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One Time at Banned Camp: The March ’20 Ban

One Time at Banned Camp: The March ’20 Ban

March 10, 2020 – by David Ernenwein 2

Well that was fast. It’s only been two months since Oko, Thief of Crowns was banned. It’s pretty rare for Wizards to issue Modern bans in consecutive announcements, except for during emergencies like Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis’s reign of terror. So…

N’Oko: Parsing the January Bans

N’Oko: Parsing the January Bans

January 14, 2020 – by David Ernenwein 1

Well, everyone should have seen another ban coming. There was no way that Wizards wasn’t going to let their last scheduled banned and restricted announcement go by without doing something about . However, I didn’t expect it to go this…

Testing the Consistency of Ancient Stirrings

Testing the Consistency of Ancient Stirrings

September 27, 2018 – by Max Magnuson 6

There was much debate a little while back about the Modern bannings. Should Mox Opal get the axe? Is the card selection of Ancient Stirrings too good for Modern? I saw a lot of people making arguments on either side,…

Testing Preordain: Qualitative & Quantitative Results

Testing Preordain: Qualitative & Quantitative Results

December 27, 2017 – by David Ernenwein 5

David is out for the holidays until next week. In the meantime, please enjoy his article from earlier this year where he presented results from the Preordain ban test. These results were originally presented in two separate articles (here and…

“No Changes” – Reactions to the Banlist Announcement

“No Changes” – Reactions to the Banlist Announcement

August 29, 2017 – by David Ernenwein 1

It is inevitable. Every time a new Banned and Restricted Announcement comes out, speculation runs rampant. Everyone has their pet cards to advocate for or against, everyone is utterly convinced they’re right, and they take offense to disagreement. Every single…

A Modern Proposal: Six Years Later

A Modern Proposal: Six Years Later

August 10, 2017 – by Trevor Holmes 17

This week, I’m doubling down. Modern is returning to the Pro Tour, and with that, banned list discussion is certain to resurface. I’ve chosen to get out ahead of it; my article last week speculated on a potential opportunity for…

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Current metagame: 12/1 – 12/31

RankDeckMetagame %
1Grixis Shadow5.5%
2Burn5.4%
3Gx Tron5.2%
4Jeskai Tempo4.8%
5RG Valakut4.7%
6Eldrazi Tron4.6%
7Affinity4.5%
8Humans4.5%
9Gifts Storm4.4%
10Counters Company3.7%

NOTE: Metagame % is calculated from the unweighted average of all MTGO leagues, paper T8s/T16s, and GP/PT/Open Day 2s in the date range. Data is tracked in the Top Decks page, which you can browse for more details.

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