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The Cycle’s Sick: Introducing Six Shadow

The Cycle’s Sick: Introducing Six Shadow

November 22, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

The concept of personal preference heavily influences how I see the world, and subsequently, Magic. So I’m no stranger to writing about playing what you love. Nonetheless, I have felt a bit lost in Modern for the last few months:…

Tough as Nails: Combat, Removal, and Stats

Tough as Nails: Combat, Removal, and Stats

August 17, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

Lightning Bolt once set Modern’s high-water mark: the most efficient and flexible removal spell at its price point, Bolt dictated which creatures did and didn’t see play in Modern almost single-handedly. Today, Bolt’s no longer the end-all-be-all of Modern kill spells.…

Modern Top 5: Unban Winners

Modern Top 5: Unban Winners

February 23, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

Bloodbraid Elf and Jace, the Mind Sculptor have been unbanned in Modern for a week now. Contrary to what we’ve heard since the announcement, the format is just fine, and perhaps even better: it’s fresher, to be sure, with new…

Keeping Up with the Pros: PT Rivals Tech

Keeping Up with the Pros: PT Rivals Tech

February 9, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

It’s only February, and we’ve already seen the most high-profile Modern event of the year. Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan went totally according to plan: no Eye of Ugin shenanigans; no team of baby-genius-pros breaking the format in half; no…

Pushing Back: How to Goyf in 2017

Pushing Back: How to Goyf in 2017

November 3, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 3

In “What’s in a Goyf? Benchmark Creature Playability in Modern,” I considered the bar creatures must meet to make the cut in this format. Aether Revolt gave us Fatal Push, and that bar has since changed—but no creature has felt the…

Push It: Analyzing Modern’s Kill Spells

Push It: Analyzing Modern’s Kill Spells

August 4, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 12

In The Bolt Test: Modern’s High-Water Mark, I revisited an old Mike Flores article on toughness. Flores claimed a format was often defined by the amount of damage its red removal spell dealt. Burn spells generally serve as some of the most…

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Current metagame: 12/1 – 12/31

RankDeckMetagame %
1Grixis Shadow5.5%
2Burn5.4%
3Gx Tron5.2%
4Jeskai Tempo4.8%
5RG Valakut4.7%
6Eldrazi Tron4.6%
7Affinity4.5%
8Humans4.5%
9Gifts Storm4.4%
10Counters Company3.7%

NOTE: Metagame % is calculated from the unweighted average of all MTGO leagues, paper T8s/T16s, and GP/PT/Open Day 2s in the date range. Data is tracked in the Top Decks page, which you can browse for more details.

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