Another Monday and no changes to the banned list. I’m tired folks. After three weeks of Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms season here’s every deck with at least 2% of the Top 32 volume: Affinity and Storm each hold 35% of all Top 8 slots this season and 5/6 wins between them.Continue reading “July 24-26 Pauper Weekend in Review”
Author Archives: Alex Ullman
July 17-18 Pauper Weekend in Review
I do not want to spend many words on the July 17 and July 18 Pauper Challenges. It isn’t that the results aren’t worth discussing but rather that all that can be said about the current metagame has been said multiple times: Affinity and Storm are miles better than almost everything else in the ChallengesContinue reading “July 17-18 Pauper Weekend in Review”
Transitioning from Modern Horizons 2 to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
After a brief hiatus due to personal matters, my recaps are back. In a fashion. I don’t want to take too much time wrapping up the Modern Horizons 2 season as it was dominated by Affinity, Storm, and Dimir. Those three archetypes took down over 67% of the Top 32 finishes and over 75% ofContinue reading “Transitioning from Modern Horizons 2 to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms”
June 26-27 Pauper Weekend in Review
This post is coming almost a week late. I could say it was because my toddler’s day care was closed and I was chasing him around several playgrounds (which is true) or because I was preparing for a visit from my in-laws (also true). But that’s only part of the truth. Put simply, Pauper isContinue reading “June 26-27 Pauper Weekend in Review”
On Pro Magic
I am not a professional Magic player. Those dreams died a long time ago when I realized that I just did not want to put in the time and effort into The Grind. Yet I barely remember a moment in the past 25 years where I was not thinking about professional Magic in some way,Continue reading “On Pro Magic”
June 19-20 Pauper Weekend in Review
The first six weeks of the Modern Horizons 2 season shows just what happens when mistakes are repeated or somehow, made worse. Taking into account the June 19 and June 20 Challenges here is where the Top 32 metagame stands – minimum of 4 Top 32 appearances: Storm is a problematic mechanic in formats withContinue reading “June 19-20 Pauper Weekend in Review”
June 12-13 Pauper Weekend in Reivew
So we are two weeks into the Modern Horizons 2 season and things are…well, they certainly are something. To be blunt I don’t think the format is in a very good place right now (but my guess is you don’t need me to tell you that) but I want to take some time to diveContinue reading “June 12-13 Pauper Weekend in Reivew”
June 5-6 Pauper Weekend in Review
It is impossible to talk about the June 5 and June 6 Pauper Challenges without discussing the format’s current sciurophobia. Yes, I’m going to make you look it up. It is extremely early in the Modern Horizons 2 season but there have been a number of developments that will have a profound impact. The firstContinue reading “June 5-6 Pauper Weekend in Review”
My Modern Horizons 2 Review
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In Anticipation of Modern Horizons 2
I couldn’t bring myself to do a metagame recap for the May 29 and May 30 Pauper Challenges. This has nothing to do with the outcome of those events but rather the looming specter of Modern Horizons 2. The set is poised to turn the metagame on its ear, and the addition of Chatterstorm isContinue reading “In Anticipation of Modern Horizons 2”
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