Mike Lanigan battled through 15 rounds of Modern at the SCG Open in Columbus last weekend. He shares his report of the tournament.
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Aggro took the latest SCG Open by storm, and Mike Lanigan is here to pore over the decks, as well as offer a glimpse at some novel Modern decks.
Modern Masters 2015 is official, but little is known at the moment except for the included sets. According to Sylvain, this information is worth as much as the spoiler list of MM2015 from a speculative standpoint–take advantage of it now!
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.
Most Modern staples have reached a seasonal dip and good opportunities are everywhere. Sylvain discusses conventional and unconventional choices to build your Modern portfolio before PT Fate Reforged.
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.
Sigmund has two related topics in this week’s article. First he explores the continuation of Standard’s downtrend, then he shifts focus towards Thoughtseize specifically, where he makes makes some interesting comparisons…
With Khans of Tarkir approaching, Modern cards as a whole are expecting to lose about 20% of their value. Sylvain advocates selling most of your Modern positions to keep the cash flowing and invest in other incoming opportunities.
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.
The best deck in Modern may have gained the most from M15. Two Reclamation Sages may not sound like much, but sometimes two cards is the difference between missing Top 8 and winning the tournament.
Adam shares his Modern metagame analysis and predictions, including what you should have prepared in your sideboard, just in time for Grand Prix Boston !
This video was published on Quiet Speculation on April 21st. We’ve chosen to unlock it now in order to showcase Paul Nemeth/Zwischenzug’s videos and showcase what Paul has to offer every week.
Paul plays his take on Angel-Pod, a recent variation of what is widely considered the best deck in Modern: Melira-Pod.