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Six Modern Finance Questions After Mythic Championship IV

With Hogaak all over the Mythic Championship IV Modern metagame, is it getting banned? What are the winners and losers? Chas Andres answers six key questions from the weekend. Plus, This Week’s Trends!

Arcane Signet Is Fantastic For Brawl And Commander

The first Throne of Eldraine previews are in, and they’re goodies for Brawl and Commander! Bennie Smith zeroes in on Arcane Signet, showing how and where it should see play in singleton formats!

How War Of The Spark And Modern Horizons Saved Modern (Except Hogaak)

Two recent releases have remade Modern! Ari Lax sings their praises, except for a certain Arisen Necropolis problem that even banning Bridge from Below didn’t seem to fix…

The Coliseum Of Randomness Returns!

What’s more frightening than facing the wide-open Modern metagame? Being at the mercy of the Coliseum of Randomness! Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson brave both ahead of SCG Columbus!

Stop Misunderstanding Flash Decks In Standard

Kevin Jones sees player after player giving away wins in Standard because they don’t understand Flash decks, and he’s over it! If you want the truth before your next Standard event, look no further!

My Mythic Championship IV Called Shots

Before the action got underway in Barcelona, Gerry Thompson called his shots for Mythic Championship IV! What did he foresee for the Modern metagame? What decklist did he submit…and what did he want to?

Is Hogaak The Deck To Beat In This Weekend’s Modern Events?

Sam Black and Ari Lax take on five statements about Modern as we head into SCG Columbus and Mythic Championship IV, answering “Fact” or “Fiction.” Or “Factish.” Or “Opinion.” This one gets a little weird…

Jund Deep Dive

Gerry and Bryan go deep on Modern fan favorite Jund: why it’s suddenly viable again, how Gerry ended up picking it for Mythic Championship IV, and how to approach the most popular matchups.

The Boss Was Right: Hogaak’s Time In Modern Is Far From Over

Bridge from Below may be gone, but Tom Ross called it: Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis is still haunting Modern graveyards! Ahead of SCG Columbus, SCG Tour commentator Todd Anderson breaks down the new Hogaak deck!

Rules Changes Ideas

As a Commander Rules Committee member, Sheldon Menery hears the community’s ideas along with plenty of his own! Today he puts Commander what-ifs to the test!

How To Watch Modern Horizons Draft At Mythic Championship IV (And Win Your Own)

Modern Horizons is one of Ryan Saxe’s favorite Draft formats of all time! As the pros prepare to take it on at Mythic Championship IV, he shares its secrets!

I Told You Scapeshift Was Coming To Core Set 2020 Standard. But How Do We Beat It?

Don’t say he didn’t warn you! But now that Scapeshift has embedded itself in Core Set 2020 Standard, what’s a player to do? Sam Black has options for beating them and joining them…with a twist, of course!

The Return And Rise Of Eldrazi Tron In Modern

Eldrazi Tron won the Modern Classic at SCG Worcester. Dylan Hand explains why the onetime metagame predator returned and rose as an independently powerful archetype in time for SCG Columbus!

A Modern Return: Bring To Light Scapeshift

A classic Modern version of Scapeshift running Bring to Light has enjoyed a renaissance in recent weeks! Watch Corey Baumeister run it on Magic Online ahead of Mythic Championship IV and SCG Columbus!

Random Commanders, Guaranteed Fun!

The Commander VS crew used a random commander generator this week! Who got the dream…and who got stuck with a random 1/1 for four mana that wasn’t even good in Ice Age? And will he win anyway?