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July ’20 Brew Report, Vol. 2: Bird in the Bush

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:00:21 +0000

Last week I unveiled Delirium Delver, my latest pile featuring Tarmogoyf and Serum Visions. It was Stormwing Delver that got me brewing again, and apparently I wasn't alone. Today, we'll explore Modern's latest spell-attack renaissance by looking at what the tempo heads are slinging online. Clearly, there's no shortage of options! Flipping the Table That's […]

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Anticipating the Spells-Matter Creatures of 2019

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:00:18 +0000

As a lover of aggro-control and specifically thresh decks in Modern, which I consider the removal spell format, my focus when it comes to building decks of this type has always been on threats. Putting together a new brew? I first ask myself which threats to include. Glossing over recent decklists? My eyes first go […]

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In Guild Faith: Building a Better Midrange

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:00:53 +0000

It's easy to identify with Ravnica's guilds. The plane owes much of its popularity to that simple fact. In Modern, where color fixing is better than any other constructed format, players have more often aligned themselves with shards or wedges, such as Jund and Jeskai. But these days, decks tend to be defined less by […]

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Triple Threat: My Aggro-Control Weapons of Choice

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:00:36 +0000

I've been singing Modern's praises for, well, ever. At one time, I thought I was either the format's single biggest proponent or just some kind of insane zealot. But as time goes on and Modern steadily grows in popularity, articles like PVDDR's "The Problem with Modern" start looking hopelessly dated, and are met with a […]

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Chart Toppers: Counter-Cat After Ixalan

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:13:17 +0000

My Ixalan spoiler review covered cards leaked back in June, and was published well before Wizards revealed the full expansion. As such, it didn't discuss Chart a Course, a spell spoiled during the Magic: Arena unveiling that has me giddier than anything else in the set. Chart a Course has shown promise in my go-to Delver […]

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Death’s Shadow of Doubt: Exploring Aggro-Control

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 12 May 2017 16:10:40 +0000

Immediately following its mainstream introduction to Modern by Josh Utter-Leyton and his crew at GP Vancouver, Death's Shadow gained significant footing in the metagame. The explosion of Jund Shadow onto the paper scene at roughly 10% has since cooled, with the deck taking a more reasonable 8% share when lumped in with Abzan Shadow builds. Part of the reason for […]

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