Comments on: November ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 2: But First, Apéro

By: Jordan Boisvert

Jordan Boisvert — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:06:00 +0000

In reply to Abon. Fully agree. Amazing cantrip, one of Modern's best IMO now that so many have been banned!

By: Abon

Abon — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:44:30 +0000

In reply to Jordan Boisvert. Yeah! It was a thing before SFM got unbanned. It was like a clunky missing-link between 8-rack and the beauty we see before us now. I think cling to dust, though inconspicuous, does a lot of work in these decks.

By: Jordan Boisvert

Jordan Boisvert — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:56:47 +0000

In reply to Abon. Yes it does! I think I might remember those BW Pox builds.... If memory serves, they were even played a bit before Stoneforge came off the list, but with Goyf instead! I like how switching out a few playsets can radically change how a deck functions.

By: Jordan Boisvert

Jordan Boisvert — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:51:21 +0000

In reply to Dan W.. Unfortunately I don't have access to anything non-anecdotal, but I have a few theories about why that's happening, to be posted soon! Spoiler: COVID is especially bad for Modern.

By: Dan W.

Dan W. — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 22:46:54 +0000

Jordan,
You mentioned that there may be some waning interest in the format among your friends, my experience has been similar. I’ve noticed a marked drop off in discussions (and obviously play) in the circles in which I run. I was wondering if any of the data you’ve seen has shown this to be the trend in anything more than an anecdotal way. Have you seen anything official that shows numbers are up/down? I wouldn’t really know where to look for that sort of thing.

By: Abon

Abon — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:51:20 +0000

I’ve been reading your articles for a while and it might interest you to know that the bw stoneforge deck started as a weird smallpox midrange thing, but came to be what you see there.

I think the kids have been calling it wb stoneforge. It’s a pretty sweet deck though.