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March ’21 Brew Report, Pt. 1: The Usual Suspects

Jordan Boisvert — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:00:21 +0000

Despite a glitch in the Matrix which led to less data than usual last month, the March dumps nonetheless did betray a grip of Modern movement both among established archetypes and lesser-played brews. Today, we'll look at a few of the ways two of the format's premier strategies—Omnath and Jund Shadow—have adjusted to the recent […]

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Testing Hypergenesis: Quantitative Data

David Ernenwein — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:00:53 +0000

Having finished the appetizer, it's time for the main course: the data from my Hypergenesis test. This is the hard, quantitative data, and I've done statistics on them to determine the validity of the test. For the stats people out there, I do a multiple significance test, but will report the z-test here. There's never […]

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Testing Hypergenesis: Experimental Setup

David Ernenwein — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:00:29 +0000

It's been quite a while, but your eyes do not deceive: this is another full banlist test series! It's been almost two years since I did one of these. Not for lack of trying, mind you, but there are only so many viable test subjects in the first place, and I've done a few already. […]

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Challenge Accepted: January ’21 Metagame Update

David Ernenwein — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:00:59 +0000

Hot on the heels of my practical examination last week, it's time to formally close the books on the old metagame. Or at least that expression of the old metagame. Who knows how Kaldheim will actually affect Modern, but regardless, the old metagame will see turmoil and change. I expect whatever emerges from Kaldheim to be similar […]

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Multicolor Monolith: October 2020 Metagame Update

David Ernenwein — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:00:12 +0000

Happy Election Day, America! May your vote be counted and the voting process as stress-free as mine. Living in a state that's been all mail-in ballots for years has considerable advantages in a pandemic year. And if not, take heart. At minimum, you won't be bombarded by annoying, omnipresent, and pleading political advertising for at […]

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Shadow of Shadow: Examining Rakdos Prowess

David Ernenwein — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:00:04 +0000

As October comes to a close, it's time for me to wrap up my look into the new decks from Zendikar Rising. Admittedly, it's mostly been a case of deck evolution rather than outright new decks. Even Belcher had a direct predecessor. And that's a good thing. Modern's been churning non-stop for over a year. […]

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