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So I'm going to throw out a short list of some predictions.

-Shardless Agent is one of the best cards in Modern now.
-Ignoble Hierarch and Tourach will make Jund a good deck again.
-Dragon's...

You're totally right, I forgot about GSZ and PFire getting banned after Modern started. My mistake, sorry about that.

I think PFire is safe, I mean, what deck(s) would it be holding down too hard?...

I absolutely think both GSZ and Punishing Fire could be unbanned, along with Splinter Twin. I honestly think Splinter Twin coming off the banlist is in the near future, they have set a precedent with...

There are so many cards that will affect Modern at this point, so I decided to make a short list of cards that will either 1) develop a new archetype, or 2) shift the dynamics in existing archetypes....

There's a ton of juice in MH2 that will really change up the landscape, of note are the cards Counterspell and Grief. Other reprints that may see play are Goblin Bombardment, Mishra's Factory, and...

I am really hoping for the 'less drastic' part of your note being correct. New fun stuff? Awesome! Format warping broken shit? Please, no.

What's really interesting is that Modern has become a...

I think it could potentially be abusable in Dredge, but a friend actually mentioned it could be much better in modern UR Storm. That deck already plays 7-8 creatures to feed combo turns so it dying...

Every couple of years something happens in Modern to get my attention. The last time it was the unbanning of Stoneforge Mystic. This time it's the printing of Counterspell into Modern, along with the...

So a fairly big shakeup of Modern just happened (again!) I'll be looking to customize a Grixis Death's Shadow list, anybody else have plans to dip their toes into Modern again?

Cool, thanks.

What does the Modern metagame even look like right now? It's been a while since I've even thought about Modern.

DTB - February 2020

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=24772&f=MO

Urza
Amulet Titan
Mono-Red Prowess
Shadow
Jund
Bant Control

DTB - January 2020

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=24420&f=MO

Looks like without Oko/Opal that Mono-Red Prowess is legitimately the best deck. The GWx "Company" deck is making a resurgence,...

I have seriously lost almost all interest in Modern as a format, honestly. RL cards are dropping in price over the past few months so it's getting even easier to commit resources to Legacy and play...

So, I guess I'm right on time, lol.

Oko, Opal, and Mycosynth Lattice banned in Modern today.

SCG Open in Knoxville had 4 Urza Oko decks in t8. I'm pretty sure this will continue until some action is taken. Whether the format can adapt is open for debate. More importantly, is there enough of...

DTB's for November:

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=23760&f=MO

Death's Shadow is on top along with Urza/Oko. Tron variants and Burn are solidly tier 2 (but likely closer to tier 1 than tier 2,...

I've heard the same from others about Pioneer, but the format doesn't appeal to me. If they take action on Oko I'll resume playing the format, but until then I think I'll put my Stoneblade deck on...

I agree on W6, it's fine. Glad Jund is actually a thing again.

Oko is abysmal. I think it is likely the best 3-mana planeswalker we've seen yet, even better than Teferi. It should have cost 2UG or...

With W6 being banned in Legacy, does anyone feel it will be looked at for Modern as well? I think it's less miserable than Oko to play against, but it's a powerhouse for sure. It's actually more...

Yeah, i bombed at the 1k, lost to oko twice and jund twice. It was five rounds, i dropped after r4.

Pioneer is gathering steam at the lgs, so i might just sell out of modern and dedicate those...

Uggh, Pioneer doesn't appeal to me, whatsoever, at all. Oko is causing problems in multiple formats, I'll see if it's too much to handle with Jeskai Stoneblade tomorrow at the 1K.

Here is the DTB section for October:

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=23489&f=MO

Burn is king ATM alongside the Urza-Oko abomination. Tron, Jund, and Shadow make up a grindy tier 2 while blue...

I agree, the mishandling of the format has really given it 'baggage'. I also agree that modern is in a great spot; I'm playing Stoneblade and it's powerful but not oppressive. Hell, it isn't even...

Here is the dtb section on mtgtop8 for September:

https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=23216&f=MO

Burn and Tron doing well as most predicted, and Whirza is picking up a ton of momentum.