David E. explores a curious trend among Modern’s top decks: they’re ALL Affinity! Here’s how to beat their strategy of blitzing G1 and powering through hate.
Metagame
David explores the implications of April’s metagame data, fleshing out the state of Cascade Crashers, the dangers of Amulet Titan, and the likelihood of bans.
David E. unpacks Modern’s only month post-Lurrus and pre-Streets, hinting at the dominance of Murktide and Omnath while unveiling a sleeper Phyrexian hit.
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?
David breaks down the first Modern metagame since the Lurrus ban, revealing some expected churn as the format gets used to UR Murktide’s increased shares.
David serves his first tournament report in a bit, describing a crash-and-burn with Burn brought to us by a common Modern occurrence he dubs The Fringe Effect.
Ding Dong, the Cat is gone—and with it, nagging pressure to conform to companion Modern. David dissects post-ban shakeups and foresees the format’s future.
David’s got plenty of data for this year’s February metagame update. Spoiler: Hammer and Shadow reign supreme!
New year, who this? January 2022 heralds the end of Hammer Time’s iron reign, the diversification of Omnath piles, and the rise of a nostalgic old favorite.
The more things change, the more Burn stays the same. David reviews the striking anomaly of Burn’s enduring power in the context of post-MH2 Companion Modern.
Jordan applies pillar thinking to Modern, identifying five distinct macro-archetypes to carve out a holistic picture of the format.
David closes the books on 2021 with a full-on year-end metagame report. Best performers? Biggest disappointments? Place your bets and see!
David’s back with his monthly Modern metagame update. What are the decks to beat? What should you bring to your next event? Read on to find out.