Modern Musings: Core 2020 in Modern Michael Shapiro July 8, 2019 Modern Musings Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! This week we are going to look at some cards from the latest core set and the decks they could play a role in for Modern. It's been a spicy couple months fo... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Modern Horizons in Modern Merfolk (Part 1 of 2) Nikachu July 4, 2019 Channel Nikachu Force of Negation in Mono Blue Merfolk! Today we upgrade Mono Blue Modern Merfolk with Modern Horizons cards: Force of Negation and Waterlogged Grove. Let's see how it improves our well established archetype! ... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Delver Grow meets the Horizon Ben Iverach-Brereton July 1, 2019 Rants of Valakut It seems every deck got new toys in Modern Horizons, and my Simic Delver deck is no exception. There are new lands, new counterspells and new creatures in the set to consider. Plus, there's a whole new metagame... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Thassa Shows the Way! Nikachu June 13, 2019 Channel Nikachu Merfolk continues to compete in today’s Modern Metagame with Thassa, God of the Sea. Thassa is particularly good vs the removal heavy decks like UW control and Grixis Death’s Shadow. Letting her scry each turn ... Read More...
Modern Musings: Esper Superfriends in Modern Michael Shapiro May 25, 2019 Modern Musings 1 Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! Today we are going to take a look at what I think is a super fun deck post War of the Spark: Esper Superfriends. Obviously we got a lot of new planeswalkers... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Merfolk Bounces Back! Nikachu May 23, 2019 Channel Nikachu The new format brought by War of the Spark created new hostile interactions. The new Neoform deck can win on turn 1-2. Karn, the Great Creator can lock you out of the game with Mycosynth Lattice or grab Ensnari... Read More...
Modern Musings: War of the Spark in Modern Part 2 Michael Shapiro May 13, 2019 Modern Musings Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! This week I want to continue where I left off talking about the rest of the cards in War of the Spark that are worth taking note of in Modern. As with last wee... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Mono U Tempo (Part 3 of 3) Nikachu May 2, 2019 Channel Nikachu Legacy, Modern and trolls — Oh, my! Merfolk in Legacy WITHOUT True-Name Nemesis or Chalice of the Void! Legacy Merfolk is perfectly playable, but do you need True-Name Nemesis and Chalice of the Void? Chali... Read More...
Modern Musings: War of the Spark in Modern Part 1 Michael Shapiro April 29, 2019 Modern Musings Hey Everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! This week we are going to look at all the cards in War of the Spark that could make an impact in Modern. In case you haven't been paying attention to the War ... Read More...
Channel Nikachu: Cryptic Command Continues to Crush Nikachu April 25, 2019 Channel Nikachu Cryptic Command continues to impress in Modern Merfolk. Cryptic Command acts as a counterspell and a pseudo Spreading Seas, clearing the way for victory. Also it’s important that Cryptic can bounce Ensnaring Br... Read More...