Back on the PPTQ Grind: Week Four
This is a very frustrating week for me. You see, I have a very good result to report on and an embarrassingly bad one as well. It’s not the ideal result, but much better than previous weeks. I almost got there,…
David Ernenwein
David began playing Magic during Odyssey block, quit playing Magic when Caw Blade ruled the world, and returned to Modern shortly before Deathrite was banned. He's made an appearance at the Pro Tour, made money at GP Denver, and is constantly grinding and brewing in Modern.
Back on the PPTQ Grind: Week Three
Another week, another PPTQ, and another failure to qualify. On the one hand, this is nice: I don’t have to actually think about my article week to week. On the other, I’m still not qualified for the RPTQ. With the…
Back on the PPTQ Grind: Week Two
Another week, another PPTQ, another time I didn’t get there. Which is good news for this article series, bad news for my desire to get back on the Pro Tour. Especially considering the announcement about the PT this season is…
Back on the PPTQ Grind: Week One
It’s Modern season, time to grind for the Pro Tour! I’ve spent most of my career on the grind and this year is no different. Therefore I will be documenting my attempt to climb back to the Pro Tour for…
How to Approach the PPTQ Season Metagame
For most players, this week is the start of the Modern PPTQ season. Technically it started last week, but many of those PPTQs were Sealed to coincide with Hour of Devastation‘s release. Hopefully you have chosen your deck and are getting…
Jund’s Demise: The Hidden Metagame Warp
Everyone is fixated on Grixis Shadow. And rightly so—the deck is very powerful and has been sitting at the top of every metagame chart since April. And I think this is incorrect. I have some reason to believe that Shadow…
