How to Desire

How to Desire

After 20 years, [[Mind's Desire]] has been unbanned in Legacy! After being legal in the format for only a few months, this powerful Storm spell has been released into Legacy. Previously, we thought that even if unbanned, [[Mind's Desire]] might not even be good enough to play and was just an embarrassment on the banned Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Death’s Shadow III

Matchup Mulligan

Final Lands Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the draw) [[Brainstorm|]] [[Mox Opal|]] [[Mishra's Bauble|]] [[Urza's Bauble|]] [[Dark Ritual|]] [[Infernal Tutor|]] [[Rite of Flame|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan Lands decks are back to playing [[Sphere of Resistance]], and in these matchups often mulligan aggressively for hands that can cast it on the first turn. Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: Death’s Shadow with Parker Southwick

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Parker Southwick: (Twitter: @mr_usea | MTGO: iKhada) Parker Southwick (known online as iKhada) started playing Magic in 2018, right after the release of Dominaria. After starting out with a few less competitive Modern decks, he eventually found (and fell in love with) the Grixis [[Death's Shadow]] archetype during the Read More »

Card Review: Forth Eorlingas!

Forth Eorlingas!

Lord of the Rings: Tails of Middle Earth has had a surprising impact on Legacy. From [[Orcish Bowmasters]] to [[The One Ring]], most fair decks in the format have gotten a powerful upgrade. [[Forth Eorlingas!]] is a card mostly found in control decks and Jeskai Delver. This powerful sorcery might have a home in The Read More »

Matchup Mulligan: Lands III

Matchup Mulligan

Final Rakdos Reanimator Hand Answer Hand No. 10: (on the play) [[Burning Wish|]] [[Lion's Eye Diamond|]] [[Lion's Eye Diamond|]] [[Volcanic Island|]] [[Veil of Summer|]] [[Ad Nauseam|]] [[Thoughtseize|]] » Keep or Mulligan? Mulligan What does this hand do? You're not even remotely close to casting [[Ad Nauseam]], you don't have the mana to cast either [[Thoughtseize]] Read More »

Through the Looking Glass: Lands with Jarvis Yu

Through the Looking Glass

Special Guest A few words on Jarvis Yu: (Twitter: @jkyu06 | MTGO: Samwise_GeeGee) Jarvis Yu works during the day as a mathematical statistician for the United States government. He has four Grand Prix Top 8's (Seattle 2015 (Legacy), Columbus 2016 (Legacy), New Jersey 2017 (Standard), Atlanta 2019 (Legacy)), with Seattle being a win. He has Read More »

TES Infernal Tutoring #66

Infernal Tutoring

Breaking News: Infernal Tutoring is actually playing [[Infernal Tutor]] again! The EPIC Storm has recently undergone a large shift thanks to some dedicated testing focused on how to stay competitive in the current Legacy metagame. It all began with the adoption of [[Mishra's Bauble]] over [[Ponder]] — a change brought about by the recognition of Read More »

TES Matchup Battles: Reanimator II

Matchup Battles

Reanimator is a type of deck that has seen play in every format since the early days of Magic's history. The strategy is to put an expensive creature into the graveyard and then put it into play with cards like [[Reanimate]], [[Exhume]], and [[Animate Dead]]. The creatures they are trying to reanimate are [[Griselbrand]] and Read More »