Through the Looking Glass: Painter with Jack Kitchen
Special Guest A few words on Jack Kitchen (Twitter: jkitch44 | MTGO: utley26 ): Jack Kitchen has been playing Legacy Painter since 2012 with the occasional foray into Dredge and The EPIC Storm (TES). Most recently, he recorded a top four finish at the SCG Play 4 Power. You can read all about ...
Read MoreTES Infernal Tutoring #33
Welcome back to our 33rd Infernal Tutoring Article! With GP Atlanta behind us, it feels like Legacy has become the “Wild West” format of Magic: The Gathering. With a top eight that consisted of Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT), RUG Hexdrinker, Dark Depths, Burn, Miracles, RUG Hexdrinker, ...
Read MoreTES Matchup Battles: UW Stoneblade
UW control decks have existed since the beginning of this game’s history, and have always been loved and hated by many. It’s been around all of these years since including in Legacy. UW Stoneblade is one of those control decks that combines powerful cards like Stoneforge Mystic, ...
Read MorePlanning
There are lots of types of plans in Magic. Most planning is focused on everything that comes before sitting down and drawing an opening hand such as game plans and sideboard plans. Planning out the next few turns during the game, however, can be the most important type of planning. The EPIC ...
Read MoreThe STORM Count: Combinatorial Probability
Welcome to The STORM Count! Today we will be taking a relatively beginner-level look at one of the most useful mathematical concepts when it comes to Magic: the Gathering. It’s particularly useful in a deck that aims to play as few turns as possible, like The EPIC Storm. We are talking ...
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TES Infernal Tutoring #32
Since our last Infernal Tutoring, the Legacy metagame has continued to evolve and adapt to the chaos that Wizards of the Coast created when they decided to print so many Legacy playable cards in such a short amount of time. Alex McKinley recently wrote a wonderful article that goes into more ...
Read MoreAdapting to Modern Horizons & M20
New cards entering Legacy used to be rare, possibly just one or two in a set. In just War of the Spark and Modern Horizons, there have been about 25 playable cards added to the format. Add in an impactful rules change in the London Mulligan, and that is quite the disruption! Personally, I have...
Read MoreThrough the Looking Glass: 4C Snow Control with Rugved Karhade
Special Guest A few words on Rugved Karhade (VedX or dystopiaa): Rugved “Ved” Karhade is an MTGO grinder and a constant player of all things “blu”, though he tends to prefer UWx Miracles. One of the recent innovators for Miracles, Ved constantly posts unique lists ...
Read MoreTES Matchup Battles: Ad Nauseam Tendrils
Ad Nauseam Tendrils (ANT) is a combo deck that focuses on breaking the Storm mechanic to cast a game-winning Tendrils of Agony. This is done by combining mana rituals, tutors, and engines, such as Past in Flames and Ad Nauseam, to cast 10 spells in a single turn. Because ANT is a ...
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