Tuesday, March 2nd – Sam Black made the long trip to Grand Prix: Madrid, looking to make the top table with his Lands deck. While he didn’t quite crack the Top 8, he did make Day 2, posting a healthy finish in the world’s largest Magic tournament. He shares his highs and lows today.
Tuesday, February 23rd – This week, Doug looks at a powerful Blue uncommon from Alliances with lots of text on it… no, not Force of Will, Lim-Dul’s Vault! How does the card compare to Vampiric Tutor, a card that’s too cool for school in Legacy? How can we exploit the deck stacking ability with a new Worldwake card that’s already caused a lot of excitement? Find out that and more in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Monday, February 15th – Zoo is one of the most statistically common decks in Legacy, but it takes on many forms. In this week’s column, Doug looks at five different variations and suggests that Zoo is most powerful when it is focused on one of these builds. He considers the core of the deck alongside different interchangeable additions with an eye toward crafting Zoo to beat a certain metagame. Find out the standard and experimental types of Zoo in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, February 9th – With Merfolk being one of the most popular Legacy decks, the mirror match is bound to happen at an event and this week, Doug pulls the cover off of this peculiar match. Find out what cards are great in the mirror, which ones are merely playable and which ones you should cut with abandon! Get a take on how to evaluate opening hands and reminders for the strange combat math that Merfolk Lords create. Get tactical sideboarding advice and more in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Monday, February 8th – Worldwake is here, and its impact on Constructed is beginning to filter through. Today, Stephen Menendian looks at the Worldwake cards he believes with impact the increasingly popular Legacy format. He also updates his excellent Complete Legacy Checklist!
Tuesday, February 2nd – Inspired by the consistent success of both Merfolk and Zoo in Legacy, Doug presents a deck that attempts to tackle both of those decks by treating them as poles of the metagame. Using the powerful Gifts Ungiven and a relatively new win condition, his deck attempts to wallop the common aggro decks while maintaining flexibility in the face of the diversity of the format. Find out how to build a deck that mixes board control with combo kills in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Monday, January 25th – Worldwake has a great number of Legacy-ready cards, from new draw spells to efficient attackers. Go through an abstract analysis of cards to see whether they fit well in Legacy and get a handle on the new manlands and engine cards. With roughly two-thirds of Worldwake spoiled already, the set looks fantastic for Legacy. Check out this week’s article for the Legacy hits in the newest set!
Wednesday, January 27th – This article was originally posted as a Premium piece on Monday 25th January 2010. We’ve decided to open it up for all to read, as it’s invaluable information to ANYONE looking to enjoy Legacy at any upcoming event. With the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open tournaments coming to a city near you soon, it’s the perfect time to jump into this vibrant Eternal format!
Tuesday, January 19th – The Dream Halls deck has been getting a lot of attention recently, and in this article, Doug explains how the deck works and what to watch out for. Is Cruel Ultimatum right for Dream Halls? Can the deck pack a more efficient kill? Find out the various configurations of the Dream Halls deck and get tips for playing with and against the new combination deck. Find this, plus a bonus Mono Blue Dream Halls deck, in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
In the Dallas/Fort Worth StarCityGames.com Legacy Open, we were once again presented with a fairly open field in Legacy, although Fish seemed to be the deck to expect to see a couple of times over the course of the tournament. More than a third of the Fish decks (5 of 14) in the field made the top 16 so if you hope to be at the top tables, you will want to be packing some answers to the pesky little guys.
Tuesday, January 12th – This weekend’s tournament in Dallas brought out some old standbys and new decks for Legacy. In this week’s article, Doug looks at the ubiquity of Merfolk decks and the curious choices of the two Zoo decks, along with tips for mirror matches and sideboarding strategies. Find out the newest tech and synergies to get the most out of these top decks in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Tuesday, January 11th – With the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open events proving extremely popular, Sam Black discusses the heavily-played Merfolk archetype. With a power, disruption, and a manabase to die for, can Sam’s improvements take the deck over the top? Read on to find out!
Monday, January 11th – In celebration of his Enchantress-fueled Legacy win at the recent StarCityGames.com Los Angeles Legacy Open, Lou Christopher brings us a brief recap of his tournament!
Monday, January 11th – The recent StarCityGames.com Los Angeles Legacy Open saw Lou Christopher take home the bacon with the overlooked Enchantress strategy. Today, Stephen Menendian interviews the champion on his deck, his life, and his victory!
Friday, January 8th – I activate the Charbelcher. It’s game 3 in the Top 8 on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010. I am playing against Jeff Lin. He has brought his hand down to five cards looking for a Force of Will to stop the combo from going off on the first turn. I am still able to play my cards, and watch as my Goblin Charbelcher hits the table on the first turn…
