Somewhere between answering comments to Monday’s article, talking Magic with my pals, and battling waves of forum doomsayers, I realized I’d yet again been lured into the ban discussion trap. Didn’t I just promise, and then re-promise, to stay clear of banlist mayhem? Darn you, Wizards and your colorless hordes! Even beyond the warped Pro […]
Modern
Quite the weekend, wasn’t it? A colorless Pro Tour Top 8,Ā a Broncos Super Bowl victory (WOOOOO!!!!!), and also Modern Regionals. Because we mere mortals needed something to do as well. As I’m writing this we’re still waiting for all the Regionals results to be posted (I find it odd that two days after the event […]
Fresh off his appearance at Pro Tour OGW, Brian DeMars surveys Modern for promising specs in the new Eldrazi-ridden metagame.
Metagame diversity is my preferred measure of Modern health. More specifically, diversity as determined by the data analysis methods you’ve come to expect fromĀ Modern Nexus’Ā Top DecksĀ and metagame breakdown projects. Let’sĀ get this out of the way early: Pro TourĀ Oath of the GatewatchĀ does not meet those standards. No matter how you parseĀ the Day 1, Day 2, or […]
As we wade through the fallout of Modern’s Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch, Sheridan is here to pick apart the results to find the next big thing in the evolving, Eldrazi-ridden format.
Quite the Pro Tour we’re having. Say what you want about Twin being gone, but the format seems fresh and a bevy of cards are able to now see the spotlight.
Modern has always been a creature format. That’s why, despite a lull in play last year, nobody’s ever doubted Path to Exile as a perennial staple. And why dumb beatersĀ like Tarmogoyf find their way to the top tablesĀ in the face of Goryo’s Vengeance and Ad Nauseam. Cheap, largeĀ bodies command a premium in Modern, and Oath […]
When it comes to Modern right now, Ryan likes Lightning Bolt a lot. He provides a detailed overview of the metagame and explains his choice for Regionals.
What makes a good event? Iāve been thinking a lot about goals recently, and my developing interest in content production and editing has me looking behind the curtain at the factors at play behind āspectacleā events. For regular readers of my column it should be no surprise that I often branch out in my topics, […]
Eric has been watching the Modern metagame unfold in preparation for SCG Regionals and PT OGW. Check out his thoughts on the state of the format!
Brace yourself: the Modern Pro Tour is coming. Between the Oath of the Gatewatch exposition, StarCityGames’ Regional blowout, and Super Bowl Sunday, I’m going to be glued to a screen for every waking weekend hour. Will Affinity, Burn, and Grishoalbrand run riot in Atlanta? Can Von MIller’s defense stuff Cam Newton’s offense on the Levi’s […]
