Modern's metagame is very clearly settling. The numerous Regional Championships and other large events clearly demonstrated this stability, for better or worse.

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There is a clear metagame warp in January's data. However, it appears to be driven less by actual metagame forces than Magic Online being Magic Online.

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Time to close the books on 2023. It's been quite a year. We saw two of the biggest sustained warps in Modern's history, banned and restricted policy reverted to an earlier form, and we had the first unban since 2019.

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David E. explains why Vintage on Magic Online is way underplayed, offering a crash course on its rules of engagement. Be warned: here there be dragons.

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Proactive decks are tougher to play and design than they look. David E. measures their proactivity and explores how pilots can fatally swerve out of lane.

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Many control players play slowly because they believe that control has to. David E. is here to tell them they're wrong. Control can and should play faster!

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This new Nahiri is already looking to pack way more of a punch than her predecessor, however tragic her story... although not in the deck one might expect.

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Modern is moving in a decidedly red direction. Indomitable Creativity decks are diverging between paper and online play. David E. explains how and why.

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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.

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David E. expected 4-Color Omnath to bounce back quickly from Yorion, Sky Nomad being banned. That isn't happening, and there are surprising reasons why.

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Adam picks up his third RCQ Top 8, this time with 4c Omnath. He goes over which dials need adjusting, and his plans for future iterations on the archetype.

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David E. continues his series on fringe Modern decks, getting in some reps with Wishshift and Showdown of the Skalds. Do they have what it takes?

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David E. notices a troubling trend among Omnath decks: they're warping and converging further. The common thread? Risen Reef is better than everything!

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David explains the latest Modern metagame update: what do the numbers mean for tournament prep and budgeting? And which card offers players its own market game?

The post Adjusting Downward: March ’22 Metagame Analysis first appeared on Quiet Speculation.

Andrew runs through the nine-count-'em-nine steps of casting a spell. Do you know with certainty in which of the 9 steps you actually pay your mana? Read on!

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David closes the books on 2021 with a full-on year-end metagame report. Best performers? Biggest disappointments? Place your bets and see!

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QS is excited to welcome Adam Cohen to the team. This week he shares his top 10 new cards introduced in 2021 and how they've impacted the Modern format.

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Watching his wife play poker helped Paul unpack problems with his mindset after a disappointing finish at the Store Championships. What did he learn?

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Modern Horizons 2 is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2021, and the Quiet Speculation team is hyped! Joe takes a look at the highlights from each day of spoilers and helps you prepare for release day.

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