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Real Friends: Horizons Pet-Deck Update

Real Friends: Horizons Pet-Deck Update

July 19, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 8

It’s maybe been said to the point of platitude at this point, but Modern is a format that rewards deck mastery. At least for me, it’s also way more fun when you can find a deck that ticks all your…

Love What You Play: Taking the Taste Test

Love What You Play: Taking the Taste Test

May 18, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 19

Modern has at times been described as a format hostile to Spike, the player demographic in search of winning at any cost. Indeed, “spiking” tournaments as players do in other constructed formats—by playing the best deck and understanding the mirror—isn’t…

Triple Threat: My Aggro-Control Weapons of Choice

Triple Threat: My Aggro-Control Weapons of Choice

November 24, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 10

I’ve been singing Modern’s praises for, well, ever. At one time, I thought I was either the format’s single biggest proponent or just some kind of insane zealot. But as time goes on and Modern steadily grows in popularity, articles…

Chart Toppers: Counter-Cat After Ixalan

Chart Toppers: Counter-Cat After Ixalan

October 6, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 12

My Ixalan spoiler review covered cards leaked back in June, and was published well before Wizards revealed the full expansion. As such, it didn’t discuss Chart a Course, a spell spoiled during the Magic: Arena unveiling that has me giddier than…

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…

Scratching the Itch: Returning to Counter-Cat

Scratching the Itch: Returning to Counter-Cat

June 2, 2017 – by Jordan Boisvert 5

I like winning as much as the next guy. Maybe even more. That’s why, since even before the Gitaxian Probe ban, I’ve brought Colorless Eldrazi Stompy to three local tournaments a week. In doing so, I’ve racked up more store…

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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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