This week we keep talking about THE PRECIOUSSSSs... because no one can stop putting this colorless 4-drop in their Modern decks. Dave and Devon go through at least 6 or 10 decks with the ring while Stan silently looks on and nods approvingly (he has no voice, yet he lent his energy and notes to this episode). Then we do a bit of a deep dive into how to think about playing against The One Ring — and try to create a roadmap for how to think about playing against format-warping cards in general. Finally, we talk quickly about a couple of non-Ring decks you can consider right now.
Rings Decks
Playing Against Rings Decks
Non-Rings Decks
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Timestamps:
1:48 - Housekeeping
3:39 - Modern is different, and The One Ring is why
5:30 - 4C Ringpile
15:14 - Ringos (and other chat)
29:10 - Ringanimator
37:20 - Dimir Asmoringtacular
42:13 - The emerging Ring Meta
44:35 - Azorius Ringtrol
46:26 - Playing against The One Ring
1:05:40 - Decks outside The One Ring
1:25:42 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
Rhinos ft TOR
https://twitter.com/d00mwake/status/1674247337416310786
4C Money Pile
https://twitter.com/Fencingbrick/status/1674185814429900804/photo/3
https://twitter.com/CHERRYAXEMAN_OP/status/1674357284795809794
https://twitter.com/Aspiringspike/status/1675246156874498048
Ponza ft TOR
https://twitter.com/d00mwake/status/1674838758108037128
Reanimator ft TOR
https://twitter.com/d00mwake/status/1673860448347619328
UW Control ft TOR
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5707375#paper
Dimir Asmo w/ TOR
https://twitter.com/d00mwake/status/1675667766634860544
Scam ft. Bowmasters
https://twitter.com/YungDingoMTG/status/1672503676840058880/photo/1
Samwise combo
https://twitter.com/d00mwake/status/1672268892868161536
Creativity playing Reprieve
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/tournament/modern-challenge-2023-06-30#paper
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