Derek recaps some of the most significant changes to Magic in 2014, with an eye on what’s to come in 2015.
Kitchen Finks
Corbin Hosler reacts to the long-awaited announcement confirming Modern Masters 2015 with an analysis of the last version. Trends from the first outing should inform our predictions for this go around as well.
Khans of Tarkir has made its impact felt in eternal formats, and Modern is no exception. Mike Lanigan surveys the decklists from GP: Madrid to see how Modern is evolving to incorporate the new cards.
Mike Lanigan takes a look at the overall Modern metagame as it has shaken out after the introduction of Treasure Cruise, as well as the price of MMA commons and uncommons.
While the supposed Ascendancy menace in Modern failed to materialize, the impact of Khans has been nothing short of colossal. Mike Lanigan sifts through the decklists proven capable of competing in a post-Treasure Cruise world.
Danny Brown scours the spoilers from Khans of Tarkir for Modern playables. So far only a few are jumping out, but they may well make their impact felt.
With a pretty stagnant Standard format, Mike Lanigan has been turning his eye to Modern. He shares some new lists that have popped up, as well as his own innovations.
Zwischenzug plays the sweetest deck in Modern. Scroll to the bottom of the article for the bonus of a new Hearthstone deck that is putting up strong results.
Today Mike Lanigan looks at underplayed Modern cards. These cards are undeniably powerful, but for whatever reason have yet to catch on. Mike makes the case for jamming them in decks and picking some up as specs.
Alexander Carl wraps up the “Mistakes We Make” series with one more bout of common speculation errors. Yet again, he taps into the wealth of experience from the QS community.
Mike Lanigan presents his latest brew for Modern: a port of the old Aristocrats deck, replete with Chord of Calling and the Melira combo. Lastly he covers a few notable cards that are inching up in price.
Ryan lays down a few key premises to the current Modern format and brews a new list meant to take advantage of this landscape.
New buyouts are taking place, which can mean speculation is back in action. But Wizards’ changes to the Pro Tour structure could bode poorly for Modern. Sigmund reconciles the two in this week’s article.