Episode 196: NRG Newark: Featuring Kaheera
In this week's episode, we break down the Nerd Rage Gaming $10k Team Trios Trial and the $5k Modern Trial in Newark, Ohio. We look at the overall metagame, the new breakout decks in Modern, and what did well (and not so well). Following that, we take a bit of time to talk about some decks we've been playing in Modern and Pioneer!
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Show Notes
In this week's episode, we break down the Nerd Rage Gaming $10k Team Trios Trial and the $5k Modern Trial in Newark, Ohio. We look at the overall metagame, the new breakout decks in Modern, and what did well (and not so well). Following that, we take a bit of time to talk about some decks we've been playing in Modern and Pioneer!
We share our hands-on experiences getting better with RB Scam, the swingness of Gruul beatdown in Pioneer, the power level of 4C Omnath in a post-Yorion metagame, and why Domain Zoo is probably not the aggro deck we were hoping for.
The Break Down: Featuring Kaheera
The Dive Down: Not Featuring Kaheera
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Timestamps:
4:03 - Housekeeping
9:01 - The Break Down begins - The NRG Team Trio 10k
9:43 - The Pioneer meta
16:28 - The Modern meta
26:28 - The Team Trio top 8
36:52 - The Modern 5k meta
42:41 - The Modern 5k top 8
49:22 - Talking about Companions
55:51 - The Dive Down begins - Stan plays 5-Color Domain
1:02:18 - Stan plays Soul of Windgrace Jund Saga
1:08:35 - Stan plays 4C Control
1:15:00 - Shane plays Gruul Aggro
1:22:12 - Dave plays Red Aggro and Scam
1:26:39 - Closing out
Links from this week's episode:
The $10k Team Trios Trial: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/11715
The $5k Modern Trial: https://mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/11716
4C Control: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5168888#paper
5C Domain: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5168914#paper
Jund Saga: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5168886#paper
Gruul Aggro: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5172483#paper
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