All-Sorcery Archetype Abuses MTG’s Worst Companion

Following a series of Regional Championships this past weekend, it’s become crystal clear that Modern is a rather hostile environment. Breach is incredibly dominant and holds a lot of other strategies back. What’s interesting, though, is this hasn’t stopped some players from having success with unique archetypes. From Colorless Eldrazi to Gruul Bogles, we’ve seen […]

Essential Modern Hate Piece Spikes 329% as Bans Near

Doorkeeper Thrull

Right now, a lot of MTG formats are looking surprisingly healthy. Control is finally back on the menu in Standard and Pioneer is doing its thing, despite being a bit demon-dominated. Even Commander is more balanced than ever nowadays thanks to the newfangled bracket system Wizards is rolling out. Unfortunately, Modern is one format that […]

Gruul Bogles MTG Deck Crushes Competition with Turn Two Kills

Last weekend, the Regional Championships that took place put Modern’s issues on full display. Grinding Breach is as dominant as can be, leaving much to be desired. Yet, despite these issues, we also saw some innovative decklists perform quite well. Colorless Eldrazi, for instance, managed to win the Regional Championship in Australia. Today, we’re going […]

Tier 0 MTG Deck Has Players Desperate for Bans

Anybody who has followed Modern recently knows that Grinding Breach is currently the deck to beat. Recent matchup data suggests that Grinding Breach has no bad matchups, but many close ones. If an entire metagame optimizes to target the strategy, there is a chance that it needs to be brought in check… right? The results […]

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Teasers Reveal Resurgence of Banned Mechanic

In just one week, the Tarkir: Dragonstorm debut stream will go live on Twitch, showcasing a wide range of spoilers from the new set. As is typical, to help build up some hype around all the cool designs the set has to offer, MTG head designer Mark Rosewater just released his teasers for Tarkir: Dragonstorm. […]

MTG Aetherdrift God Finds New Home with Dozens of Exile Effects

Temporary Lockdown | Dominaria United

It’s no surprise that Ketramose, the New Dawn is an incredible card in Modern. There are simply tons of ways to abuse the powerful God and turn it into a card advantage machine. Interestingly, though, one format where Ketramose has really failed to make an impact is Standard. Without elite tools like Relic of Progenitus, […]

New Tarkir: Dragonstorm Spoiler Is an Unplayable Functional Reprint

Stormplain Detainment | Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Officially, the spoiler season for Tarkir: Dragonstorm isn’t due to start until next Tuesday, the 18th of March. Despite this date for Dragonstorm’s debut, Wizards has slowly been releasing a few spoilers early. Embedded within story chapters for the set, we’re just now seeing our second early spoiler ahead of the set’s release. Unfortunately, while […]