![]() ![]() ![]() I have been talking about the “Top Tier of Legacy” for a while now and I often get called out on it. In my opinion, there are a handful of decks in the format that have much better chances to help you win a tournament than most other decks. Unless you’ve seen the interaction before, you likely won’t know that Tarmogoyf will live.įor this reason, it’s a good idea to invest – both financially and your time – in just a few archetypes, maybe even only one as many players do in Legacy. Many matchups require knowledge of general gameplans and specific interactions – you play UR Delver for the first time, then attempt to kill a 2/3 Tarmogoyf (Land, Sorcery) with a Lightning Bolt. It would be ridiculous to expect someone to be familiar enough with every single deck in the format to just pick them up for a tournament. I’m not gonna be able to switch from Elves to Delver just like that!”Īnother factor is the sheer number of decks available in Legacy. “Last week’s event was dominated by combo decks? Well, cool. ![]() When you look at metagame changes in Legacy, unless they are caused by bannings, unbannings or new printings, they are extremely slow.īecause of card accessibility, many players are not able to switch decks on a weekly basis. Legacy, as a format, has two problems that prevent the metagame from developing like other formats do. (Edit: There’s been a lot of criticism towards this article based on unclear methodology and miscommunication I wrote a short explanation that you can check out here.) ![]() It is not unreasonable to expect that the set (read: Fatal Push) is going to affect the format, but there likely won’t be any major changes, and I am going to address potential implications once I get into the decks I want to cover today.) (Disclaimer: As the title suggests, this article is focusing on Legacy before Aether Revolt. ![]()
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