Every format has its pillars. These decks might not always be the most-played or even the best lists in their respective formats, but they are ones you have to expect and respect going into any serious tournaments. Recent Standard seasons have seen Abzan Midrange and Mono Black Devotion fill these slots, just as Legacy continues […]
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Mike Lanigan looks at a snapshot of the Modern metagame. Things have changed a lot since the introduction of Dragons of Tarkir, so there’s a lot of ground to cover.
Julian Biondillo looks at an interesting deck in Modern that has been around for a while but stays mostly off the radar–mono-black Eight Rack.
Jund is back. After months of neglect at the hands of Abzan players everywhere, Jund has returned to the spotlight as a tier 1 deck. We made this official in early May, classifying the deck as tier 1 based on its consistent paper and MTGO performances, and we have continued to see it succeed in […]
Ryan took down a Modern PPTQ with Grixis Delver. Find out his thoughts on the build and what to change moving forward.
Modern Masters 2015 is upon us, and Mike Lanigan is ready with some advice on the draft format and finance side alike.
How good is Collected Company? BBD seems to like it enough to use it at a Legacy IQ. Chaz breaks down the decklist.
When Birthing Pod got the axe back in January, many Pod players sold their decks, quit the format, or generally lost hope that they would ever see Melira and friends back in Modern. Collected Company wasn’t going to let her die. Company has been making waves in Modern since it first appeared, and although we […]
Weary of the rise of Collected Company decks? Ryan has you covered. Find out the best ways to keep up with the new green machine!
Mike Lanigan presents a couple Standard decks that are well positioned in a Den Protector-infested metagame, and goes over the top selling cards at his store right now.
It’s no secret I’m a big fan of Grixis Delver. This isn’t because Grixis Delver is the best deck in the format: although it has killer Twin and Affinity matchups, it struggles with Abzan and Burn. It’s also not because I’m one of those Treasure Cruise ex-pats from winter 2014 (I hated that card). I […]
Tasigur has proven itself a boon to Modern Delver decks. Ryan has some suggestions for optimizing the deck in the current Modern Metagame!
Mike Lanigan presents a swath of interesting and powerful decks in Tiny Leaders as an introduction to the format. You’ll have to be prepared to face these staple generals.
