Modern Metagame

[mirrislegend]

Hey all,

I'm primarily a Legacy player, and I'm really just hopping into Vintage for a big local T1 tourney with 15 (yes 15!) proxies. I don't know anything about the Vintage metagame since they axed blue (aka restricted Brainstorm and Ponder). So I was wondering if you guys could kind of fill me in.  For example, is Stifle still a must-play, given that combo isn't as awesome now? Is Shattering Spree a must play to nail 3Sphere, and tons of other stuff, for cheap? Is the format still largely creatureless, or is Swords to Plowshares worth playing now?

Thanks in advance

[nero angelo]

So far, the common decks in my area are as follows:

Bomberman
Control Slaver
Grim Long
Fish (U/W)
Oath
Ichorid (Mana/Manaless alike)
Painter's Grindstone
Stax
Goblins
Suicide Black



So there.

I say, Stifle is still good, so as Swords to Plowshares. Bounce is still relevant. Force of Will is still a must-pack for Blue decks.
Mana Drains still can define winning. Null Rod still slaps artifacts.

So there.

But I am biased, I'm a U/W Fish (Former Ichorid, Manaless/Mana) pilot. ^^