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Brew Report: March Metagaming Madness

Brew Report: March Metagaming Madness

March 29, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 9

Is Modern solved? Is Modern stale? Any amount of time spent on a Magic forum or subreddit these days seems to offer countless arguments from both sides of the debate. Indeed, this Phoenix/Dredge/Stirrings (in that order) metagame has proven the…

Lightning, London, Linguine: ‘Manders and Mulls

Lightning, London, Linguine: ‘Manders and Mulls

February 22, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 11

Four weeks after proposing a UR Delver shell with Ptermanader, I’ve got some insights to share. And I also have more than a few words on Wizards’ newly-proposed mulligan rule, which has considerable implications for Modern—and for Colorless Eldrazi Stompy.…

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,…

UR It: Rebuilding Delver with Salamander Drake

UR It: Rebuilding Delver with Salamander Drake

January 11, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

*Editor’s note: at the time of writing, Pteramander’s English name had not been spoiled. This article’s title refers to the card as “Salamander Drake.” Spells-matter decks perform admirably these days, but my favorite Human Insect rarely inhabits them. Last week, I…

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…

Brew Report: Spell-Attack Renaissance, Pt. 2

Brew Report: Spell-Attack Renaissance, Pt. 2

November 30, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 0

Monday’s article examined the recent resurgence of blue-based aggro-control brews in Modern. A number of these decks have put up strong finishes on Magic Online lately, despite the continued presence of better-known aggro-control decks like Jund Rock and Grixis Shadow.…

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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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