Retro-Modern Magic

Old Frame Modern Winner! The Old Frame Community in Japan is awesome and they have some very cool decks! One of their most recent winners was 茶葉 (@_onakasuitan) , who took home the victory with this Black/Red thumper:  // Old Frame Modern GP4 Winner // Source: https://twitter.com/_onakasuitan/status/1041267053414367233 // 37 Maindeck // 7 Artifact 3 Fellwar Stone 4 Mind Stone // 15 Creature 4 Siege-Gang Commander 3 Nekrataal 2 Avalanche Riders 3 Gravedigger 3 Twisted Abomination // 2 Enchantment 2 Phyrexian Arena // 7 Instant 4 Lightning Bolt 3 Terminate // 6 Sorcery 1 Cruel Edict 2 Void 3 Wildfire Land Base and Sideboard is up to you! **See more here**

What a Revelation! This morning I woke up to a spike in visits to the blog from... Japan of all places! Intrigued, by the activity overseas I investigated further to find there is a whole community of enthusiasts for Old Frames Modern . I was thrilled to find this MTG format cousin to Retro-Modern and even more excited that their community is thriving!  The one difference between Retro-Modern and Old Frames Modern is that Old Flames does not allow cards that first appeared after 8th Edition: Dark Confident, Noble Hierarch, Crucible of Worlds, Sword of Feast and Famine, Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of Light and Shadow. This was a major point of contention when Retro-Modern was formalized. Ultimately, the idea that allowing these cards would diversify the meta and allow for a more rapid expansion of the card pool won out... that being said, I LIKE Old Frames Modern! To date, they have hosted several tournaments and have  great posts about their local meta  and to...