MTG Modern format explained: What is it & more Magic: The Gathering has a few formats, and none is more competitive than Modern. Here\u2019s the breakdown of Magic\u2019s Modern format. Magic has an extensive history and an even bigger assortment of cards to choose from. While formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage will cover the full spectrum of Magic, surely there\u2019s a more curated format? That\u2019s where Modern comes in. Introduced in 2011, Modern uses nearly every card from the 8th Edition set onwards. This is where the term \u2018modern\u2019 stems from, as the 8th Edition is considered where MTG began to standardize itself with the current card frame. Modern is considered very competitive, but it\u2019s a very freeing format to work in. The constraints of the card pool aren\u2019t really a thing anymore, as since its introduction there\u2019s been 53 other sets added. Magic: The Gathering\u2019s Modern format deck rules Modern works like any other main constructed format, in that you build a 60-card deck with a 15-card sideboard. The sideboard is like a small backup of cards that you can swap out between games to answer problems the other player has presented. Is MTG Modern expensive? As it\u2019s competitive, and fairly popular amongst the player base, it means that it can get quite expensive. While not as expensive as something like Legacy, popular decks can still be in the thousands. This is because the incredibly smart players will mostly crack the metagame, and their findings will be published on popular deck aggregators. This is how things like Snapcaster Mage end up at ludicrous prices during its reign of terror. This also means that while you can be as creative as you want with some of the most powerful cards printed in Magic\u2019s modern era, there are some definite archetypes to consider. Although, some have fallen to the wayside. Affinity, for example, has almost vanished from the game due to Mox Opal \u2013 a key piece of the deck \u2013 being banned. Budget decks A fairly cheap way to get into Modern is through a couple of budget archetypes. These aren\u2019t guaranteed to win with the current meta, but should serve you well in learning the Modern format\u2019s eccentricities. An excellent place to start is \u201cMono-Green Stompy\u201d, which comes in a few flavors. One on MTGGoldfish focuses on cheap creatures that build each other up or avoid blockers. Another way to go would be to consider a \u201cBurn\u201d deck, which uses mostly all red cards, to zap players. Banned cards in MTG Modern As Modern doesn\u2019t rotate, it has an extensive ban list. You should, however, be able to play a majority of these cards in Oathbreaker and Commander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MTG Modern format explained: What is it & more Magic: The Gathering has a few formats, and none is more competitive than Modern. Here\u2019s the breakdown of Magic\u2019s Modern format. Magic has an extensive history and an even bigger assortment of cards to choose from. While formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage will cover the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}