Ixalan is right around the corner, which means considering what cards will shine in the new, smaller Standard. Brian shares his picks for this week.

Which cards should we target that are rotating? Which cards remaining in Standard will be given new life? Adrian is here with the rundown.

Kyle is here to offer some targets and some warning on Hour of Devastation block cards.

Reserved List hype is getting old, but we haven't seen the last of the buyouts. Sig shares his strategy from the past couple weeks to get ahead of the buyouts and sell at a profit.

The makeup of current Standard can tell us a lot about what to expect come rotation. Guillaume looks ahead to consider which decks will survive intact or perish horribly.

Yesterday, our own Trevor Holmes published "Getting Disillusioned—What Magic Is Missing." That piece describes the allure of other games while exploring motivation and writer's block. I don't agree with everything he wrote—opinion pieces are like that—but I think Trevor raised some interesting points, and his article got me thinking...

Standard rotation is a month away, and Adam explains how the new metagame will look.

Mike surveys some new decks that made an appearance in recent major events and considers some cards still flying under the radar for Standard play.

This one will be a little off the rails. A couple weeks ago, I highlighted an opportunity I saw for Wizards to do something risky but with the potential to change Modern forever. The feedback I received was… voluminous, and well appreciated, even though most everyone disagreed with me....

With Commander 2017 hitting the shelves, it's a good time to review the basics of the format's demand—who do these cards appeal to, and what are their buying habits?