Through the Looking Glass: Initiative with Peter van der Ham

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Peter van der Ham: (Twitter: @PVDH_Magic | MTGO: Maraxus_of_NL) Peter "PVDH" van der Ham, from the small town of Gorinchem in the Netherlands, has been playing Magic the Gathering since 1999 and Legacy competitively since 2007. While a big aficionado of casting free blue spells and closing out a Read More »

TES Infernal Tutoring #59

Infernal Tutoring

Every so often, Legacy reaches beyond its devoted player base and draws the attention of other Magic players to this awesome format. Now is one of those times. Eternal Weekend is back! Wizards of the Coast announced the return of the beloved in-person events this year (mostly in-person, sorry Europe). Players often see success in Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: The EPIC Gamble

Matchup Battles

The EPIC Gamble is virtually a mono-red Storm deck. The only non-red card in the main deck is [[Echo of Eons]] and some sideboard cards that they can [[Burning Wish]] for. The deck is comprised of rituals, card generation, and tutors. The recipe of a typical storm deck, but the main difference is being mono Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: The EPIC Gamble

Matchup Mulligan

Final 4c Minsc Control Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Chrome Mox|]] [[Brainstorm|]] [[Burning Wish|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan In the previous article, we discussed the importance of stability as well as leveraging [[Galvanic Relay]]. With this hand we're forced to play out a Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: The EPIC Gamble with Tony Scapone

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Tony Scapone: (Twitter: @TonyScapone | MTGO: TonyScapone) TonyScapone is a Legacy Storm content creator, creator of The EPIC Gamble, streamer, and Storm Discord Moderator who has been playing off and on since Revised. Tony started playing competitively in 2017 after a long hiatus that started in 2010. When Tony Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: 4C Minsc Control

Matchup Battles

4C Minsc Control is a deck with an accurate name. It is a four-control control deck without black cards that is centered around [[Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes]]. In typical control fashion, it plays lots of removal spells with [[Swords to Plowshares]] and [[Prismatic Ending]], counterspells, card draw, and ultimately planeswalkers to win the game. Read More »

The ABC’s of TES: Matchups

The ABCs of TES

Understanding the mechanics and basic decisions with The EPIC Storm is only the first step in achieving mastery. One of the strengths of the deck is it's supreme flexibility and ability to play multiple different games, depending on what is needed in the moment. Understanding what the opposing deck is and what the plan for Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: 4c Minsc Control

Matchup Mulligan

Final Merfolk Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) [[Veil of Summer|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] [[Lotus Petal|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Echo of Eons|]] [[Wishclaw Talisman|]] [[Burning Wish|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand is very tempting as you have a [[Veil of Summer]] against the [[Force of Will]] + [[Chalice of the Void]] deck. That Read More »