The Modern Pro Tour showed how Modern’s metagame is becoming combo centric. However, the metagame is still defined by Energy. The two facts are linked.
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Modern’s RCQ season ended in July, and the metagame should settle. However, there’s churn in the lower tiers and dissatisfaction with the state of Tier 1.
Modern’s metagame appears to be stabilizing. However, Final Fantasy is bringing huge changes. Not from new cards, but from a hugely impactful rule change.
As anticipated, Wizards banned Underworld Breach on Monday. Now we wait for Mox Opal to break another deck.
Despite new decks arising to challenge them, the preban standbys continue to define Modern. New engine cards from Aetherdrift may be enough to dethrone them.
The Modern Metagame has entered its final form. There is little doubt that bans are inbound. The question is which top decks will be hit, and which survive.
The Modern RCQ season is ending, and its conclusions conflict with the online results. Boros Energy is defining the metagame, but it might not for much longer.
As expected, Energy decks moved to the top of Modern’s metagame in September. However, players are beginning to adapt and adjust their decks to compensate.
Nadu Breakfast is confirmed as a Tier 1 deck. Sorta. Magic Online never behaves as expected. However, the metagame’s direction is quite clear. August 26 looms.
