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June ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 2: Cheater’s Paradise

June ’20 Brew Report, Pt. 2: Cheater’s Paradise

July 1, 2020 – by Jordan Boisvert 0

Earlier this month, we saw the early effects of the companion nerf, especially as they affected Yorion decks. Players have since transitioned away from companions for the most part, with some exceptions, as we’ll get to. Today, we’ll look at…

Metagame Tide’s Changing: GP Calgary

Metagame Tide’s Changing: GP Calgary

April 2, 2019 – by David Ernenwein 4

Nothing lasts forever; the mighty will eventually fall; time erases all wounds; change is the only constant. All such platitudes mean for Modern is that one deck can only remain on top of the format for so long. Eventually, the format…

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…

Slow and Steady: Metagaming against Phoenix

Slow and Steady: Metagaming against Phoenix

March 26, 2019 – by David Ernenwein 6

Modern is vast and diverse enough to make metagaming a frequently terrible idea. However, sometimes it is warranted. With Izzet Phoenix, followed by Dredge, consistently dominating the big tournaments in a way that Modern hasn’t seen in years, it makes sense for…

Ashes to Ashes: Should Wizards Address Phoenix?

Ashes to Ashes: Should Wizards Address Phoenix?

March 22, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 20

Each tournament, Izzet Phoenix’s impressive, sustained numbers start to look less like an outlier and more like a pattern. Patterns like these have a history of being addressed by Wizards via the banlist. So how does Izzet Phoenix stack up…

Firebird’s Shadow: GP Weekend Analysis

Firebird’s Shadow: GP Weekend Analysis

March 19, 2019 – by David Ernenwein 5

One weekend. Three events. So much data. With an SCG Open and two GPs this weekend, I can better evaluate whether the extreme trends seen in the Regionals data actually have weight, or were the outliers I speculated. Is Phoenix…

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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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