TagModern

Should Faithless Looting Have Been Banned In Modern?

Wizards of the Coast made no changes to the Banned and Restricted List this time around. Was that a mistake with Faithless Looting in the format? Ancient Stirrings? Mox Opal? Ryan Overturf, Emma Handy, and Patrick Sullivan weigh in!

Modern Wishlist Wars!

Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson continue their “Modern wishlist” battles with six new decks featuring cards they hope are in Modern Horizons! Get ready for some big surprises!

Whir Prison Is Modern’s Newest Torture Device

Do you like one-sided fun and winning trophies? Fresh off his Modern Classic victory at SCG Syracuse, Dominic Harvey explores his Whir Prison deck right before SCG Regionals!

No More Control For The Esper Professor

With a career-critical Modern Grand Prix coming up, Shaheen Soorani is ditching control! Learn which deck the Esper Professor has chosen instead, just in time for SCG Regionals!

Modern Horizons And The Best Way To Approach A Linear Modern

Gerry and Bryan are eager to talk about the first glimpse of Modern Horizons! Plus, the Modern metagame has some linear decks at the top, which makes picking the correct deck difficult. How should you approach it?

Modern Horizons Wishlist!

With a wide-open field of possible reprints for Modern Horizons, Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson battle with cards on their wishlists, including Wirewood Symbiote, Shardless Agent, and Dack Fayden!

Everything About Modern Horizons Reprints

What would make a card a good reprint or inspiration for a new card in Modern Horizons? Carmen Handy takes a deep dive into what we know and what might be!

GerryT’s Ten Things: Ten Pieces Of Modern Technology You’ve Been Missing Out On

GerryT has taken a deep dive into winning Magic Online lists! Come for the hybrid Affinity-Prison deck, stay for the 75 he would run if he were playing at SCG Regionals!

Playing And Sideboarding With Modern Dredge

Dredge: the boogeyman of Modern. It has risen from the dead more often than players can count, no matter how many hate cards they run. Sam Black presents his guide to playing and sideboarding with the deck, just in time for SCG Regionals!

Long Live Cryptic Command!

Who said control is dead in Modern? Abraham Stein celebrates the comeback of Cryptic Command just in time for SCG Regionals and shares his comprehensive Jeskai Control sideboard guide!

Frenzy Affinity: The Best Deck Nobody Is Talking About

Classic Affinity went through a rough period, but Andrew Elenbogen thinks it is primed for a revival! Today he shares his list with Experimental Frenzy and a sideboard guide ahead of SCG Regionals!

What If Frantic Search Was Legal In Modern?

From the SCG Regionals metagame to the future performance of cards in Modern Horizons, get the latest takes from Shaheen Soorani, Patrick Sullivan, and Ross Merriam!

Which Modern Deck Will Win Your SCG Regionals?

With SCG Regionals this weekend, one big question looms: “What should I play in Modern?” Read the answers from eight SCG content creators and vote for your choice!

Uncovering Lost Gems Of Modern

Just past the established lists of Modern lie lots of intriguing tech choices waiting to be rediscovered! Ben Friedman shares a few as he describes his directions for Grixis Death’s Shadow and Izzet Phoenix ahead of SCG Regionals.

Preparing For SCG Regionals And The Arrival Of Modern Horizons

SCG Regionals may be the big news this weekend, but Modern has something even bigger looming in June! Bryan Gottlieb is here to expand your Modern Horizons!