Final Eldrazi Ramp Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Echo of Eons Abrupt Decay Lion’s Eye Diamond Chrome Mox Volcanic Island Rite of Flame Abrupt Decay Keep or Mulligan? Keep One of the themes of the Eldrazi Ramp article was risk versus reward. This hand is exactly that and how TES ...
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Special Guest A few words on Ethan Formichella (Twitter: @monkeyscantcry | MTGO: MONKEYSCANTCRY) Ethan started playing Magic with the release of Apocalypse, and fell in love with Storm strategies starting with the Heartbeat of Spring + Mind’s Desire deck in the old Extended format. He ...
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Powerful cards seem like they come out every set, and Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths is no exception! Lurrus of the Dream-Den will provide incredible value for TES and be a nightmare for opponents to deal with. Being able to rebuy cheap permanents every turn while being able to be cast off of ...
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Since our last article, the Legacy metagame has had another big shift with the banning of Underworld Breach! Wizards of the Coast stated this as the reason for the banning, “In many cases, we’d allow a new breakout combo deck some time to see if the metagame can adapt. But as these ...
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Eldrazi and Ramp decks have existed in Legacy ever since the printings of Cloudpost, Glimmerpost, and the Eldrazi cards. Eldrazi Ramp has always been a small percentage of the metagame, but over the past year, it has picked up in popularity. The goal is to assemble these posts along with ...
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Underworld Breach is banned! Though it was in Legacy for just a short time, it proved to be an incredibly dominant and format warping card. Obviously my analysis of the card and its power level were flawed, but some of the ideas were correct. Underworld Breach was not a Yawgmoth’s Will in ...
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Special Guest A few words on Micah Lupa (Twitter: @Drisoth | MTGO: MLupa) Micah is a longtime Magic player, being introduced to the game with the release of Onslaught and has been involved with legacy since the release of original Zendikar. Mostly known for playing combo decks in various ...
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Final Jeskai Breach Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Dark Ritual Dark Ritual Ad Nauseam Lotus Petal Echo of Eons Scalding Tarn Chrome Mox Keep or Mulligan? Keep Well, this is a little awkward with the Underworld Breach banning. That said, the matchup was miserably difficult and it ...
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Hello Legacy Storm Players! Since our last article, the Legacy metagame has been combating a new menace (thanks to the printing of Underworld Breach)! Instead of doing a deep dive on Jeskai Breach in this article, I am going to highly recommend Alex Poling’s latest article in which Alex ...
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Jeskai Breach is the newest deck to join the Legacy scene due to the printing of Underworld Breach. The goal is to use blue draw spells and Enlightened Tutor to assemble a combo. The deck casts Underworld Breach with a few cards in the graveyard, then use Lion’s Eye Diamond to cast Brain ...
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Special Guest A few words on Stefan Schütz (Twitter: @KingofTraitors | MTGO: MentalMisstep) Stefan had his first contact with Magic: The Gathering at the age of nine, and he immediately fell in love with the game. It didn’t take him very long to find enjoyment in playing Legacy as well ...
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Final The EPIC Storm Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play — Mulliganed Once) Lion’s Eye Diamond Dark Ritual Dark Ritual Wishclaw Talisman Ponder Veil of Summer Burning Wish Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan I was a little disappointed by the responses to this hand, I had quite a few people say, ...
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