VS Live! A Modern Metagame Checkup

The metagame doctors are in. Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam play three Modern matches and give their prognosis for the format.

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Round 1: Bant Blink VS Rakdos Midrange

Bant Blink cgtsoc3

Modern
Article Deck
Jun 17, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (19)
1
Deputy of Detention
1
Drannith Magistrate
4
Eternal Witness
1
Knight of Autumn
2
Meddling Mage
1
Noble Hierarch
1
Sanctifier en-Vec
1
Skyclave Apparition
2
Solitude
1
Soulherder
1
Stonehorn Dignitary
1
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
1
Venser, Shaper Savant
1
Wall of Omens
Planeswalker (4)
4
Teferi, Time Raveler
Artifact (4)
4
Aether Vial
Sorcery (4)
3
Abundant Harvest
1
Prismatic Ending
Instant (10)
4
Eladamri's Call
4
Ephemerate
2
Path to Exile
Land (19)
1
Breeding Pool
2
Flooded Strand
1
Forest
1
Hallowed Fountain
1
Island
3
Misty Rainforest
1
Plains
3
Razorverge Thicket
2
Temple Garden
4
Windswept Heath
Sideboard
1
Collector Ouphe
1
Dovin's Veto
1
Drannith Magistrate
1
Endurance
1
Gaddock Teeg
1
Kor Firewalker
2
Meddling Mage
1
Path to Exile
2
Sanctifier en-Vec
1
Silence
1
Tide Shaper
1
Titania, Protector of Argoth
1
Veil of Summer
BUY DECK

Rakdos Midrange Asoen

Modern
Article Deck
Jun 17, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (22)
4
Dark Confidant
4
Dauthi Voidwalker
4
Grief
2
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
4
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
4
Seasoned Pyromancer
Planeswalker (3)
3
Liliana of the Veil
Sorcery (5)
3
Inquisition of Kozilek
2
Thoughtseize
Instant (11)
3
Fatal Push
1
Kolaghan's Command
4
Lightning Bolt
3
Undying Evil
Land (19)
4
Blackcleave Cliffs
3
Blood Crypt
4
Bloodstained Mire
1
Castle Locthwain
3
Marsh Flats
1
Mountain
3
Swamp
Sideboard
2
Abrade
2
Ashiok, Dream Render
3
Blood Moon
2
Collective Brutality
2
Engineered Explosives
2
Feed the Swarm
2
Plague Engineer
BUY DECK

Round 2: Jeskai Stoneblade VS Amulet Titan

Jeskai Stoneblade Thunderstriker7

Modern
Article Deck
Jun 17, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (10)
4
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
2
Snapcaster Mage
4
Stoneforge Mystic
Planeswalker (3)
2
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1
Teferi, Time Raveler
Artifact (3)
1
Batterskull
1
Kaldra Compleat
1
Sword of Feast and Famine
Sorcery (3)
3
Prismatic Ending
Instant (18)
4
Archmage's Charm
4
Counterspell
3
Cryptic Command
3
Force of Negation
4
Lightning Bolt
Land (23)
4
Flooded Strand
2
Hallowed Fountain
4
Island
2
Misty Rainforest
1
Raugrin Triome
4
Scalding Tarn
4
Spirebluff Canal
2
Steam Vents
Sideboard
2
Narset, Parter of Veils
2
Path to Exile
1
Prismari Command
2
Rest in Peace
2
Stony Silence
3
Subtlety
1
Sword of Fire and Ice
1
Teferi, Time Raveler
1
Test of Talents
BUY DECK

Amulet Titan Musasabi

Modern
Article Deck
Jun 17, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (14)
2
Arboreal Grazer
1
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
4
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
4
Primeval Titan
3
Sakura-Tribe Scout
Artifact (5)
4
Amulet of Vigor
1
Expedition Map
Sorcery (4)
4
Explore
Instant (4)
4
Summoner's Pact
Land (33)
1
Blast Zone
1
Boros Garrison
1
Breeding Pool
3
Castle Garenbrig
1
Cavern of Souls
1
Crumbling Vestige
3
Forest
1
Gruul Turf
1
Kabira Crossroads
1
Misty Rainforest
3
Selesnya Sanctuary
4
Simic Growth Chamber
1
Slayers' Stronghold
1
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
2
Tolaria West
4
Urza's Saga
2
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1
Vesuva
1
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
1
Arboreal Grazer
1
Bojuka Bog
2
Dismember
2
Engineered Explosives
2
Force of Vigor
1
Foundation Breaker
1
Ghost Quarter
1
Pithing Needle
1
Relic of Progenitus
2
Tireless Tracker
1
Yasharn, Implacable Earth
BUY DECK

Round 3: Living End VS Mono-Red Phoenix (Jegantha)

Living End Gabriel Nassif

Modern
Article Deck
Jun 17, 2021
BUY DECK
Creature (32)
4
Architects of Will
2
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
4
Curator of Mysteries
4
Grief
4
Shardless Agent
4
Street Wraith
4
Striped Riverwinder
2
Subtlety
4
Waker of Waves
Sorcery (3)
3
Living End
Instant (6)
2
Force of Negation
4
Violent Outburst
Land (19)
4
Botanical Sanctum
2
Breeding Pool
2
Flooded Strand
1
Island
1
Misty Rainforest
1
Polluted Delta
1
Scalding Tarn
4
Spirebluff Canal
2
Steam Vents
1
Sunken Ruins
Sideboard
3
Endurance
4
Faerie Macabre
1
Force of Negation
4
Foundation Breaker
1
Fury
2
Ingot Chewer
BUY DECK

Mono-Red Phoenix (Jegantha) aspiringspike

Modern
Article Deck
Jun 17, 2021
BUY DECK
Companion (1)
1
Jegantha, the Wellspring
Creature (16)
4
Arclight Phoenix
4
Dragon's Rage Channeler
4
Monastery Swiftspear
4
Soul-Scar Mage
Artifact (4)
4
Mishra's Bauble
Sorcery (6)
4
Light Up the Stage
2
Maximize Velocity
Instant (16)
4
Faithless Salvaging
4
Lava Dart
4
Lightning Bolt
4
Manamorphose
Land (18)
2
Arid Mesa
4
Fiery Islet
7
Mountain
4
Scalding Tarn
1
Sunbaked Canyon
Sideboard
3
Blood Moon
4
Shattering Spree
4
Tormod's Crypt
3
Unholy Heat
BUY DECK