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Should the London Mulligan Be Banned?

Should the London Mulligan Be Banned?

November 15, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

The London mulligan has been with us now for four months, and players are speaking up on what they think of it. As a lover of the London mulligan and of mulligans in general, I’ve followed this topic with particular…

Belch Please: What Is Hogaak?

Belch Please: What Is Hogaak?

August 6, 2019 – by David Ernenwein 1

In terms of data, it seems Modern is at a crossroads. This is the problem I found myself with last week. Half the data said that Hogaak was a busted, dominate deck. The other said that it was successful, but only…

Rule of Law: Ethics and Fun in Modern Magic

Rule of Law: Ethics and Fun in Modern Magic

February 8, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 3

Yesterday, Brian Braun-Duin published “When Playing to Win Is a Loss,” an article detailing the dangers of getting caught up in the competitive spirit. It admonishes angle shooting and makes a case for sportsmanship in a gaming environment. Brian’s thoughts…

Green Sun’s Zenith Testing: Quantitative Results

Green Sun’s Zenith Testing: Quantitative Results

November 13, 2018 – by David Ernenwein 2

Finally, it’s time for everyone’s favorite part of the banlist test: the experimental data. After playing 500 matches with GB Elves over several months, I can finally put some data to the speculation about the impact of unbanning Green Sun’s…

Complexity, Power, and Playability

Complexity, Power, and Playability

October 2, 2018 – by David Ernenwein 7

There’s an old saw in Standard: play the best deck with the best cards. Standard is about the cardpool’s restrictions and the disparities in card power. Therefore, it makes sense to only play the most powerful cards, or to play as…

Testing the Consistency of Ancient Stirrings

Testing the Consistency of Ancient Stirrings

September 27, 2018 – by Max Magnuson 6

There was much debate a little while back about the Modern bannings. Should Mox Opal get the axe? Is the card selection of Ancient Stirrings too good for Modern? I saw a lot of people making arguments on either side,…

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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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