Much Abrew: Cheerios (Modern)
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Much Abrew About Nothing! This week, we're heading to Modern to play a deck that I love and is super nostalgic but was straight up killed by the Mox Opal banning: Cheerios! Now that Mox Opal is back, does that mean the plan of drawing our entire deck on Turn 2 with Sram, Senior Edificer or Puresteel Paladin is back? Can Cheerios win in 2025 Modern? Let's get to the video and find out!
Much Abrew: Cheerios
Wrap-Up
So, is Cheerios back? I think the answer is a solid sort of. Record-wise, we went 2-3 in our league, sadly leaving the kids a bit hungry. The good news is that the deck exists again now that Mox Opal is back, and we did get multiple Turn 2 kills throughout our league. While Cheerios has always been a bit inconsistent and draw-dependent, it was as explosive as ever.
The bad news is that the meta seems pretty hostile to Cheerios at the moment. The easiest way to beat Cheerios is to have interaction—even a single removal spell on Sram or Puresteel Paladin can make our house of cards quickly crumble—and decks like Dimir Murktide and Energy have plenty of removal. An even bigger issue is a card that didn't exist last time we played Cheerios: Orcish Bowmasters. Since our combo involves drawing our entire deck, Orcish Bowmasters pretty much locks us down all by itself—two of our match losses came from our opponent having an Orcish Bowmasters that we couldn't deal with—which is a problem. While we theoretically can repeal a Bowmasters and then combo off, our deck is pretty light on removal. Putting some more Path to Exiles or another removal spell in the sideboard might be necessary.
Overall, Cheerios felt like a super-fun deck but is probably tier three in the current meta. That said, it's worth keeping in mind because it could be a sneakily strong option if we end up in a less interaction-heavy meta. The biggest upside of Cheerios is its speed: if we're not disrupted, our odds of winning on Turn 2 are pretty high with a decent hand, making it a good option for racing other combo decks or various ramp builds like Eldrazi. Basically, while Cheerios might not be super strong in the current meta, now that Mox Opal is back, I wouldn't be surprised to see the deck eventually break out when the time is right!
Conclusion
Anyway, that's all for today. As always, leave your thoughts, ideas, opinions, and suggestions in the comments, and you can reach me on Twitter @SaffronOlive or at SaffronOlive@MTGGoldfish.com.
