The Wild Side of Modern (ft. Lawson Zandi)

Theros Beyond Death, Episode 13: Modern Brewing with Lawson Zandi

 

On April 16, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is poised to lay waste to Magic's eternal formats. The set is chock full of giant monsters, insane enchantment engines, and "if you dare" build-arounds. There has never been a better time to be a brewer. What better time, then, to pick the brain of one of Modern's most prolific brewers and streamers: the youngest old soul in Magic and certified mad scientist Lawson Zandi.

 

Our full Ikoria set review will be out next week, but in the meantime, we've got six eye-popping decks from Lawson that are among the wildest Modern brews you will see. Perhaps the craziest this about them is that Lawson has been winning with them, a lot. Also, on the Flashback: our testing results with Aristocrats strategies in Pioneer. Many of these proved to be Woeful, but we're taking it all in Stride. Come join us for a walk on the wild side!

 

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Where to find Lawson

 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zanman1414

Twitter: @LawsonZandi

StreamDecker: https://www.streamdecker.com/decks/zanman1414

The Hunter Burton Memorial Open

 

 

Brew Session: Lawson's Picks

 

 

Modern

 

#1: Bazaar TradeVine

 

#2: Soulherder-less Soulherder

 

#3: Walk This Way (Planeswalker Prison)

 

#4: Cat Combos with Everything

 

#5: Jeskai Possibility Storm

 

#6: Mad Science Niv

 

 

Flashback: Woe Strider

 

 

Pioneer

 

BW Angel Visitation (Damon): 2-3 league

 

Abzan Heliod Rally (David): 1-4 league

 

Rakdos Sacrifice (David): 4-1 league

 

Karn Aristocrats (Dan): 3-2 league

 

BG Aristocrats (Damon): 2-3 league

 

Modern

 

Jund Food by Kortero (Damon): 1-3 league

 

Pioneer

 

Jund Food (Dan): 2-3 league