Modern Nexus

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The end of the year means an update to @OutsidedInsight's Modern Ban Watchlist. The metagame has failed to deal with its outliers and so corrective bans may be incoming.

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Modern's metagame has been shaken up repeatedly, but that's not obvious looking at winning decks. Modern is thus in a complicated place, as @OutsidedInsight explains.

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New Insider: The Modern metagame looks relatively stable. However, that's deceptive. The data doesn't show all the brewing by players trying to beat the established decks.

https://t.co/zuVYatW4vT

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The Modern metagame has achieved general stability, but the paper and MTGO metagames are diverging... and Tier 1 is half the field! @OutsidedInsight has the data.

https://t.co/MVixrugU29

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The week after a set release is always full of experimentation and surprises. @OutsidedInsight has seen some very unexpected cards in unexpected formats so far.

https://t.co/fSf8ie9i3I

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It seems likely that The Brothers' War will endanger Karn, the Great Creator in Pioneer. However, whether Karn is too good in Modern is far more complicated.

https://t.co/pA1UPRkDTm

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NEW INSIDER: October has proven to be both a volatile and a stable month for Modern. @OutsidedInsight looks into the reason for the contradiction and what to expect in November.

https://t.co/Iq2rWvgJpy

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The October Modern Metagame Update has arrived, and the results are simultaneously surprising and expected. Yorion's ban had some unanticipated consequences.

https://t.co/uFTbFWKdsl

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@OutsidedInsight has been struggling with colorless creature lands in multiple formats but wasn't sure why. He's finally found an answer that suggests Magic is changing.

https://t.co/n16kejKdm5

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@OutsidedInsight expected 4-Color Omnath to bounce back quickly from Yorion, Sky Nomad being banned. That isn't happening, and there are surprising reasons why.

https://t.co/k91PzqurRM

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Yorion, Sky Nomad is BANNED in Modern and so is The Meathook Massacre in Standard. @AdamECohen talks about why and predicts the new directions the formats will take.

https://t.co/mJMsez8bPO

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Yorion, Sky Nomad has been banned in Modern. @OutsidedInsight breaks down the implications of this ban, which stands to change Modern without changing the metagame.

https://t.co/3kFA682dtq

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New Insider: Modern's metagame is shifting. Some of it is predictable, but some unforeseen developments are nonetheless returning Modern to a state of heavy flux.

https://t.co/JAC7Eu8NMF

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Though Tier 1 remains stable, the September Modern Metagame Update reflects a shaking of the lower tiers as the format adapts to Leyline Binding. @OutsidedInsight shares the data.

https://t.co/40T0V7xvi5

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The lack of non-green devotion decks in Pioneer has always perplexed @OutsidedInsight. His experience with Mono-Black Devotion has finally revealed the answer.

https://t.co/snuzKjK4Xx

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@OutsidedInsight shares the playtesting method that took him all the way to day two of his first Pro Tour. How can you incorporate his method into your own testing?

https://t.co/IQkjqdwxvL

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When players build new decks, they often skip straight to playtesting. @OutsidedInsight explains why that's like skipping from concept design to full product release.

https://t.co/7E4q3tvRsi

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The combo of free elementals and undying effects in RB Scam is so good it feels like we're scamming our opponents. @AdamECohen goes over the deck and how it works.

https://t.co/JuFSYPZ9EU

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NEW INSIDER: @OutsidedInsight breaks down the cards to watch in DMU and how their arrival plays into the shifting metagame. Plus: is this the end for Izzet Murktide?

https://t.co/bw4tn3qRiA