TagLegacy

The Long & Winding Road – Experimenting in Legacy Against You-Know-What

Monday, December 20th – Survival of the Fittest has become a particularly nefarious villain in Legacy. Matt was convinced that combo was the answer, so he puts it to the test. Three combo decks, three testing sessions. The result…?

Ideas Unbound – The Next Evolution in Legacy Beatdown

Wednesday, December 8th – Read about Max’s development of a new Junk variant for Legacy. Look, Ma, no blue mana!

SCG Talent Search – Yes We Cantrip!

Tuesday, December 7th – Who doesn’t love cantrips? Carsten Kotter discusses some of the most beloved cantrips in the history of Magic and has a bonus section at the end for those you love to analyze in-game situations.

Innovations – ManaLeaks: Banning Survival and Saito

Monday, December 6th – Let’s get something straight; there are three good decks: control, aggro, and combo. Control is G/U/x Survival, aggro is G/W/x Survival, and combo is G/B/x Survival (Necrotic Ooze).

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 47 – Mo’ Money!

Friday, December 3rd – This week, returning guest Jon Medina joins us to showcase a new regular segment for the show. Don’t miss it!

Too Much Information – Legacy: Two Months of Data

Thursday, December 2nd – A lot has happened in two months, and the SCG Player€™s Club is even more incentive to attend and dominate the SCG Open Series. Jared shows why you’re probably playing the wrong deck and weighs in on Survival.

Ideas Unbound – One Game Remix: Tendrils vs. U/G Survival

Thursday, December 2nd – Max zooms in on his Tendils analysis and specifically recounts one game of Tendrils vs. Survival in order to closely examine the specific tactical plays one can make in a single game of Magic. A great look into Legacy.

The Long and Winding Road – Legacy Combo: It’s What’s for Dinner!

Monday, November 29th – Yes, it’s true, the flavor explosion caused by nacho cheese and pretzels is just too much for a mere green enchantment, to say nothing of the pizza flavor, and… Oh, combo decks? Well, this is awkward.

Ideas Unbound – Survival Doesn’t Need to Be Banned

Thursday, November 18th – Max presents the evidence: Survival doesn’t need to be banned! Make sure you’re not running ineffective sideboard cards; Max tells you which ones you should be using for the upcoming SCG Open in Richmond.

The Combat Phase – You know what I want?

Wednesday, November 17th – Jamie plays a deck with zero fatties (!) in Legacy and proceeds to build a metalcraft green deck for Standard. Are things looking up?

City of Brass – So Many Inane Plays

Tuesday, November 16th – If before this event, a friend had asked, “Hey Andy, how many times are you going to play Pithing Needle naming Eye of Ugin today?” I wouldn’t have guessed correctly. Check out Andy’s SCG Open: Boston report!

The Long and Winding Road – Survival: The Experts, the Engine, and Legacy’s Future

Monday, November 15th – It’s your move, DCI. If you ban Survival, at least you’ll have some numbers to back you up this time, but it will cement many people’s view that the Mystical Tutor banning was unnecessary and possibly detrimental.

Ideas Unbound – The Process Of Actually Killing Someone On Turn One

Monday, November 15th – This is part two of Max McCall’s extensive Tendrils primer. Beat Survival decks with turn 2 kills, and take home that StarCityGames.com Legacy Open trophy!

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode #45 – Any Titan You Want

Friday, November 12th – Joey & BHJ talk about the “Battlecruiser Magic” state of Standard, and pick apart some of the more interesting decks from SCG Boston. Also, we announce TWO new contests!

One Step Ahead – A Day to Remember

Thursday, November 11th – How many Magic players does it take to acquire a pizza?? And at what point does it not become worth it? Read Gerry Thompson’s StarCityGames.com Open: Boston report, and learn to love/hate Survival.