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.
Metagame
David’s back with his annual Modern ban watch list. What was banned in 2021? The format now appears healthy, but what is on his radar for the future?
Modern changed significantly in 2021. David looks at the state of the format with his eyes on what might be in store for Modern in 2022.
This month’s metagame report is mostly unchanged from last month but includes a new topmost performing deck. What is it? David has the details.
Results are in from the largest Modern event since the start of the pandemic. What decks made it to the top tables? David has all the details.
It’s metagame update time again. Is a big hammer still the right tool to smash your opponents with? What other options are on the radar? David has the answers.
How valuable is metagame data? What can it actually tell us? How does studying it translate into winning more games? David answers these questions and more.
Is Lurrus of the Dream-Den the most broken card in Modern right now? David examines the effect this companion has on the modern metagame. Is it banworthy?
How do you measure the health of a metagame? Is the Modern metagame healthy right now? David attempts to unpack these questions, and what their answers mean.
It’s time for spooky season in the US, and for the monthly metagame update. Can anything challenge the boogeyman that is HammerTime?
The pandemic persists, and consequently Wizards has yet to restart their premier paper events. Which might not be a bad thing. Considering how badly the MPL went and the lack of clarity over what comes next, it’s better to give them time to figure it out. However, that does mean that many players with the […]
How apropos that the Metagame Update is falling on the same day that Innistrad: Midnight Hunt spoilers begin. It’s a perfect transition from the metagame we knew to the new one to come. However new it actually is or isn’t is irrelevant. The addition of new cards creates new possibilities which alone change the metagame dynamics. And […]
New month, new metagame update. It is the way. And I’d like to kick this one off by tempering expectations. The near-perpetual spoiler season we now inhabit did spit out another set. However, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is no Modern Horizons 2, and did not have that much impact on Modern. The resulting July metagame […]