VS Live! Can Modern Brews Triumph Over Top Decks?

Corey Baumeister pilots top Modern MTG decks against a trio of spicy brews selected by Ross Merriam. Can the newcomers take down the old guard?

By VS Live!

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Round 1: Orzhov Hammer (Lurrus) VS Death’s Shadow Aggro

Orzhov Hammer (Lurrus) Kate_

Modern

2nd

Magic Online Challenge

Magic Online

Jan 29, 2022

Companion (1)

1

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Creature (23)

4

1

2

4

4

4

Puresteel Paladin

4

Stoneforge Mystic

Artifact (10)

4

Colossus Hammer

1

Cranial Plating

1

4

Springleaf Drum

Enchantment (4)

4

Land (23)

1

1

Concealed Courtyard

2

1

3

2

5

4

Silent Clearing

4

Sideboard

1

Kami of False Hope

2

3

Sanctifier en-Vec

2

Seal of Cleansing

4

2

Death's Shadow Aggro (Lurrus) Trailovsky

Modern

11th

Magic Online Challenge

Magic Online

Jan 29, 2022

Companion (1)

1

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Creature (20)

4

4

Monastery Swiftspear

4

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

4

Scourge of the Skyclaves

4

Artifact (4)

4

Mishra's Bauble

Sorcery (4)

4

Instant (14)

3

4

4

Mutagenic Growth

3

Temur Battle Rage

Land (18)

2

3

4

Bloodstained Mire

4

2

Stomping Ground

3

Verdant Catacombs

Sideboard

3

1

Apostle's Blessing

2

Chalice of the Void

2

Kozilek's Return

1

4

Soul-Guide Lantern

1

Round 2: Jeskai Control VS Boros Fiddlebender (Jegantha)

Jeskai Control ZYURYO

Modern

1st

Magic Online Challenge

Magic Online

Jan 29, 2022

Creature (4)

4

Planeswalker (7)

1

Jace, the Mind Sculptor

2

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

4

Teferi, Time Raveler

Artifact (2)

2

Chalice of the Void

Enchantment (5)

2

3

Sorcery (7)

4

Prismatic Ending

3

Supreme Verdict

Instant (11)

4

Archmage's Charm

4

2

1

Land (24)

2

Castle Vantress

2

Celestial Colonnade

4

2

Hallowed Fountain

4

2

2

1

4

1

Sideboard

1

2

2

1

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

2

Mystical Dispute

3

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

2

2

Boros Fiddlebender (Jegantha) Ross Merriam

Modern

Article Deck

Feb 1, 2022

Companion (1)

1

Jegantha, the Wellspring

Creature (23)

1

Breya's Apprentice

4

4

Goblin Engineer

1

4

Oswald Fiddlebender

4

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

1

4

Stoneforge Mystic

Artifact (15)

1

1

1

Crucible of Worlds

1

Ichor Wellspring

1

Kaldra Compleat

1

Lightning Greaves

2

1

3

1

Pyrite Spellbomb

1

1

Springleaf Drum

Land (22)

4

1

1

1

2

Rustvale Bridge

3

1

Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep

1

Snow-Covered Mountain

2

Snow-Covered Plains

2

4

Sideboard

1

1

Aven Mindcensor

1

1

Containment Priest

1

3

1

Grafdigger's Cage

1

1

Soul-Guide Lantern

1

1

1

Round 3: Grixis Death’s Shadow (Lurrus) VS Jeskai Breach

Grixis Death's Shadow (Lurrus) Sokos13

Modern

8th

Magic Online Challenge

Magic Online

Jan 29, 2022

Companion (1)

1

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Creature (14)

4

4

Dragon's Rage Channeler

2

Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger

4

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Artifact (4)

4

Mishra's Bauble

Enchantment (2)

2

Sorcery (9)

4

Expressive Iteration

1

Inquisition of Kozilek

4

Instant (12)

4

Drown in the Loch

2

2

Kolaghan's Command

4

Land (19)

3

4

Bloodstained Mire

1

4

3

1

1

Swamp

2

Sideboard

1

1

Collective Brutality

2

Engineered Explosives

1

1

1

Kolaghan's Command

2

Nihil Spellbomb

2

2

1

Tourach, Dread Cantor

Jeskai Breach Jiggywiggy

Modern

20th

Feb 1, 2022

Creature (13)

4

Emry, Lurker of the Loch

4

4

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

1

Thassa's Oracle

Planeswalker (1)

1

Teferi, Time Raveler

Artifact (12)

3

Grinding Station

4

Mishra's Bauble

3

1

1

Springleaf Drum

Enchantment (4)

4

Underworld Breach

Sorcery (4)

4

Expressive Iteration

Instant (6)

3

3

Land (21)

3

2

1

Hallowed Fountain

1

Inspiring Vantage

1

1

1

1

3

1

Seachrome Coast

1

Spirebluff Canal

1

4

Sideboard

1

Aether Spellbomb

3

2

Engineered Explosives

1

1

4

Prismatic Ending

2

Teferi, Time Raveler

1