This past weekend at the SCG Open in Milwaukee, Abzan Company took home three Top 8 spots and the winnerās trophy. No other archetype even came close. Only three other archetypes, RG Tron, Infect and Jund, managed to get two copies inside the Top 16. Weeks ago, I pointed to Abzan Company as the clear […]
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The SCG Milwaukee Open results are in and the new Modern is looking healthier than ever. Join Sheridan for some key financial takeaways.
David pores over the Top 8 decks from PT SOI. He discusses strengths and weaknesses in the metagame moving forward, and closes with the weekend’s financial takeaways.
Another week and I’m happy to report that Modern has returned to normal, and in many ways has never looked healthier. Everywhere you look there is diversity, brewing, and innovationĀ in old lists. And no Tron! It’s always a good day when there is no Tron! I’d like to say that I was tested and prepared […]
This week weāre focusing on one thing: decklists. Shadows Over Innistrad is legal on MTGO, so that means Jace, Unraveler of Secrets everywhere! No? Well, we still have the one-two punch of Eldrazi bannings and Ancestral Vision/Sword of the Meekās unbanning to shake things up. What does this new Modern look like? How can we […]
Mike presents his first “tournament finance report” from the Columbus Invitational! Join him as he examines finance and metagame trends through the lens of each round.
Shadows over Innistrad has already made huge waves in Standard. Today Sheridan investigates its impact in Modern so far and the early financial indications.
Some play Magic to win, and others play to haveĀ fun. Most playersĀ moveĀ up and down the spike scale depending on context—theĀ casual nature of certain tournaments provides a perfect backdrop to test wacky ideas.Ā With this principle in mind, I good-naturedly brought a neutered Eldrazi deck to FNM last week that splashedĀ blue and green for playsets of Tarmogoyf, […]
Adam explains how the results of SCG Baltimore will affect the metagame and the market leading into the SCG Invitational, the Pro Tour and beyond.
Ryan breaks down the results from the SCG Baltimore Open and discusses cards he expects will see growth after this weekend’s Invitational.
Welcome to the second week of the new Modern era! If the chatter in discussion threads and the various articles from the past week are any indication, everyone is happily brewing away with the new toys from Wizards. Control mages areĀ eagerly waiting for Ancestral Vision to tick down and aggro players areĀ happily ruining it by […]
Ryan made the finals of an 84 person Modern tournament this weekend with Delver, and has a tournament report and thoughts on the format to share.
The April 4 unbans have all eyes on the new toys for control archetypes, but Sheridan is here to remind you to stay aggressive, proactive, and linear in Modern.
