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Top 8 Most Iconic Life Totals in Modern
“Why’d you concede the game? You had 20 life and your opponent was at 2!” “I can take one, five equals four here.” “Life total doesn’t matter.” “Life total is...
Jeskai Control
Jeskai Control is an umbrella term for Blue-White-Red decks that feature Snapcaster Mage, Celestial Colonnade, counterspells like Logic Knot and Cryptic Command, and burn spells like Lightning Bolt and Lightning...
How to Win a Modern RCQ
If last week's breakdown on B/G Yawgmoth didn't persuade you to play the deck, I won a forty-four person RCQ on 1/21/2023with my own Yawgmoth list. This is how...
Blue Moon
Synopsis Blue Moon is a broad term for Blue/Red based control decks that take advantage of Blood Moon’s tendency to severely disrupt Modern mana bases, alongside traditional control elements such...
Beyond the Norm: Core 2019 Checklist
Core 2019 prerelease is just around the corner, and the traditional strategy is to try to build the best deck you can from your pool and win games. But sometimes,...
Affinity
Synopsis Affinity is a deck that has repeatedly proven that it can withstand the tests of time in modern. It utilizes cheap, evasive artifact creatures and fast mana to enable...
Building on a Budget: Modern Yawgmoth
In my last few articles, I have been discussing the modern deck Golgari Yawgmoth at length. This deck is one of the best in the modern metagame and rewards...
Modern Elite Event 12/31/2016
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Death Shadow: The Hero Modern Needs
by Connor Bryant This past weekend, Death Shadow Jund put up huge results in the hands of the Channel Fireball Team Fire and Team Mutiny conglomerate. Josh Utter-Leyton took...
Mardu Pyromancer(needs tags and decklists)
Synopsis Mardu Pyromancer is a quintessential Rock deck; Rock meaning that it wants to trade cards with the opponent and then deploy cards that provide a 2 for 1 advantage...
Qualifying for the MC with UW Stoneblade
Stoneblade is officially the real deal in modern. Although the lists haven’t solidified, the dust is starting to settle after the unbanning of Stoneforge Mystic. In my opinion the deck...
Seismic Assault in Modern
If you play Modern, there’s a pretty high chance you’re familiar with the Dredge mechanic, seeing as there’s an entire deck named after the mechanic. While not present in the...