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
RONA, HERALD OF INVASION: Magic’s New Combo Menace
One Punch Frog? Yargle, Windbrisk Heights, and More Bad Ideas (ft. Lawson Zandi)
SHARK WEEK: Chrome Host Seedshark Is the Most Dangerous Animal
The Greatest Brews in the Multiverse (ft. Dack_Fayden07)
Top 5 Cards to Brew from March of the Machine
Something Is Very Wrong Here: Set Review, Part 3 (March of the Machine)
Set Review, Part 2: March of the Machine in Modern and Pioneer (ft. Lawson Zandi)
To Battle! March of the Machine in Modern and Pioneer (Set Review, Part 1)
UNCTUS, GRAND METATECT: Into the Metaverse of Broken Combos
I Perfected Crabvine and All I Got Was This Lousy Feature Match
Capricious Hellraiser: Disappointment or Multi-Format Sleeper?
Shining Shoal for Advanced Modern Players (ft. Lawson Zandi)
Blade Splicer 2049: Malcator, Purity Overseer in Pioneer & Modern
We’re Gonna Have Tryouts: Modern RCQ Prep with Crabvine, Eldrazi, Shining Shoal & More
ELESH NORN: Oil-Slick Brews to Challenge the Machine Orthodoxy
Unstoppable Juggernauts: Graaz for Treasure, RCQ Prep & March of the Machines First Look
MINDSPLICE APPARATUS: How to Break Wilderness Rec 2.0
The Pros Tried to Break Pioneer. Here’s What Happened.
Atraxa Is Everything. Brewing with Magic’s Greatest Creature
The New Modern Staples of New Phyrexia: Lessons from Week 1
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