New month, new Modern metagame update. While there have been shakeups within the Tiers, the last update of 2022 looks familiar… and that’s alarming.
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The end of the year means an update to the Modern Ban Watchlist. The metagame has failed to deal with its outliers and so corrective bans may be incoming.
Modern’s metagame has been shaken up repeatedly, but that’s not obvious looking at winning decks. Modern is thus in a complicated place, as David E. explains.
The combo of free elementals and undying effects in RB Scam is so good it feels like we’re scamming our opponents. Adam goes over the deck and how it works.
Following up on the data article, David looks to answer how and why Modern has stabilized and what, if anything, is likely to rock the boat.
The tales of Grixis Shadow’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Modern’s favorite self-flagellating deck is back… and coming for your ledgers!
Joe aka “Beardy” takes a look at the real difference between a budget card and an expensive piece of cardboard and wonders is budget such a bad thing?
Modern is finally settling down, but not so peacefully; as the smoke clears, a potential Tier 0 contender seems to be raising its head!
David E. runs through his hits and misses from spoiler season, exploring how Modern has shifted to accommodate the new SNC cards.
David E. talks Ledger Shredder, the unlikely bird taking just about every constructed format by storm. But is Shredder here to stay in Modern? Well… maybe.