Pioneer is known for extreme stability. But with ONE’s release just ahead of the RCQs, is the meta about to shift? David has the scoop on three emerging decks.
Metagame
Attention, insiders! Modern is entering a new period of churn. All Will Be One may even lead to bannings. David E. shows you how to get ahead of the risk.
The January Modern Metagame Update is here. In this month, the top decks remain stable while the lower tiers show more innovation and experimentation.
Jeskai Underworld Breach spent January evolving from a hybrid aggro-combo deck into a value-tempo sleeper. David E.’s got the three best cards to hate it out.
Modern is moving in a decidedly red direction. Indomitable Creativity decks are diverging between paper and online play. David E. explains how and why.
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.
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 Modern metagame looks relatively stable. However, that’s deceptive. The data doesn’t show all the brewing by players trying to beat the established decks.
The metagame has achieved general stability, but the paper and MTGO metagames are diverging… and Tier 1 is half the field! David E. has the data.
The data from the first round of Regional Qualifiers is out. David E. looks into the results, analyzing whether the data reflects Pioneer’s metagame and health.
October has proven to be both a volatile and a stable month for Modern. David E looks into the reason for the contradiction and what to expect in November.
The October Modern Metagame Update has arrived, and the results are simultaneously surprising and expected. Yorion’s ban had some unanticipated consequences.
Yorion, Sky Nomad has been banned in Modern. David E. breaks down the implications of this ban, which stands to change Modern without changing the metagame.