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Companion Modern: Consistency vs. Certainty

Companion Modern: Consistency vs. Certainty

May 26, 2020 – by David Ernenwein 0

Another week of data, another update to the Ikoria metagame. The trends had been moving towards companion stabilizing in Modern. Last week, the individual companion cards seemed volatile in terms of usage, but the mechanic itself appeared to have achieved…

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…

Two Weeks In: War of the Spark Tech Review

Two Weeks In: War of the Spark Tech Review

May 10, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 4

It’s been half a month since War of the Spark went live on Magic Online, and we’re already seeing the myriad effects it’s having on Modern—heck, on all non-rotating formats. But of course, being Modern Nexus, we’ll focus on just…

Brew Report: That’s Wizard’s Chess

Brew Report: That’s Wizard’s Chess

April 26, 2019 – by Jordan Boisvert 0

By the time this piece is published, Mythic Championship London will be streaming, and Modern players will be testing the London mulligan in a high-pressure environment for the first time. The results of that event will have a massive effect…

Brew Report: Spell-Attack Renaissance, Pt. 1

Brew Report: Spell-Attack Renaissance, Pt. 1

November 26, 2018 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

New aggro decks in Modern tend to be streamlined synergy machines full of critters. But “goodstuff”-style creature decks à la Jund, which wield Modern’s known best cards, do slip through occasionally. Perhaps the best-known example of this phenomenon is Traverse…

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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