Faithless Brewing MTG: Modern and Pioneer for the Spike Rogue
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Modern Horizons, Episode 2: Ninja Faerie Tempo Snake
Is that a winged snake with deadly fangs of poison ice... or an ingenious ninja in disguise? Dreams of ninja glory become real this week as the crew explores David's favorite archetype of all time: sneaky blue tempo decks. Ice-Fang Coatl, Faerie Seer, Ingenious Infiltrator, and Fallen Shinobi offer a host of new tools for players looking to chip away for value while fighting battles on the stack. The ninjas are sweet and the faeries are classy, but are they just too fair for today's Modern?
Roundup: The Rise of Creature Combo
Hogaak Bridgevine continues to dominate online and in paper, but players are punching back with linear combo decks of their own, looking to exploit Hogaak's lack of interaction. Both Devoted Vizier and Saheeli combo are putting up strong results, and the crew has some builds that we like. Plus: Core 2020 previews and a tournament report with Niv-Mizzet Reborn.
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GW Vizier Combo: 5-0 league, very strong in current meta
Jeskai Supercats: 7-3 leagues, Watcher for Tomorrow is promising
Flashback: Ranger-Captain of Eos
It turns out that if you take an underpowered strategy and add Ranger-Captain of Eos, the result is an underpowered deck with Ranger-Captain of Eos. Martyr Proc does not line up well against today's modern. The Kirin combo seemed to get there on power level, but finding a build that can assemble the combo quickly while not falling prey to the inherent weaknesses of GW midrange proved challenging.
Martyr Proc: 4-6 leagues, Ranger-Captain didn't change the outlook for this strategy
GW Kirin (Vivien): 4-6 leagues, hard to assemble combo and the GW shell felt underpowered
GW Kirin (Eladamri's Call): 4-1 league, more successful at combo but surrounding GW cards are still mediocre
Boros Geddon: 3-2 league, needs better value engines to snowball an advantage
Brew Session: Ninja Tempo
Sultai Ninja Faeries
UG Curious Obsession
UB Ninja Faeries
Temur Sea Stompy
Gazing at the New Modern: Zombies, Reclamation, and More
Time Walkin‘ with Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
Otherworldly Gaze Is the Truth
Faithful Mending: A Second Chance at Looting, a Second Chance at Love
Innistrad Is Lovely This Time of Year (Midnight Hunt Set Review, Part 3)
So You Want to Brew in Historic: A 2021 Quickstart Guide
Midnight Hunt Set Review, Part 2 + Introducing This Week in Modern
The Hunt Begins: Innistrad Midnight Hunt Set Review, Part 1
The Complete History of Waste Not (ft. Dylan_MTG)
Harmonic Prodigy: Doubling Up with Shamans and Wizards
What We're Excited For in 2022
The White Fatal Push: Rehabilitating Portable Hole
Hard Evidence: Breaking Modern with Detective Crab
Imperial Recruiter: 22 Years in the Making (ft. Mordeka1ser)
Innistrad First Look + Brewers' Choice Nominees (ft. Mordeka1ser)
Going Platinum with The Book of Exalted Deeds
Heartless Summoning 2: Still Chasing the White Whale
The Best Dragons in the Forgotten Realms
We Need to Talk about Hasbro (Jumpstart Horizons + Esper Sentinel Brews)
Breaking Bard: Legendary Combos for Bard Class in Modern and Pioneer
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