Turns out the eternal formats and the fringe brews are where the fun’s at this week. Vintage is getting its monthly health check while somewhere out there, someone actually built a working Splinter Twin deck — with Ants.
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Joe Dyer’s latest Vintage 101 takes the pulse of the format heading into July 2026, mapping out where the metagame sits right now. If you play the most powerful format in Magic — or just like watching what the busted decks are up to — it’s worth a look. Read Dyer’s full Vintage breakdown.
The community jokes about everything being “basically Splinter Twin,” but this time it’s real — and the engine runs on Ants. It’s a Simic build that plays nothing like your usual Simic aggro, and the brewer walks through how the combo actually comes together. Check out the Splinter Twin Ants decklist and gameplay, plus a companion piece on the “deck for ants” build if you want the full swarm.
Brew responsibly out there.