This weekend is a strange thing for Magic: for the first time since 1996 at Pro Tour Atlanta, we are having a Mythic Championship (née Pro Tour) that is also a Prerelease.

Now, at Atlanta, this meant something different than we'll see in London at the Mythic Championship II. At Atlanta, this was entirely a Limited Pro Tour. The Mythic Championship is a mixed-format event, with Modern being the other format. And, for the first time in a very, very long time (ever?), the Constructed Pro Tour will not feature the newest set - in this case, War of the Spark.

It will feature another major change: the London Mulligan. If you don't know what it is, Wizards of the Coast does a great job of explaining it at their website.

Of course, this makes Modern different than it was, while at the same time not really giving us much to go on moving forward. The London Mulligan is so precedent-setting it absolutely affects my thoughts about what I would play.

Here are my top three Modern decks as of today.

#3 - Blue Tron

One big thing people love about the London Mulligan is how it affects Tron as well as traditional control. I do too, but I have to say, my preference is for the both together.

Blue Tron - Modern | Adrian Sullivan

• Creatures (6)
• 1 Myr Battlesphere
• 1 Platinum Angel
• 1 Sundering Titan
• 1 Treasure Mage
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Wurmcoil Engine

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 2 Karn, Scion of Urza

• Instants (18)
• 1 Warping Wail
• 2 Dismember
• 2 Cyclonic Rift
• 2 Remand
• 3 Repeal
• 4 Condescend
• 4 Thirst for Knowledge

• Artifacts (9)
• 1 Mindslaver
• 1 Chalice of the Void
• 3 Talisman of Dominance
• 4 Expedition Map

• Lands (24)
• 6 Island
• 1 Academy Ruins
• 1 Field of Ruin
• 1 Gemstone Caverns
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 2 Tolaria West
• 4 Urza's Mine
• 4 Urza's Power Plant
• 4 Urza's Tower

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Crucible of Worlds
• 2 Negate
• 1 Spell Burst
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 1 Dismember
• 3 Tormod's Crypt
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 1 Engineered Explosives
• 1 Aetherspouts
• 1 Wurmcoil Engine

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There is a bit about this deck that is largely banking on a world in which decks like Red take a big hit, and the world starts gearing much more toward putting a combination of a few cards together. With that in mind, there are less considerations for my life total, and more cards that are designed to be better in a protracted game, especially in the board.

One of my favorite cards that I'm running in the board is Aetherspouts, a card that I've had a lot of success with in Modern as a stop gap to monkey with both decks that swarm for the victory as well as being decent against graveyard attacks. While Tormod's Crypt is the primary plan against the graveyard, it is nice to take out all of the Arclight Phoenix, or, if you're fighting a more traditional graveyard deck, take everything out of the running for being fuel in the yard, if only to buy enough time to get a more permanent solution in the mix, or to take over with another card that goes over-the-top.

There are actually quite a few War of the Spark cards that might enter into the mix.

Ashiok, Dream Render is an impressive sideboard card, and it will have a lot of use against opposing Tron decks as well as being solid against graveyard decks.

God-Pharaoh's Statue might be ambitious, but it is a card that you can tutor for, and it is actually really annoying for many decks to beat. While I don't have deep confidence in this, it is absolutely possible.

Importantly, Blast Zone will do a lot for this deck. Being able to tutor for a card that will not only blow up all the one-casting cost cards immediately, but that can keep coming back with Crucible of Worlds is quite impressive.

#2 - Whir Prison

Whir Prison - Modern | Adrian Sullivan

• Instants (4)
• 4 Whir of Invention

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Ancient Stirrings

• Artifacts (31)
• 1 Bottled Cloister
• 1 Crucible of Worlds
• 1 Damping Sphere
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 1 Pyrite Spellbomb
• 1 Tormod's Crypt
• 1 Witchbane Orb
• 2 Sorcerous Spyglass
• 3 Engineered Explosives
• 3 Chalice of the Void
• 4 Ensnaring Bridge
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 4 Mox Opal
• 4 Welding Jar

• Lands (21)
• 1 Island
• 1 Snow-Covered Island
• 1 Academy Ruins
• 1 Inventors' Fair
• 1 Ipnu Rivulet
• 1 Tectonic Edge
• 3 Glimmervoid
• 4 Botanical Sanctum
• 4 Spire of Industry
• 4 Tolaria West

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
• 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
• 1 Jester's Cap
• 2 Sai, Master Thopterist
• 3 Spellskite
• 1 Summoner's Pact
• 1 Thrun, the Last Troll
• 1 Carnage Tyrant
• 1 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1 Torpor Orb
• 1 Unmoored Ego
• 1 Chalice of the Void

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This is a pretty straightforward build of this version of Prison, and it is frankly one of my favorite decks in Modern, albeit one of the most ridiculously difficult to play. Finding the paths to victory in this deck, like most Prison decks, is about shutting down your opponent's actual ways to win the game or break free from their shackles. After that point, winning is a secondary and inevitable conclusion.

One thing I have in this deck is a fabulous brainstorm from my wonderful friend, JP Roney: the sideboard includes the ability to find Summoner's Pact (via Tolaria West) and then get an uncounterable creature to really be mean to all of those controlling decks.

Like Blue Tron, this deck can benefit from Blast Zone as a means to have a repeatable removal for cheap problem permanents. In this deck's case, that can be a huge option in the face of Humans and Spirits, which don't really have a good way to stop Tolaria West from retrieving Blast Zone.

It's quite possible that some of the new Planeswalkers could make an appearance. Saheeli, Sublime Artificer might make sense as a replacement for one of the Sai, Master Thopterist, or as a card to add-on as a "third" Sai. Ashiok, Dream Render is a solid consideration as a sideboard card, like for Blue Tron, against the graveyard and against decks prone to searching their library. Narset, Parter of Veils might be a less ambitious plan against control than the Green package from JP, above.

Both of these first two decks get solid advantages from the London Mulligan. They are both trying to build a card house that is powerful, and so the London Mulligan really helps them find the cards that they need. It also is solid in that in some instances these decks only really want one card for a matchup.

Of course, since I'm a fan of Prison, you might know what I'm going to say is my favorite deck... a deck which really takes advantage of the London Mulligan:

#1 - G/B Lantern

This has been my deck of choice in Modern for some time. It gets even better with the London Mulligan for many reasons.

First of all, the cards that it is working with are so incredibly cheap to cast, it can very easily assemble the locking mechanisms it wants on minimal mana.

Secondly, it is a very good deck against mulliganing decks. The London Mulligan is going to encourage more mulliganing, and so following that up with the cruelty of a large amount of discard is quite powerful.

Third, there are many cards that the deck wants to have access to that it doesn't necessarily want in an opening hand; the specifics of the London Mulligan reward playing some of these cards - cards like Mastermind's Acquisition, Unmoored Ego, or Leyline of Sanctity in the board (which don't generally want to be drawn in multiples - by turning these pseudo-mulligans into the equivalent of good cards after that first mulligan.

Here is the most recent 5-0 list, from AngledLuffa

G/B Lantern - Modern | AngledLuffa, 5-0 Competitive Modern League

• Planeswalkers (1)
• 1 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper

• Instants (4)
• 2 Assassin's Trophy
• 2 Surgical Extraction

• Sorceries (11)
• 1 Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1 Unmoored Ego
• 2 Inquisition of Kozilek
• 3 Thoughtseize
• 4 Ancient Stirrings

• Artifacts (26)
• 1 Ghoulcaller's Bell
• 1 Grafdigger's Cage
• 2 Pithing Needle
• 2 Pyxis of Pandemonium
• 4 Codex Shredder
• 4 Ensnaring Bridge
• 4 Lantern of Insight
• 4 Mishra's Bauble
• 4 Mox Opal

• Lands (18)
• 1 Snow-Covered Forest
• 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
• 2 Academy Ruins
• 2 Ghost Quarter
• 2 Inventors' Fair
• 2 Spire of Industry
• 4 Blooming Marsh
• 4 Glimmervoid

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Assassin's Trophy
• 1 Gaddock Teeg
• 1 Ghirapur Aether Grid
• 4 Leyline of Sanctity
• 1 Maelstrom Pulse
• 1 Notion Thief
• 2 Rest in Peace
• 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
• 1 Spellskite
• 2 Welding Jar

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There is only a very little I would do with this deck after War of the Spark comes into the mix.

First of all, Ashiok, Dream Render has to be mentioned again. While the card was absolutely worth noting in those other decks, here, the card is quite intensely powerful. As before, both sides of the card are important, but it also has an incredible upside in the payoff it has because you are a Lantern of Insight deck. Adding another ability like this to a deck is a cruel thing to do to your opponent, and it is probably better than a single Rest in Peace.

This card is the single biggest potential add, but I think other Planeswalkers also could get the nod, especially in the Mastermind's Acquisition builds that I prefer. Saheeli, Sublime Artificer could be a great way to provide extra milling when needed, as well as a way to recycle the deck by making Codex Shredder copies to be able to regrow whatever is needed. While hard on the mana, Teferi, Time Raveler is a very cruel card against control decks, making all of their countermagic null and void and powering up your discard (Thoughtseize during the draw step!), and so I would definitely think it could have a home as well. Tamiyo, Collector of Tales could be another card that might get the nod, if only because Liliana of the Veil's ultimate is so damning.

I only own four Ensnaring Bridge, so I'll definitely be moving those between those last few decks.

Modern looks awesome.

Perhaps you can tell, but I'm excited for the new Modern. I'm also pumped for this set! If you're going to be in the Madison, Wisconsin area, make sure you come to see me at my favorite local game store, Misty Mountain Games in Madison, Wisconsin, duking it out at their Prerelease. If you're in the area, be there or be square!

- Adrian Sullivan

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