As Darrel and I recorded the Meta-Call podcast in which we tabulated our Modern picks for Throne of Eldraine, we looked back on the set with a bit of surprise… Read more

Izzet Ensoul is the most underrated deck in the format.  It is incredibly aggressive, versatile, consistent, and can maintain pressure late into a grindy game.  After was banned from Pioneer,… Read more

Though I had other plans for my Monday, WoTC decided that 100% of my attention should be devoted to something else… As much as I love Modern, a fresh start… Read more

The Modern meta has shown a lot of different looks since the banning of and and unbanning of .  The consensus seems to be that the format is so diverse… Read more

The post- Modern meta is, no doubt, diverse and the discussions on which decks might be considered “top tier” have remained mostly unsettled.  Pros have often voiced opinions on these… Read more

The unbanning of Stoneforge Mystic in Modern breathes new life into a seldom-used card type, Equipment.  Often times, due to the large investment needed to cast and attach to a… Read more

I promised a follow-up to the “Impact of WAR” series (begun shortly after the release of War of the Spark) but, as the Modern Horizons release is already here, I… Read more

I think I am speaking for everyone when I say War of the Spark preview season left Modern players with a lot of great expectations for our favorite format.  Its… Read more

Let’s face it, variance is a big part of the game of Magic.  Our decks are shuffled, our pairings are randomized.  There are, however, many levels of decision making that… Read more

Though I am constantly sleeving up a different deck Modern deck for my weekly local events, I often have one ‘primary’ deck to return to for larger competitive events.  This… Read more