Jonathan Sukenik decided he’d let his hair down for States and took a “for fun” deck that played a bunch of card draw, burn spells, and Snapcaster Mage. Read about his Top 8 with Burning Vengeance. Will it pop up at Baltimore this weekend?
The data from the Nashville Standard Open is in, and Glenn’s got the breakdown from top to bottom. Where’s this metagame going to go next?
W/u Tokens is a contender. It’s not as powerful or flashy as Wolf Run Ramp or Solar Flare, but it’s good, and as long as those decks exist, it’s better than Township Tokens. Read about the deck Cedric Phillips used to win States.
Ashley had to miss States this past weekend due to a flat tire, but it gave her an opportunity to reflect. Read about the deck she would’ve played as well as the position of cards like Consecrated Sphinx, Dismember, and Doom Blade.
Ali loves a good control deck, so it’s no wonder he fell in love with Jeremy Neeman’s GP winning U/B Control. This article is full of tips and tricks on both winning with Control as well as beating it.
This week, Abe’s recommending an assortment of cards you may not have considered for Commander play. Could your deck use a boost?
Karador and his Angels is a load of fun to play. It provides interaction, decision-making trees, beats, and the opportunity for the epic plays that truly Embrace the Chaos.
Reuben Bresler comes to some important realizations about his life, Magic, and his life in Magic. Is it time to put down the cards?
Reid Duke talks about Birthing Pod at States and on needing to focus on what matters in order to win games, which is not what he did. Learn some valuable lessons in preparation for Baltimore Open this weekend.
The States lists are pouring in! Patrick Chapin takes the slice of the winners and does a metagame analysis using the data collected thus far. In addition, he revamps Birthing Pod to fight today’s metagame in time for this weekend’s Baltimore Open.
Ken took a mean Mono-Black Infect deck to States and had a good time Lashwrithing people out of the game within minutes! If you’re looking for a fun, fast, relatively low-key deck at Baltimore, this is it.
Does Legacy have a metagame? Or is it so hard to get cards that people just stick to one or two basic core archetypes and just stick with those for the most part? Also, what should you play at GP Amsterdam and the Legacy Baltimore Open?
Adam Prosak rocked U/B Control at his States in Arizona and took it down for the fourth time in a row! Is this deck one of the answers to today’s metagame? We’ll find out on Saturday in Baltimore.
Mike Flores made some waves at New York States with his Druidic Satchel Control deck. Check out the list he would recommend for this week’s Baltimore Open. Gain some life, put some lands into play, maybe make a dude!
Now that we know what the metagame looks like, Michael Martin takes a stab at various Mentor of the Meek builds for this weekend’s Baltimore Open. He hopes to see you there!
