The Modern metagame appears to be settling down. The Energy metagame is shifting to be combo focused and Blink continues to adapt. This likely means no bans.

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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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While the RCQ season is over, Modern continues to evolve. Energy's dominance continues unabated but new decks are still trying to challenge it to some success.

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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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