What is considered top tier in modern?

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Posted on May 22, 2015, 3:02 p.m. by VegetaWins_015

Does Living End , Elves, U/R aggro, rakdos aggro make it up there ? Don't hate me I don't really know the format all that well.

iLikeDirt says... #2

All of those in the current meta are considered Teir 2 or lower at the moment. Teir 1 pretty much looks like Abzan, Naya Burn, Infect, Twin etc.

May 22, 2015 3:27 p.m.

ChiefBell says... #3

None of those. Except questionably U/R aggro.

You can find the most popular archetypes here

And here

May 22, 2015 3:33 p.m.

vishnarg says... #4

I would consider tier 1 to currently be Abzan, Naya Burn, Affinity, Twin, and Delver variants (the best are Sultai and Grixis at the moment). Tier 2 consists of Gruul and Blue Tron, Merfolk, Infect, Bloom, Jeskai Midrange, and recently Collected Elves has been popping up everywhere. I would consider it a Tier 2 deck.

May 22, 2015 3:50 p.m. Edited.

quesobueno123 says... #5

I would agree with vishnarg, but maybe not delver.

May 22, 2015 4:07 p.m.

ChrisH says... #6

This is what I consider it to be:

Tier 1: Burn, Affinity, Abzan, Twin

Tier 1.5: Jund, Delver, Merfolk, Bloom Titan, Jeskai Control, RG Tron

Tier 2: Elves, Goblins, Living End, Ad Nauseum, Infect, U Tron, Zoo, Scapeshift, Podless Pod, Gifts, Bogles, Hatebears, and Faeries

If you are looking into Modern, I would start with Goblins, Burn, Infect, Living End, Bogles, or Elves. The rest cost more (although Burn does cost about $400 nowadays, but the legacy variant is similar).

May 22, 2015 4:12 p.m.

ChiefBell says... #7

Instead of like guessing, you could actually check the stats; which is why I linked to them.....

May 22, 2015 5:31 p.m.

FreddyFlash311 says... #8

Facts over opinions? What is this concept you speak of and why would we need it here on the interwebs?

May 22, 2015 5:39 p.m.

VegetaWins_015 says... #9

Ok I looked at your links ChiefBell I think I am going to continue using elves in modern. I thought American control beat out Naya burn?

May 23, 2015 1:30 a.m.

vishnarg says... #10

American Control does less in the current meta and basically folds to Naya Burn. It's very much lost its home in modern.

May 23, 2015 9:53 a.m.

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