I've been doing a lot of theoretical work over the past few months. With Dominaria's release there was plenty of need—and opportunity—to explore and brew. During this process I was constantly underwhelmed by Modern's ostensible top deck, Humans. It was a fine deck, but it didn't really shine. As I explained last...

Sig predicted the rise of Alpha cards—including the commons and uncommons—a while back. While he's out of town, enjoy this reprisal of his article from December that laid out the case.

Modern has at times been described as a format hostile to Spike, the player demographic in search of winning at any cost. Indeed, "spiking" tournaments as players do in other constructed formats—by playing the best deck and understanding the mirror—isn't a reliable path to success in Modern. Rather, this...

Rob talks about another card that is gaining some financial ground without seeing any relevant play on today's segment.

Last time we battled with Mardu Pyromancer, one of the decks I would consider placing among the top three in the format. This time we're going to mix it up with something a little spicier. The deck caught my eye after quietly sneaking in to the Top 8 of...

You should know that Reserved List cards are safe in a world of reprint sets every year, but which cards can maintain their value even if they are reprinted? Brian explains.

Buyouts don't affect English and foreign language cards equally. David looks at the recent spikes in Reserved List cards, and discusses where foreign copies may be the play.

Rob talks about another Standard stalwart that's making waves financially for today's segment.

Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”