Modern deck spotlight September 2022

Modern Deck Spotlight: Sept. 2022

Michael RappModern, Strategy

I wanted to try something different from my normal longer, more in-depth pieces focusing on one deck, so welcome to Card Kingdom’s first Modern Deck Spotlight. The goal of this series is to introduce new or interesting decks from the past weekend of high level play, just to help familiarize players with decks they may not have seen before.  Last …

Dominaria United five cards for Modern

Dominaria United: Top Five Cards for Modern

Michael RappModern, Strategy

All of the sweet new Dominaria United cards will become legal on Sept. 9, and as always, I’m keeping a close eye on the spoilers to see if anything can impact the Modern landscape. The good news is we’re in business!  Unlike some recent Standard release sets that contained little more than sideboard cards or fringe roleplayers, Dominaria United has …

Efficiency in Modern

Examining Efficiency in Modern Magic

Michael RappModern, Strategy

Magic has such a wide vocabulary associated with it that words begin to mean different things to different people. “Efficiency” is one such word, and its meaning has changed over the lifespan of Modern.  The technical definition of efficiency is, “the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or …

Temur Creativity Modern

Modern Deck Guide: Temur Creativity

Michael RappModern, Strategy

Indomitable Creativity has shown up a few times, in a few different versions, during the last year or so of Modern’s history. The shells change, but the core game plan has stayed the same: control the board, then use Indomitable Creativity to generate a huge mana advantage.  Previous versions of Creativity chose Serra’s Emissary and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn as …

Preparing for MTG tournaments

A Winner’s MTG Mentality: Preparing for Tournaments

Michael RappModern, Pioneer, Standard, Strategy

As the Regional Championship Qualifier season gets into full swing, many people will be playing in more competitive MTG tournaments than they have in a long time. As players return to paper Magic, it is important that they come back with the right mentality. Like anything else in life that involves competition, if you want to win, you’ll need to …

Expressive Iteration’s domination of Magic formats

Mason ClarkLegacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard

Expressive Iteration is in every top deck in every format it’s legal in. If you go and check the data, Standard, Modern and Legacy are all run by the best card draw spell printed since Treasure Cruise. Pioneer, a format where Treasure Cruise is legal, recently banned Expressive Iteration. So, how is this little uncommon that didn’t even get noticed …

3 Decks to Beat Four-Color Yorion

Michael RappModern

It is no secret that since the banning of Lurrus of the Dream-Den, Four-Color Yorion has carved out its spot as the best deck in Modern. Yes, yes, I know the metagame percentage of Izzet Murktide, but Four-Color has an artificially low play rate due to its high price on Magic Online. Tournament data suggests that Four-Color Yorion performs much …