Modern State of the Format: Brewing after Phlage (ft. Manacymbal & Morde)

About this episode

The episode discusses the changes in the Modern format following recent card bans and unbans, featuring insights from the hosts and guests.

Season 26, Episode 07: Modern State of the Format The CEO of Faithless Brewing Sur and prodigal co-host, Emi Sagasti, returns to break down the new-look Modern format after the surprise banning of Phlage and unban of Violent Outburst. Can any forces in the universe prevent the utter domination of Umezawa's Jitte? Zach and Morde break it all down, with a bonus look at David's latest Pioneer & Standard concoctions featuring Micromancer, Emeritus of Ideation, and Bender's Waterskin. Like our content? Support us on Patreon and join our Discord community!

People in this episode

Host: Zach

Guests: Emi Sagasti, Morde

Topics covered

• Modern format
• MTG brewing
• card banning
• Pioneer
• Standard
• game strategy

Keywords

• Modern
• MTG
• Phlage
• Umezawa's Jitte
• Violent Outburst
• Pioneer
• Standard
• brewing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Faithless Brewing

Products: Umezawa's Jitte, Phlage, Violent Outburst, Micromancer, Emeritus of Ideation, Bender's Waterskin

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