Magic Online (MTGO) user MATTHEWFOULKES won the Legacy Super Qualifier on Thursday with Lurrus Grixis Pyromancer.
Creatures (11)
Lands (19)
Spells (30)
Legacy has seen Lurrus of the Dream-Den take over even more so than most formats, but the archetypes continue to diversify. Six of the Top 8 decks in the Legacy Super Qualifier were Lurrus decks, though four different builds made an impact, including MATTHEWFOULKES’ winning Lurrus Grixis Pyromancer deck.
Similar to older Pyromancer builds from years past, the deck can play a controlling game or a tempo game with its additional threats like Dreadhorde Arcanist and Snapcaster Mage. Of course, with Lurrus, the deck can rebuy its Young Pyromancer or Baleful Strix to keep the engine humming. MATTHEWFOULKES beat three Lurrus decks on his way to the win, taking down Grixis Delver in the quarters, and Sultai Delver in the semis and finals.
Of the Top 32 decks, 20 used Lurrus as a companion and four used Zirda, the Dawnwaker. Seven decks (Lands, Dredge, Mono-Red Prison, and various Sultai or Four-Color Control builds) played without a companion, and the last deck was a Gyrdua Combo deck played by Griselpuff that made the elimination rounds.
Creatures (27)
- 1 Sakashima the Impostor
- 4 Phyrexian Metamorph
- 3 Phantasmal Image
- 4 Restoration Angel
- 1 Maelstrom Wanderer
- 4 Dack's Duplicate
- 1 Dragonlord Kolaghan
- 2 Thought-Knot Seer
- 4 Spark Double
- 3 Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Lands (17)
Spells (16)
Griselpuff, also known as Bob Huang, is no stranger to innovation in Legacy, and this build of Gyrdua Combo is definitely an example of that. A five-color combo deck that also doubles as a Chalice of the Void deck, uses all kinds of wacky clone effects and fast mana to turbo out Gyruda, Doom of Depths. After the deck fills the graveyard and builds a battlefield, Dragonlord Kolaghan gives them haste and attacks for the win.
The mana in the deck is ridiculous, Ancient Tomb, City of Traitors, Chrome Mox, Lotus Petal, and Lion’s Eye Diamond allow Gyruda to be played ahead of schedule, with LED even letting you play the companion Gyruda at almost no loss. The sideboard even allows the deck to move to a Leyline of Anticipation plan to navigate around counter spells.
View the Top 8 decklists.