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Tuesday, May 26th – After weeks of talking about how Lorescale Coatl might make a big splash in Legacy, Doug finally gets around to making his own Coatl deck. Inside, find out why he abandons “natural” choices like Sensei’s Divining Top and instead, dips into Magic history for a different take on aggro-control. How can such a deck beat formidable problems in the format like Swords To Plowshares and Sower of Temptation? Can a player hitch their star to a fragile winged snake and fly it in to victory? Find out inside!

Tuesday, May 12th – What cards are getting hotter in the Legacy metagame? How have some cooled down? Doug goes over the impact that Lorescale Coatl will have on the format and what cards might get a second (or first!) life in the maindecks and sideboards of decks all around the format. Check out if Threads of Disloyalty is still as strong as ever or if we should be looking at different enchantments instead. Check out Doug’s “stock evaluations” for the newest Legacy tech!

Monday, May 4th – While it’s near-impossible to test against every deck in Legacy, deckbuilders can still stress-test their lists against several decks to see how they handle the common opposing strategies they’ll run into. See the six decks Doug thinks you need to test against and what your testing results will reveal. Can your new list hang with decks that grind you out in the lategame or slam you from the first turn forward? Is it better suited for the top tables of a big event or the kitchen table with friends? Read this article and then put your newest list through the wringer!

Tuesday, April 28th – This week, Doug considers two new cards from Alara Reborn with the potential to revolutionize the Legacy metagame. He uses the analysis strategies that Patrick Chapin first discussed several weeks ago to debate the playability and impact of some newly-spoiled cards, but that’s not all! Doug also shines light on three cards that have been around for years but haven’t found a home in Legacy… perhaps until now!

Tuesday, April 21st – Though often ignored by Legacy players, BG Suicide decks are quite powerful and pack some of Legacy’s strongest threats and disruption. This week, Doug breaks down nearly two dozen tournament-proven lists and distills out a composite BG Suicide deck that’s suitable for any Legacy event. Check out the common sideboard options of the deck, along with commentary on whether common boarded cards should be played at all. Channel your inner Spike with a Dark Ritual and Hypnotic Specter as Doug lays out this recent riff on an ancient archetype!

Tuesday, April 14th – This week, we consider three potentially devastating mana accelerators that see no love in Legacy. Can we find home for these powerhouses in such a strong format? Check out several ideas for putting these bargain cards into decks that could benefit from the extra mana. Also, check out the latest deck to catch Doug’s fancy – a wacky Zur deck that looks deceptively playable. Lastly, Doug concludes with great news from SCG in the wake of GP: Chicago!

Tuesday, April 7th – Doug takes a look back at his GP: Chicago Gifts Rock deck and made major adjustments. Did his improvements help his matchups in a small tournament he played last weekend? Does the deck attack an opponent from all angles or suffer from inconsistency and terminal cuteness? How has Extended influenced the build? Find out more about the “other” deck running Sensei’s Divining Top and see how it accesses some of the format’s most powerful threats and answers in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

Tuesday, March 31st – Merfolk, one of Legacy’s newest decks, showed up on the scene in Lorwyn and quickly made an impact in tournaments around the world. Today, Doug complies the results from over two dozen winning Merfolk lists and shows the most common cards, as well as some curious outliers. Take a look at the consistently-built archetype and gather insights about why the deck has become so strong. Doug presents a composite maindeck and sideboard for Merfolk, along with new and controversial additions to the standard list!

Tuesday, March 24th – Aside from the match coverage and player interviews, we don’t find out much about how Magic players get to the final tables in a Grand Prix. What may seem like a cunning deck choice may have been luck, while a strange card selection might have been soundly chosen and proven in the field. Today, Doug interviews three Top 8 competitors from Grand Prix: Chicago for their insights about deck choices, practice time and unlikely wins. Join in for interviews with Andrew Probasco, Gabriel Nassif and Brian Six, in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

Tuesday, March 17th – Burn, long the ignored and maligned stepchild of Legacy, gets its day in the sun (or in the fire) in this week’s Legacy’s Allure. How is a Lightning Bolt like a Tendrils of Agony? Both burn and combo rely on getting a critical mass of spells through to win the game. How can we get our lightning storm to work in Legacy? Learn more about the surprising connections between card counts in a Legacy burn deck and why Barbarian Ring might not be strictly better than Mountain. Also, find strategies for beating Counterbalance, the ubiquitous blue enchantment. Are you ready to burn?

Thursday, March 12th – I spent the weekend in Chicago, at the largest North American Grand Prix ever. I got to watch a lot of Magic, answer a bunch of questions, and have a great time. Here are some highlights.

Thursday, March 12th – “Did you catch the definition of scription-fiction?” whispered Heather as she shifted from her seat next to me in the lecture hall and glanced in my direction. Scription-fiction, scription-fiction… where are you? The elusive term finally catches my eye when I notice I had written down “3x scription fiction” instead of “3x Natural Order” in my Threshold decklist.