Valakut strategies are still a powerful archetype, despite often being scrutinized for their narrow and uninteractive game plan. Force of Negation is one of the best counterspells in Modern at present and I expect to see a modest representation of this card over the weekend as it answers many of the powerful enablers in the format. We are starting to get a more precise picture of which decks are at the top of the format, which puts Azorius Control in a promising position to better leverage its powerful hate cards, especially with public decklists at the Mythic Championships.Īzorius Control has received powerful tools in Teferi, Time Raveler, Narset, Parter of Veils, and Force of Negation, which are great answers to the biggest threats in Modern. Modern Mono-Red Phoenix Creatures (14)Īs the metagame begins to stabilize after the banning of Bridge from Below, Azorious Control has begun to rise in popularity. As a result, it’s safe to predict we will see a strong showing of Burn archetypes at the event this weekend.

Mono-Red Phoenix is blisteringly quick and can capitalize on a fairer metagame, which is a trend we are beginning to see with the resurgence of Jund and Eldrazi Tron.Īt it’s core, Mono-Red Phoenix is an elaborate take on the Burn archetype, which preys on strategies that are slow out of the gates, like Azorius Control. Here are the 10 established archetypes to watch at Mythic Championship IV Barcelona.Īlthough the Izzet variant is regarded as the better version, don’t overlook the power level Mono-Red Phoenix offers.

We saw Eli Loveman take down the last Modern Mythic Championship with Humans-will the archetype run it back? Just like at Mythic Championship II London, decklists will be made public for all Modern rounds and the London Mulligan is now in full effect.

Bridge from Below enabled explosive starts from the Hogaak Bridgevine deck in combination with Altar of Dementia and Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis from Modern Horizons-a potent combo that warped Modern metagame around itself leading to the to the banning of Bridge from Below. We’re celebrating the new Modern format with some awesome Mythic Championship IV fantasy leagues over on Thousand Leagues! Draft your favorite players or cards in one of our public leagues and you could win a Japanese War of the Spark booster box-or create your own league and invite your friends!Īll eyes are on the Modern metagame heading in to the Mythic Championship IV Barcelona this weekend as it’s the first high-profile Modern event since the banning of Bridge from Below.

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