SoCal Modern Metagame Week 2 Breakdown
Hello all!
After a break for MagicCon Las Vegas, Modern is back in full swing down in Southern California. Let's just hop right into this weeks updated spreadsheets!
The Logic Knot
Socal RCQ Metagame: Week One (or three) Breakdown
This is the start of a new high-effort weekly piece (that I'm definitely not penning because it basically writes itself and allows me to get in the habit of posting) about Southern California's RCQ metagame!
Kazi's Top Tracks of 2025
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20. Isaiah Falls, SiR - BROWN SUGAH
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The death of Rhythm and Blues has been greatly exaggerated. This track from Isaiah Falls and SiR drips with sex appeal, longing, and just the right amount of Melancholy. Fall’s production shines on the track, and comes together
Is Standard Bad? It's... Complicated
Disclaimer: this article was written the week prior to what Kazi considers an inevitable Vivi Cauldron banlist on 2025. It now serves as a retrospective on Vivi, its place in the meta, and how decks like it could potentially affect standard formats in the future.
-Also Kazi
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The Most Controversial Card in Standard: The Many (Many) Angles of Card Evaluation
Sheltered by Ghosts looks straightforward on the surface; another Oblivion Ring. That being said, there are a lot of knobs and dials on this card, which we will break down piece by piece before getting into further evaluations to understand what makes this card so unique.
Standard Tier List: CHRIMUHTIME
With the advent of a new RCQ season upon us, as well as a new Foundational standard set, there comes a new way to envision the meta around us. Welcome back to Standard!
Modern Power Rankings - Week One
Looking for what to play at your next RCQ? Find out right here in the latest offering from TLK and Kazi Baker!