On August 26th, 2024, Wizards of the Coast banned Grief out of Legacy. This was fairly expected and was the last major change that Legacy would receive going into North America Eternal Weekend. This gave about three months of testing for everyone attending that tournament. Removing Grief from ...
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Final Bant Nadu Combo Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Force of Will Force of Will Undercity Sewers Dark Ritual Echo of Eons Ponder Song of Creation Keep or Mulligan? Keep Starting off with two copies of Force of Will gives you a solid defense against Bant Nadu’s early-game tactics. ...
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With Modern Horizons 3, Wizards of the Coast set out to revitalize combo in Modern. When people talk about the heyday of Modern in 2017-2018, Izzet Gifts Storm was the premier spell-based combo deck. Since then, the printings of Force of Negation and other interactive spells have pushed it out ...
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Final Selesnya Depths Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Boseiju, Who Endures Lion’s Eye Diamond Lotus Petal Mox Opal Misty Rainforest Commercial District Lotus Petal Keep or Mulligan? Keep This hand offers a strong combination of mana sources and potential plays. With double Lotus ...
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Final Black Saga Storm Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Lion’s Eye Diamond Lion’s Eye Diamond Lion’s Eye Diamond Chrome Mox Brainstorm Ponder Veil of Summer Keep or Mulligan? Keep The plan involves going all in. First, play Chrome Mox and imprint Brainstorm. Then, play ...
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Traditionally in Legacy, any playable combo deck must be able to beat a Force of Will. Some combo decks play Force of Will like Sneak & Show and Doomsday. Storm decks of the past have avoided playing the best counter spell in Magic for a few reasons. Lion’s Eye Diamond and Infernal ...
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Final Dimir ReScaminator Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Echo of Eons Lotus Petal Mox Opal Echo of Eons Lion’s Eye Diamond Volcanic Island Galvanic Relay Keep or Mulligan? Keep I can’t imagine sending this hand back! There’s the fear of Grief discarding Lion’s Eye ...
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Final Dredge Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Mox Opal Lotus Petal Brainstorm Echo of Eons Chrome Mox Commercial District Burning Wish Keep or Mulligan? Keep You don’t need Lion’s Eye Diamond! Cast Lotus Petal, Mox Opal, and then Chrome Mox. With the Imprint trigger on the ...
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The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.-Oxford Dictionary Opportunity cost is a term normally associated with finance and investing. In Magic: The Gathering, opportunity cost has deck building and playing applications. While playing, it tends to be ...
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Final Sultai Beanstalk Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) Gaea’s Will Dark Ritual Dark Ritual Beseech the Mirror Thoughtseize Bloodstained Mire Misty Rainforest Keep or Mulligan? Keep An important aspect to the Sultai Beanstalk matchup is understanding you have plenty of time. They ...
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Last year, I set out to write a comprehensive primer for The EPIC Storm (TES). I could not have anticipated how much the deck would change after just one set release. Beseech the Mirror obsoleted the primary engine of the deck and added several more, almost transforming TES entirely. Check out ...
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Final Boros Initiative Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) Dark Ritual Mox Opal Beseech the Mirror Underground Sea Misty Rainforest Misty Rainforest Bloodstained Mire Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan This hand is a trap! It looks good, but it’s actually mediocre. To understand why, think ...
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