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Anticipating the Spells-Matter Creatures of 2019

Anticipating the Spells-Matter Creatures of 2019

January 4, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

As a lover of aggro-control and specifically thresh decks in Modern, which I consider the removal spell format, my focus when it comes to building decks of this type has always been on threats. Putting together a new brew? I…

In Guild Faith: Building a Better Midrange

In Guild Faith: Building a Better Midrange

December 7, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

It’s easy to identify with Ravnica’s guilds. The plane owes much of its popularity to that simple fact. In Modern, where color fixing is better than any other constructed format, players have more often aligned themselves with shards or wedges,…

Pay to Play: Brewing Counter-Vamp

Pay to Play: Brewing Counter-Vamp

September 15, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 8

I’ve been a little distracted from Magic lately, and not even grinding the PPTQ season as planned. But all it takes for that to change is a well-timed spoiler from Wizards. Ixalan‘s been delivering plenty of those, and between the…

Death’s Shadow: Hero or Villain? Metagame Impacts

Death’s Shadow: Hero or Villain? Metagame Impacts

July 14, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 16

The “Death’s Shadow is the best deck” narrative we saw emerge in force around Grand Prix Vancouver has now split, with some claiming Eldrazi Tron is in fact the best deck. I tend to agree with the former, and will…

Look Who’s Flooded: Welcoming Combo and Control to Modern

Look Who’s Flooded: Welcoming Combo and Control to Modern

January 27, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 18

It’s been an exciting week for Modern. Fatal Push was sanctioned last Friday, and the SCG Columbus Classic gave players a highly anticipated datapoint for the new metagame. A linear combo deck won that event, and a purely reactive control deck…

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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