As the Standard RCQ draws near a close I have been reinvigorated to play my favorite format – Modern. While I have been playing my fair share of Dimir Frog, it’s shelved for the time being due to a negative matchup against the new hotness – Jeskai Blink.
I did it! I qualified for the upcoming Regional Championship in Milwaukee, WI! Typically the Regional Championship is far enough away from Michigan that I take more store credit in exchange for giving away the invite, but things broke in a way where I could snag a golden ticket.
The Standard RCQ season is ramping up; today I’m going to share a sideboard guide for my favorite deck- Dimir Midrange. I’m going to focus on the big four decks: Cauldron, Dimir, Mono Red, and Azorius.
I had been excited about this for months, but it became real in that “this is happening” way (instead of the “that would be nice” way) in the airport, when I saw my family waiting for me. They had driven down from their home in upstate Michigan to spend the weekend playing Pauper Commander (or PDH) with me in Livonia.
The Modern RCQ season has come to a close so my attention is now on the Standard season. I had a great run with Dimir Midrange in Modern so I’m naturally looking to run it back in Standard. Kaito, Bane of Nightmares hasn’t let me down yet. RIW will be running Standard RCQs so be on the lookout as dates get solidified.
I didn’t think I’d be writing this again, but I’m back with another Dimir Frogtide sideboard guide!
Over the last few months I have been trying different decks in Modern, but none of them spoke to me. I went back to Frogtide with a few updates from lessons I learned playing new decks – it’s been a real hero’s journey.
Today, I’ll focus on a specific Commander deck I’ve been tuning for 4 years, Rin & Seri, and what I’ve learned about building an aggressive strategy for Bracket 2. If you want to “make it rain” Cats and Dogs or just pick up some solid fundamental tips for building / tuning a deck – you’ve come to the right place!
Hey everyone!
The Modern metagame has been quickly evolving because the “best deck,” Boros Energy, is very beatable, leaving room for a constant stream of breakout strategies. Final Fantasy hasn’t had a significant impact at the top tiers of Modern which is great because the metagame was already diverse without a shakeup. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Join Chris McGarrett as he discuses winning decks from last weeks winning decks!
You’re reading that title right. I’m back. Grixis is back, baby!
If you’re newer to Magic, welcome! I’m Corey Burkhart, better known as “The Grixis Guy” amongst many other pseudonyms for the last decade. Since the inception of the Modern format, I’ve been largely playing midrange black or blue control decks, and in 2013, working with Michael Majors and Gerry Thompson lead them to building a Grixis control deck that I continued to iterate on, and 4 GP top 8s and a PT 9th place with the deck have lead me to gaining such a title.