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Call the Police: Twin’s Role in Modern

Call the Police: Twin’s Role in Modern

January 29, 2019 – by David Ernenwein 8

Assumptions and collectively-held beliefs are fickle and powerful things. They can affect perception and, in a way, become reality if unchallenged. Therefore, it is critical for the skeptical mind to evaluate and investigate these ideas for validity, especially in the…

Old Dogs, New Tricks: January Tech Report, Pt. 1

Old Dogs, New Tricks: January Tech Report, Pt. 1

January 25, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

Krark-Clan Ironworks is now banned in Modern. Despite its dominance on the tournament scene, though, the deck failed to stamp out the format’s trademark diversity and innovation. Plenty of decks and deckbuilders brought exciting new tech to the tables this month,…

Green Sun’s Zenith Testing: Experimental Setup

Green Sun’s Zenith Testing: Experimental Setup

November 6, 2018 – by David Ernenwein 2

It’s finally time for another banlist testing report. Back in May, readers chose as the next banned card to test, which I’ll just call GSZ from here on out. I’ve spent the intervening months grinding games and recording results to…

Colorless Matchup Guide: Burn and Infect

Colorless Matchup Guide: Burn and Infect

October 12, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

Along with Affinity, Burn and Infect once made up the Holy Trinity of blitzing wins in Modern. Times have certainly changed. The Affinity we knew now relinquishes most of its shares to Hardened Scales; Infect’s loss of Gitaxian Probe and…

Spirits vs. The New Hotness: Testing Perspective

Spirits vs. The New Hotness: Testing Perspective

August 14, 2018 – by David Ernenwein 3

Another missed PPTQ means more time to test. In addition to refining my own decks, I’ve been looking into Modern’s hot discussion topics. We’ve seen time and again that Modern’s cardpool hides monstrous decks just missing a piece or two…

Video Series with Ryland: Infect

Video Series with Ryland: Infect

June 13, 2018 – by Ryland Taliaferro 2

Aaron Barich took down the Invitational this past weekend infecting the competition in the Top 8. He is no stranger to the deck, but his performance is a good reminder that the deck is by no means dead. The loss…

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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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