With the August 26 banning announcement, Hogaak was exiled from Modern, to the aplomb of pundits. Many were also pleased with Wizards's other decision: to axe Faithless Looting. This change affected me differently—not only had I recently spliced Looting into Counter-Cat, the card had always formed the backbone of GRx...

The first week of the entirely new Modern is over and nobody has any idea where we're heading. So far all the excitement has been focused on the unbanning, and with good reason. I imagine most players are as tired as I am of the graveyard heavy format we've...

In general, the past few weeks have been fairly dull for Magic finance. But that's about to change. This week Sig shares three catalysts he thinks will shake up the market and create opportunities to make some money.

Monday's Banned and Restricted Announcement has turned the Modern metagame on its head, and Adam is here to explain what it means for the future of the market.

Hogaak and Looting are banned, and Stoneforge Mystic is free at last from the Modern banned list. What do these changes promise for our beloved format? And what does equipment searching have to do with fast food chains? Let's find out! Elephant in the Room Before even thinking about...

It's been a packed weekend for Modern. Not only was there a major event, but there's been a major, cataclysmic upheaval. August 26 will be remembered as a major turning point in Modern's history. Which way it's turning isn't clear. But turn it will. In this article, I'll give...

Sig wasn't able to attend MagicFest Las Vegas last weekend. But that doesn't mean he was disconnected from price trends. This week he examines a particular vendor's hotlists throughout the event to identify winners and losers.

Beaters, or combat creatures, are among my favorite types of Magic cards. They serve to pressure opponents in the most straightforward way possible: by attacking efficiently. Weaker beaters, such as Delver of Secrets, are at their best when paired with disruption; stronger ones can emerge later in the game...

Another event-filled weekend, another data dump, another chance for Modern to adapt and contain the arisen menace. It may not be likely, but as someone locked into making the trip to GP Las Vegas, I feel the need to hope. Barring a sudden abandonment of Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis in...