On preparation for the 2014 Modern Pro Tour in February, Wizards announced the banning of the one-mana pseudo-planeswalker. The other noticeable change was in the sideboard where we see the first appearance of Fulminator Mage. The Celestial Collonade and Tron-land killer quickly became a sideboard staple for the deck and has remained a go-to option over the past three years. Additionally, Magic’s official site often has a store locator and retailer lists for finding Wizards of the Coast licensed products.
Golgari Sacrifice
Broodmate Dragon generated two massive flying bodies and Siege-Gang Commander offered a ton of damage if left unchecked, or at the very least made combat miserable for an opponent thanks to its activated ability. Typically, when we see the word ‘control’ any blue-colored deck will automatically spring to mind due to their counterspells and card draw. However, this deck is a different type of control and it does not even have any trace of blue mana on it. Mono-black control uses discard and graveyard control to gain advantage on the opponent. Basically, this deck will try to disrupt the opponent’s plans before they even get the chance to drop them on the battlefield. This spell-slinging deck is one of the exciting decks in this list as it gives a sort of Burn/Control type of gameplay.
Boros and Mardu Energy decks are generally ill-equipped to deal with the powerful combination of Leyline of the Guildpact and Scion of Draco. With Leyline of the Guildpact on the battlefield, Scion of Draco can come down as early as turn two and grants every one of your creatures vigilance, hexproof, lifelink, first strike, and trample. This combination slots into various decks, including the Domain Rhinos deck that Nam Dang used to win last weekend’s Magic Online Champions Showcase.
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Zurgo Bellstriker has proven many times how solid it can be for one Red mana, so, why not play 1-2 copies on Pioneer? Monastery Swiftspear, Heartfire Hero, and Kumano Faces Kakkazan are clearing taking many spots there, but when an archetype has room for 1 or 2 extra turn one plays, Zurgo is not a bad idea. Manalacaio version of Gruul Aggro plays a full set of [Card]Aloe Alchemist[/card]. With all these new cards around, it’s interesting to notice how oceansoul iteration is playing the full set of Ornithopter. With a 2nd place finish in an MTGO Challenge, it seems like playing 0-2 Ornithopters is not mandatory and going all in on the Moon-Circuit Hacker tempo play could be great. Nevertheless, with seven more strong finishes this weekend, Rakdos Prowess stands firm as one of the strongest decks in the format.
As a professional player its stat tracking features are vital for me to know everything I need to compete at the highest level. It shares the doubling effect, albeit unilaterally impacting both the player and opponents. Primal Vigor lacks the surprise element of Parallel Evolution, being a static enchantment. Then there’s Anointed Procession, a white-aligned parallel that exclusively magnifies your own token creation.
One of the most noticeable changes in the deck was upping the planeswalker count to three. So naturally the underpowered and inconsistent two-mana discard spells like Rise // Fall were cut. As has been the case for months, the most-played card in Modern is The One Ring. In my data set over the past two weeks, a concerning 48.0% of the field included at least one copy of The One Ring in their main deck or sideboard. For example, Consign to Memory is an efficient answer, and Gaddock Teeg is rising in popularity.
For this we need to go back even further, to Shards of Alara Standard. Historic is known to be one of the more stable formats compared to Standard and Sealed. Due to this, the meta game remains practically the same all throughout the season with just a few shakeups here and there.
Likewise, the exact choice of countermagic and card draw depends on the card pool, but Damo da Rosa’s nine pieces of countermagic and three card draw spells provide an excellent framework. In today’s Standard, Pioneer, or Modern, control decks run similar numbers of these types of effects. Another customary strategy is to board in creatures after opponents board out their removal spells, and indeed Damo da Rosa had a pair of Archon of Sun’s Grace in his sideboard to pivot. Many control players today employ similar transformational sideboards. In terms of decks to beat, the energy decks with Guide of Souls and Amped Raptor remain most prominent. Indeed, Boros Energy, Mardu Energy, and Jeskai Energy comprised 29.7% of the winner’s metagame over the past two weeks.
UW Control
This core has two main iterations, one with Enigmatic Incarnation and another without it. Enigmatic Incarnation was already part of Pioneer’s metagame before Duskmourn; however, with so many new good enchantments, this archetype’s pivot was logical. 🔼 – The deck has a higher top 16 appearance % from Duskmourn last week.🔽 – The deck has fewer top 16 appearance % from Duskmourn last week.🆕 – First top 16 appearance in the current Pioneer metagame. “I started playing Magic when I was 8 years old, and you have no idea how many times I dreamed of this moment,” an ecstatic Damo da Rosa said after winning combos edh the finals.
This deck compiles the best decks in the Historic meta right now. Assessing these alternatives showcases Parallel Evolution’s unique position in token manipulation strategies. Its capacity to be a game-changer at instant speed presents MTG players with both a powerful and tactical option for building overwhelming presence on the battlefield. Don’t get me wrong, Selesnya Angels may win a relevant tournament just ass moon11 did.
The main difference is how this iteration of Creativity lets you play a fair game of Magic when needed, thanks to many good cards that can give you the upper hand in attrition matches. However, the Domain Valakut deck that Ginp took to a 2nd-place finish at a recent Modern Challenge has a more combo-centric approach. Leyline of the Guildpact turns every land into a Mountain, which means that Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle can trigger easily, with fetch lands, counting as two Valakut triggers. Thanks to Malevolent Rumble, you can easily find Valakut, allowing you to burn out your opponent. As long as you mulligan towards the namesake card or a way to find it, Belcher is generally fast enough to beat the energy decks.
An activation of Goblin Charbelcher will deal damage to your opponent equal to the number of cards in your library, which is generally enough to win the game. To reach seven mana, the deck uses numerous modal double-faced cards, or MDFCs, alongside a smattering of rituals. This creature combo deck was taken to a 3rd-place finish at Axion Now’s 155-player MEGA Modern event by Philip Railing. Since it doesn’t run Gravecrawler, Cauldron Familiar, Cat tokens, or other suitable sacrifice fodder, there is no Birthing Ritual. However, Collected Company helps to assemble the combo pieces consistently enough.