Burn is very popular in a new meta. While people are busy trying to experiment, Burn just comes in and wrecks face before people have a chance to do anything. Infect is trying to grab some quick kills as well, while people have their pants down. The pros are aware of this so they picked up Abzan to counter it (Lingering Souls, Siege Rhino). I remember when Burn and counterburn (Anger of the Gods) was prevalent in standard when Khans of Tarkir was released.
I'm one of those guys looking through the window, wanting to get into Modern.
Decks that I predict will become the top 8 and why:
Robots
Seems like a good match against Liliana. Flies over Goyf and Rhino. Flying infect option makes Rhino lifegain less valuable. Better against Abzan. Worse against Jund.
BGx
Majority will be Abzan mid. Liliana is one scary lady. She stops one-trick ponies like Boggle, Geist and Heroic. Decks must either play with her or must find a way to stop her. Jund can board in Shattering Spree to nuke Robots. Jund also gets access to Slaughter Games to stop combo, dead in its tracks. Did you know Rhinos stomp out fires in real life? Rhino stops burn. Abzan also gets Lingering Souls. BGx will be the deck to beat.
Bloom Titan
Sturdy combo, but will Jund pack Slaughter Games to nail Hive Mind?
Twin
How did Twin survive when Pod had access to Linvala? Now that Pod is gone, Twin should come charging out of the gate, stronger than ever. Having both Kiki and Twin is resistant to Slaughter Games.
Jeskai Control
Many options here. Young Pyromancer. Celestial Colonnade, which Lily has trouble against, flies over Rhino. Geist of Saint Traft is terrified of Lily, though.
Scapeshift
Lily might hit a few key cards, but nothing Snapcaster can't flashback. Will Jund pack Slaughter Games to nail Scapeshift for good?
Zoo
Many options here, but I think Knight of the Reliquary will take a backseat so Loxodon can smack Lily. Will board in Stony Silence to shutdown Robots. Ooze is good against Snapcaster.
Tron
Many players will be excited to try Ugin, the Spirit Dragon. Modern CMCs are fairly low, which makes Ugin wipe virtually everything out with ease. His ultimate in a Tron deck is GG. Make no mistake: Wizards spent tons of time on Ugin's design. They want him to be an awesome card. He will be.
Burn is very popular in a new meta. While people are busy trying to experiment, Burn just comes in and wrecks face before people have a chance to do anything. Infect is trying to grab some quick kills as well, while people have their pants down. The pros are aware of this so they picked up Abzan to counter it (Lingering Souls, Siege Rhino). I remember when Burn and counterburn (Anger of the Gods) was prevalent in standard when Khans of Tarkir was released.
EDIT: I'm thinking of that one guy, on this forum, who said Pod is still alive. The Rhinos get bumped up to 4 and goes mid-range. It's happening.
EDIT: Siege Rhino says no.
"It can still win with infect..."
Decks that I predict will become the top 8 and why:
Robots
Seems like a good match against Liliana. Flies over Goyf and Rhino. Flying infect option makes Rhino lifegain less valuable. Better against Abzan. Worse against Jund.
BGx
Majority will be Abzan mid. Liliana is one scary lady. She stops one-trick ponies like Boggle, Geist and Heroic. Decks must either play with her or must find a way to stop her. Jund can board in Shattering Spree to nuke Robots. Jund also gets access to Slaughter Games to stop combo, dead in its tracks. Did you know Rhinos stomp out fires in real life? Rhino stops burn. Abzan also gets Lingering Souls. BGx will be the deck to beat.
Bloom Titan
Sturdy combo, but will Jund pack Slaughter Games to nail Hive Mind?
Twin
How did Twin survive when Pod had access to Linvala? Now that Pod is gone, Twin should come charging out of the gate, stronger than ever. Having both Kiki and Twin is resistant to Slaughter Games.
Jeskai Control
Many options here. Young Pyromancer. Celestial Colonnade, which Lily has trouble against, flies over Rhino. Geist of Saint Traft is terrified of Lily, though.
Scapeshift
Lily might hit a few key cards, but nothing Snapcaster can't flashback. Will Jund pack Slaughter Games to nail Scapeshift for good?
Zoo
Many options here, but I think Knight of the Reliquary will take a backseat so Loxodon can smack Lily. Will board in Stony Silence to shutdown Robots. Ooze is good against Snapcaster.
Tron
Many players will be excited to try Ugin, the Spirit Dragon. Modern CMCs are fairly low, which makes Ugin wipe virtually everything out with ease. His ultimate in a Tron deck is GG. Make no mistake: Wizards spent tons of time on Ugin's design. They want him to be an awesome card. He will be.