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MTGO Socials: Daybreak has set up forums for MTGO, which you can find here. In addition to the Forums, Daybreak has set up a Discord for MTGO.  You can get the invite here. MTGO has a Twitter account, and can now add an account for Facebook and Instagram. 

Two-Factor Authentication:  This is in Account Settings.  To turn it on you will be asked for your account password and a 6-digit code sent to the email associated with your account.  You can use either an email or authenticator based system.  This will help keep your accounts secure, you can read about the system here.

Redemption:  Redemption is up and running!  Remember that redemption runs now until supply is gone. Currently being redeemed is The Brothers' War (About Half-Gone) Phyrexia: All Will Be One, and March of the Machine.  As of May 23, 2023, Redemption Tokens are non-refundable! 

Challenge Schedule Changing:  Two Prelims on Friday nights are now becoming small Challenge events.This helps players in the Asia-Pacific region.  Saturday is also getting another Modern Challenge. Both of these are 32 player events. The Saturday 6 a.m. Standard Event is going back to a small event prize structure.   

Pauper League Update:  * From Last Week * Pauper is leaving the MOCS rotation and will be replaced by Standard.  Prices for Pauper leagues will be reduced to 6 tickets or 60 play points and prizes will be changes to ratios in line with the current prize table.  This change will happen in 2 weeks.  *New This Week*  The idea is being dropped and the Pauper league will remain at the same price and prize table. 

Patch Notes: You can check out the notes for this update here.

The Timeline

Upcoming Events	Dates
Scheduled Downtimes	July 12, 2023
Constructed Leagues End	September 5, 2023
Sealed Leagues End	September 5, 2023

 

Cutting Edge Tech

This week we are looking at the Modern impact that The Lords of the Rings has made on the format.  Next week I'll look at Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. 

The One Ring: We haven't found the best deck for the The One Ring yet.  I know a lot of decks in Modern as jamming in 1-4 copies of the card into their decks, and it seems almost unlikely that having one, two or three copies is correct.  It feels like a four of, but it also feels like no one is playing it as such.  With that said, there is a reason this card is so expensive, it's the real deal and I don't see how it survives in Modern past the Wilds of Eldraine ban update.  Nearly every deck loves it, from big mana decks that support the Urza Tron or Cabal Coffers to control decks.  I've seen some copies of Rakdos Scam and Izzet Breach with the card. It is everywhere. 

Delighted Halfling:  Giving the Elemental deck a Cavern of Souls on a stick in the form of Delighted Halfling was a choice! It plays along very well with Omnath and Nissa, two incredibly important keys to the deck, and because it's not just creatures, like Cavern of Souls is, the Halfling can make sure your copies of Teferi, Wrenn and Six, Jace, and The One Ring can't be countered as well. 

Samwise Gamgee:  So this set did introduce a new combo into the format. With Samwise Gamgee, Cauldron Familiar and Witch's Oven you have a self contained loop that fits perfectly into an existing deck in the format.

Land Cycling Cards: The Land Cycling creatures seem to have caught on in Living End decks. This shouldn't be a surpise! They fix your mana and put a giant threat in the yard. The only thing from here is figuring out which build is proper, is it the newer ones with free countermagic to go along with the hand disruption that Grief offers, or a more traditional Jund build? Right now the 4 could build seems to be winning! 

Orcish Bowmasters:  Yes this could have just as easily been a Delighted Halfling deck but I went this build of Yawgmoth Counters because this, out of all of the Modern decks seems like the best fit for Orcish Bowmasters and I honestly think that the card is going to see more play in Legacy and Vintage. 

Reprieve: The white Remand features in this deck, and it's gonna be really hard for your opponent to cast their spells to get them back in to the game after they have no lands to do so!

Flowering of the White Tree: Look, yeah I know, this is just Boros Convoke from Pioneer with Fetchlands, slightly better creatures, and a copy of Flowering of the White Tree, and that's okay! If you're a Pioneer player and play this, you have a easy entry into Modern as well!

 

Winner's Circle

The Winner's Circle is where I will recognize winners of the past events on MTGO. 

Challenge Winners

Friday Modern - BONK101 - Jeskai Breach

Saturday Legacy - Maraxus_of_NL - Grixis Murktide
Saturday Modern - DerekB - Izzet Murktide
Saturday Modern - Showcase Challenge
Saturday Pauper - discoverN - Dimir Angler
Saturday Pioneer - Jaberwocki - Rakdos Sac
Saturday Standard - KarnageKardsENT - Orzhov Midrange
Saturday Vintage - shadow_PT

Sunday Legacy - ganesh_69 - Painter's Stone
Sunday Modern - Xerk - Yawgmoth Counters
Sunday Pauper - O_danielakos - Affinity
Sunday Pioneer - Showcase Challenge
Sunday Standard - Johnny_Hobbs - Azorius Control
Sunday Vintage - discoverN

Other Event Winners

Modern Showcase Challenge
Pioneer Showcase Challenge

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