TES Infernal Tutoring #65
A new The EPIC Storm build just dropped, and it’s hot! The team has been working on a few ideas to address the growing contingent of unfair Blue decks in the format. Legacy has seen UR Delver drop in popularity in favor of three or four other decks. RB Reanimator, Cephalid Breakfast, ...
Read MoreTES Matchup Battles: 8 Cast II
8 Cast is a deck named appropriately for playing eight cards like Thoughtcast in four copies of Thoughtcast and four copies of Thought Monitor. It’s a slower artifact deck that aims to out card advantage the opponent with eight copies of cards that draw two cards, Emry, Lurker of the ...
Read MoreThe EPIC Legacy Tier List — Q2 ’23
With the Legacy Showcase coming this weekend, understanding the metagame is critical. This is the start of a quarterly tier list article series. Methodology Everyone builds a tier list differently. I have chosen to build mine based on MTGO Challenge results (As collected by Joe Dyer and the ...
Read MoreWe’ve cut Chrome Mox for Urza’s Bauble! The EPIC Storm v14.2
the epic Storm .dek (MTGO) | .txt Main Deck 4 Veil of Summer 4 Brainstorm 4 Mishra’s Bauble 3 Urza’s Bauble 4 Wishclaw Talisman 4 Burning Wish 3 Galvanic Relay 1 Ad Nauseam 1 Echo of Eons 4 Rite of Flame 4 Dark Ritual 4 Lion’s Eye Diamond 4 Lotus Petal 4 Mox Opal 4...
Read MoreMatchup Mulligan: 8-Cast II
Final Gruul Initiative Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Ad Nauseam Brainstorm Lion’s Eye Diamond Mishra’s Bauble Mox Opal Dark Ritual Bloodstained Mire Keep or Mulligan? Keep The “old” Brainstorm plus Mishra’s Bauble trick! We’re going to use ...
Read MoreThrough the Looking Glass: 8-Cast with Dmitriy Butakov
Special Guest A few words on Dmitriy Butakov: (Twitter: @butakov_mtg | MTGO:butakov) Dmitriy Butakov is a pro Magic player and two-time MOCS champion based out of Siberia. A long-time MTGO grinder, Dmitriy has four Legacy Challenge T8s this year, all on 8-Cast. What main deck tools does 8-Cast ...
Read MoreTES Infernal Tutoring #64
Is Legacy in a healthy place finally? It has been a long enough wait, but players have been generally excited to engage with the format again! With the changes brought about with the most recent Banned & Restricted announcement and the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, new life has been ...
Read MoreTES Matchup Battles: Gruul Initiative
Since the initiative mechanic has been released there have been many different decks trying to utilize it. Mono-white, Esper control, mono-black, and now Gruul decks have attempted to leverage the mechanic. Gruul Initiative is a red-green stompy deck playing eight copies of initiative creatures ...
Read MoreA Return to Green
It has been a few weeks since the banning of Expressive Iteration and White Plume Adventurer. In that time, the Legacy Showcase Qualifier happened. With our own Bryant Cook qualified for the tournament, locking in a list became important. Bryant played the list below to a ninth-place finish on ...
Read MoreLive Stream — The EPIC Storm v14.1 with 4 Abrupt Decay
the epic Storm .dek (MTGO) | .txt Main Deck 4 Veil of Summer 4 Brainstorm 4 Mishra’s Bauble 4 Wishclaw Talisman 4 Burning Wish 3 Galvanic Relay 1 Ad Nauseam 1 Echo of Eons 4 Rite of Flame 4 Dark Ritual 4 Lion’s Eye Diamond 4 Lotus Petal 4 Mox Opal 3 Chrome Mox 3...
Read MoreMatchup Mulligan: Gruul Initiative
Final Cephalid Breakfast Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Lotus Petal Lotus Petal Dark Ritual Mishra’s Bauble Mishra’s Bauble Badlands Mox Opal Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan While the pair of Mishra’s Bauble represents a pair of redraws, we need a hand with more of a plan ...
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