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.

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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.

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As anticipated, Wizards banned Underworld Breach on Monday. Now we wait for Mox Opal to break another deck.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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