Skip to content
  • Home
  • Top Decks
  • Primers
  • About
  • Join the Team
  • Contribute Articles
  • Login
Modern Nexus
Modern Nexus Logo
Premiere Magic: The Gathering Modern Site
  • Strategy
  • Tech
  • Brewing
  • Metagame
  • Tournaments
  • Finance
  • Opinion
  • Videos
  • Spoilers

banlist

Modern Banlist Watchlist: 2021 Edition

Modern Banlist Watchlist: 2021 Edition

December 29, 2020 – by David Ernenwein 2

Final article of the year! Good riddance, 2020. Hopefully, things start to turn around quickly and we can have the gathering part of Magic: The Gathering back again. But, this isn’t about a virus or vaccine. Today, I have business that…

Underestimation Escalation: Umezawa’s Jitte

Underestimation Escalation: Umezawa’s Jitte

July 28, 2020 – by David Ernenwein 0

There are many old sayings about plans going awry. Even when it seems like everything lines up perfectly, there’s always a chance for something to go wrong. Throw in a global health crisis, and everything goes out the window. The…

Late Summer Thaw: Arcum’s Astrolabe Banned

Late Summer Thaw: Arcum’s Astrolabe Banned

July 14, 2020 – by David Ernenwein 0

But for copyright concerns, I would have led off this article with the lyrics to “Another One Bites the Dust.” I hope perfectly reasonable intellectual property law is happy with itself. There’s been another B&R Announcement. This time something actually…

A Banlist Visitation: Scraping the Barrel

A Banlist Visitation: Scraping the Barrel

May 25, 2020 – by Jordan Boisvert 0

Discussing the Modern banlist has always been a favorite pastime of the format’s aficionados. In times like these (and I don’t mean COVID-19, but that other c-word), player attention is turned towards what needs to be banned; pundits have suggested…

Bans, Pioneer, Arena, and the Death of Modern

Bans, Pioneer, Arena, and the Death of Modern

February 7, 2020 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

Modern is at a crossroads right now. Between changes in banlist philosophy, the arrival and surging popularity of Pioneer, and the breakout success of Magic: Arena, doomsayers are out in force and quick to declare Modern passé. Today, we’ll explore…

Modern Banlist Watchlist: 2020 Edition

Modern Banlist Watchlist: 2020 Edition

December 4, 2019 – by David Ernenwein 2

The competitive year has come to a close for Modern, and now it’s time to look ahead. This means it’s time once more to informedly speculate on the future of Modern’s banlist. It’s been a wild year for the list,…

Posts navigation

1 2 … 12 Next

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.

Categories

  • Announcement (3)
  • Beginner's Guide (19)
  • Brewing (223)
  • Finance (33)
  • Metagame (208)
  • Opinion (175)
  • Spoilers (89)
  • Strategy (166)
  • Tech (263)
  • Theory (79)
  • Tournaments (163)
  • Uncategorized (31)
  • Videos (45)
Privacy Policy              Advertising
Contact
Copyright © 2021 · Quiet Speculation, LLC
All Rights Reserved.
sponsored