Thursday, March 12th – After last week’s article, Richard Feldman’s forthright views on dredge caused a storm in the forums. With a few tweaks, he put his money where his mouth is for Grand Prix: Chicago, and posted a very creditable Day 2 finish. Today, he talks us through his performance from the tournament, and analyses his decisions along the way…
Thursday, March 12th – After the disappointment of Pro Tour: Kyoto, Patrick Chapin had high hopes. However, when it rains, it pours. Grand Prix: Chicago was not the unmitigated triumph he was looking for. Today, he takes us through his Legacy experiences, and shares some excellent advice for fledgling deckbuilders out there…
Wednesday, March 11th – I arrived in Chicago still undecided as far as my deck choice. I was down to three options: Belcher, Dredge, and a home-brewed Painter’s Servant deck. Belcher had the benefit of familiarity and had tested well against most of the decks in the format. However, I had several concerns with running the deck for eight rounds…
Tuesday, March 10th – Hot off the heels of the largest Grand Prix in American history, get a first-hand account of the event! Check out the unconventional list that Doug played and see his proposed changes. Get a perspective on the Top 8 and a look at Legacy for the coming months and a look at possible changes to the banned list. Is Counterbalance simply too good? Find out inside!
Monday, March 9th – Grand Prix: Chicago is now in the books, with attendance figures higher than anyone imagined. Despite failing to make Day 2, Stephen Menendian prepared well for the event, and today’s So Many Insane Plays chronicles this preparation. He outlines his final build, and shares his thoughts on the format in general.
Thursday, March 5th– In this week’s Unlocking Legacy, Adam tells us a little about what excites him about GP Chicago, and a lot about what you can expect. If you’re unfamiliar with the Legacy format, be sure to look here first, and make sure you don’t get surprised by some strange card interactions!
Thursday, March 5th – Grand Prix: Chicago kicks Legacy into firm focus weekend, and Richard Feldman is ready. He believes that Dredge, that old graveyard warhorse, is the most powerful strategy in the format. In today’s Deep Analysis, he breaks down his own build of what he believes is a format-warping archetype. Some of the inclusions – and, more significantly, the omissions – may raise a few eyebrows…
Tuesday, March 3rd – This week, Doug covers four areas of sideboard construction that will elevate your deckbuilding skills and tournament success. Learn about effective sideboard cards, avoiding problems of boarding more cards than you can play, and how to utilize Legacy’s deep cardpool to pack the most effective answers to potential problems. Look at examples of proven decks with sideboard improvement suggestions and see some hot new techy lists along the way!
Wednesday, February 25th – Every Counterbalance strategy is basically just the same 24 core cards, along with a varying land count of 18-24 and some window dressing to make them seem like completely different decks. Shocking, I know… decks that are based around the same strong card are really the same despite five variations of it existing? Blasphemy!
Wednesday, February 25th – The next stop on the Grand Prix trail sees the Magic populous descend on Chicago for a weekend of Hot Legacy Action. Manuel Bucher, currently living it large in Kyoto, brings us his White Stax deck, and talks about the four artifacts that he believes underpin the format. If you’re looking for a powerful deck for the coming GP, this is the article for you!
Tuesday, February 24th – This week, Doug tackles the emergent Natural Order combo, using the antique Visions sorcery to Tinker Progenitus into play. How can Legacy players handle this new strategy when the common tools in Legacy can’t target the monster? What decks could pack this combination, and what should you watch out for? Get this, along with a pragmatic assessment of preparing for Progenitus at Grand Prix: Chicago, in this week’s article.
Monday, February 23rd– In the second part of this excellent Legacy series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand take us through the Engines of Legacy. Counterbalance/Top, Life from the Loam, Ancient Tomb… all these and more come under scrutiny. Grand Prix: Chicago is drawing near… be prepared!
[Editor’s Note – This article was written by Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand.]
Wednesday, February 18th – With Grand Prix: Chicago coming up so soon, we’ve only got a few weeks to cook our decks into tournament winners. Part of the preparation work is understanding what our decks are capable of, but a good deal of it is also understanding what we’re up against. In light of this, today we’ll be discussing three common Legacy cards and how to play with and against them.
Wednesday, February 18th – Grand Prix: Chicago is quietly looming into view, and Legacy fans around the world are honing their decks in anticipation. In today’s Luck Skill Victory, Luis Scott-Vargas shares his powerful Blue/White Dreadstill build, explaining the strategy and card choices in detail before examining some of the key role-players for the sideboard.
Monday, February 16th – In the first of a promising series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand examine Legacy from the ground up. Today, they concentrate on the tribes that make up a slew of powerful creature-fueled options in the format.
