Image Credit: Liu zishan
Keeping Modern Janky – Changeling Tribal with Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Magda, Brazen Outlaw helms this deck of Shapeshifters as we look to make a bunch of Treasures and cheat big artifacts into play. Will it be good enough to compete in Modern? Thanks to StankyJanky for the decklist!
Commander Posts
Commander Clinic – Niv Mizzet, the Firemind
How can we take a casual Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Commander deck and upgrade it? Our budget: $50. No game changers. No more than three Wheel of Fortune effects. Check out the original list and my upgraded version here!
BUDGET
Commander Challenge – Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Help me upgrade this Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind deck in Commander for one of my viewers! What changes, big or small, would you make? My version will be out this Friday, September 26th.
BUDGET
Antiquities Revisited
Let's go back to 1994 and look at Magic's second expansion set - Antiquities. What cards impacted the format then? What was a flavor win? The strangest of them all? What is still playable in today's Commander?
Arabian Nights Revisited
Arabian Nights, released in 1993, was Magic's first expansion set. Let's revisit it and see how it impacted the meta of its time. I'll also highlight which cards are still playable, which are the strangest, and which are flavor wins!
Duel Commander – Bant Blink vs. Mono Black Midrange
Roon of the Hidden Realm and Erebos, God of the Dead helm these two bracket 4 decks in a powerhouse battle of Midrange vs. Midrange. These are two of our oldest decks and have met more than once over the years. Who will prove victorious this time?
Modern Posts
Schedule – October 2025
Spider-Man...ahem...I mean, Through the Omenpaths is here and I'm moderately excited about a few of the cards. Mostly, I'm just super pumped to have time this month to get back to Modern and Pioneer after some time off. Check out what's in store from cyclesgaming.com in October here!
Keeping Modern Janky – Slivers!!!
Slivers got a powerful new toy from Edge of Eternities in Thrumming Hivepool. Is it enough to power this fan-favorite tribe to victory in Modern? Thank you to jordanleebc19 for this viewer-submitted deck!
Keeping Modern Janky – Mono Green Landfall 2.0
Mono Green Landfall in Modern got a bunch of new toys from Edge of Eternities. Mightform Harmonizer makes any of our creatures a Tifa Lockhart, while Terrasymbiosis can keep our hand full of cards. Will it be enough to keep in today's Modern? Let's find out!
Keeping Modern Janky – Affinity Aristocrats
Weapons Manufacturing enables one of my all-time favorite archetypes in an Affinity shell: Aristocrats! Check out these different builds as I playtest, tweak, and try out various support pieces in my quest to abuse the new enchantment from Edge of Eternities to its fullest!
Edge of Eternities – Dragons and Jank
This week I'm testing a few different Edge of Eternities cards in Modern. First up is Nova Hellkite in my Gruul Rumble Dragons shell. Second, I'm trying Cosmogoyf in an Abhorrent Oculus-Psychic Frog Sultai build, featuring the combo of Serum Powder to power up our Lhurgoyfs.
Zemlyanin - A Podkind Novel
Zemlyanin – Chapters 1 and 2
Salestia Lowhill's life working at the Manor Hall is mundane and boring, but at least she has a roof over her head. When a mysterious stranger named Ton shows up at her inn, followed by a high priest from the Church of the Dragon, all of that changes. Zemlyanin is a stand-alone novel from The…
Zemlyanin – Chapters 3 and 4
Salestia and Ton must flee the Manor House, but find more than they can handle in the Rock Lands. Meanwhile, Sava and the others are met by an envoy from the Capital, led by Ral, the Dragon's Claw, who appears to know more about them than he should.
The Podkind
Charleston and his podmates have been born for a specific Purpose. They just don't know what it is. They are mastering ancient weapons and fighting styles despite the technology that protects all the citizens of New Washington from what remains of their blighted Earth. When a strange girl appears and tells Charleston the adults training…
The Podkind – Chapter 1
Charleston and his podmates have been born for a specific Purpose. They just don't know what it is. They are training in ancient weapons and fighting styles despite the technology that protects all the citizens of New Washington from what remains of their blighted Earth. When a strange girl appears and tells Charleston the adults…
The Podkind – Chapter 2
Charleston and his podmates have been born for a specific Purpose. They just don't know what it is. They are training in ancient weapons and fighting styles despite the technology that protects all the citizens of New Washington from what remains of their blighted Earth. When a strange girl appears and tells Charleston the adults…
The Podkind – Chapters 3 and 4
Who won the melee? What happened to Charleston? Learn more about the world of the Podkind and discover the beginnings of the mystery that will drive Charleston to choose between his beloved New Washington and...I'm not going to ruin the surprise!