the time for a visit to the Ravnica Standard Zoo.

The recent Bannings have left Ryan rather baffled. Read on to learn why he thinks the two formats in question are being led astray.

Jason attempts to get back to the spirit of the prerelease experience and describes his reaction to the lackluster announcement of no new unbannings.

The Gatecrash price cheat-sheet in time for the weekend.

Mike Lanigan ranks the top ten cards to come out of Gatecrash, to see how the set will impact Constructed formats.

With Gatecrash fully spoiled, Ryan’s deck-building juices are kicking into overdrive. See what directions perfect mana is pulling his towards.

Jason continues his discussion of Gatecrash-free Gatecrash speculation, and surveys the newest iteration of the metagame around the world.

Obzedat, Ghost Council is a newcomer to the scene, ready to take on all challengers. Is there anyone out there who can defeat him?

Ryan is looking forward to an increasingly fast Standard environment, searching for the best way to play Ash Zealot and his hasty friends as Gatecrash continues to emerge from behind the curtain.

Jason returns briefly to his reddit musings of yore and dissects all the latest tech from tournaments near and far.

Mike Lanigan discusses the failings of the current Standard environment, and provides a primer on his innovative port of G/W Auras to Standard.

The Legacy metagame continues to turn in on itself and Ryan’s had enough of it. Just get ’em dead!