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It’s Time To Buy These Modern Staples

What good are great speculation buys if you don’t cash in on them?! For a number of reasons, now is the time to get those Modern value gains! Chas explains why in this multifaceted look at the most popular format in tournament Magic!

Tuning The Standard Metagame

With Standard decks to aim for, let the metagaming begin! GerryT gives his latest takes on the top possibilities for the format!

The Best Modern Decks For Grand Prix Atlanta

What’s the juiciest Modern deck for this weekend? Our authors have their eyes on the prize in the Peach State. Vote for your pick!

The Champion’s Guide To Amulet Titan

Will Pulliam captured his first SCG Tour trophy in Charlotte with Amulet Titan! Learn the champion’s secrets to Modern success with one of the format’s most complex decks!

The Boros Angels Primer

Brad Nelson played more matches with Boros Angels in Grand Prix New Jersey than he did before the event! What made him commit so late, and how can Boros Angels evolve for the future?

Jeskai Control: Strengths, Stealing Initiative, And Sideboarding

Jeskai Control conquered Grand Prix New Jersey, and Todd Anderson was (mostly) happy to see it! Get his insights on Standard’s hottest lockdown option!

Izzet Control, Jeskai Control, And Beyond

The Innovator thinks he’ll play Izzet or Jeskai at the Pro Tour, but of course he’s looking beyond them! What bold brews await?

What Happened In New Jersey

Sam Black saw a world of difference between the Day 1 and Day 2 metagames at Grand Prix New Jersey! Why, and what brilliant calls did Eli Kassis make to triumph?

Jund Is Finally Good Again

Jadine returned to the Top 8 at SCG Charlotte with her old Modern friend Jund! Get her take on how Assassin’s Trophy has revived the archetype and more ahead of SCG Regionals!

Metagaming With Conflicting Tournament Results

Sometimes tournament results don’t give a clear path forward! Ross Merriam makes sense of the conflicting metagame pictures provided by recent Standard and Modern events.

The 10 Ways You’re Losing In Standard And What You Can Do About It

Is anyone better at no nonsense information than Ari Lax? He’s got all the data and testing in the world to show that these are the reasons people are throwing away Standard wins!

Where We Go Wrong With Foils

Too many speculators ignore the foil market, but that stops now! Chas is ready to get YOU ready to make a few bucks on the foil market! All that and the strange new behavior of the Reserved List! Read on!

The Appeal Of Izzet Arclight

Owen Turtenwald has a frontrunner for this week’s Standard events! He’s all about Arclight Phoenix, and today he reveals his list and sideboarding guide!

The Best Modern Decks For SCG Charlotte!

The writers have spoken! What do they think can defeat Dredge at SCG Charlotte? Humans? Amulet Titan? Azorius Control or Selesnya Hexproof?

Three Decks To Take Down Dredge

Creeping Chill put Dredge back on the Modern metagame map. What’s an SCG Charlotte player to do? Gerry Thompson has a few ideas…