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Circling Around: December ’21 Modern Metagame Update

David Ernenwein — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:00:11 +0000

David's back with his monthly Modern metagame update. What are the decks to beat? What should you bring to your next event? Read on to find out.

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State of Modern: 2021 Edition

David Ernenwein — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:00:13 +0000

Modern changed significantly in 2021. David looks at the state of the format with his eyes on what might be in store for Modern in 2022.

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Metagame Evolving: September ’21 Metagame Update

David Ernenwein — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:00:22 +0000

It's time for spooky season in the US, and for the monthly metagame update. Can anything challenge the boogeyman that is HammerTime?

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A Modern Split: July ’21 Metagame Update

David Ernenwein — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:00:16 +0000

New month, new metagame update. It is the way. And I'd like to kick this one off by tempering expectations. The near-perpetual spoiler season we now inhabit did spit out another set. However, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is no Modern Horizons 2, and did not have that much impact on Modern. The resulting July metagame […]

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The Latest Contender? Analyzing Heliod Company

David Ernenwein — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:26 +0000

And now, back to our regularly scheduled metagame analysis. Let me just take a look at what's been winning... oh. MTGO's reporting system is bugged; there's been no new data since March 10. Huh. Ok, well, let me just see what's happening in the community... wait, really? Heliod Company is considered the best deck now? […]

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Adaptation and Acclimation: Metagame Adjustments

David Ernenwein — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:00:24 +0000

Another event, another set of data, another reexamination of the Modern metagame. As the time of actual Modern Opens and Grand Prix approaches, Modern players are increasingly seeking to find the new rules for the format and whatever edge they can. I'll be tracking those changes as the data comes in, looking for developments and […]

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Season’s Greetings: Early Metagame Indicators

David Ernenwein — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:00:42 +0000

That Modern is changing should be obvious: there's a lower-power set coming out and we just had a major banning. But how Modern is changing is an open question. The only major Modern events for the next month are SCG Classics and Team Opens, which aren't the most reliable sources for data. So we'll have […]

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