The Legacy Archive

After writing my full-length article titled Breaking Into Legacy: A How-To, it dawned on me that it would be nice for my readers to see all the Legacy content that I have posted since this blog started. There have been Top 5 posts, deck construction posts, and much more, and as always there is more to come.

Today, I just wanted to give you links and brief descriptions of each of the most relevant Legacy-related posts I have put up since the inception of this blog.

To Ban or Not To Ban? Brainstorm

This post relates to the recent SCG Top-8 in Columbus where 6 of the top 8 decks featured Delver, and 7 out of the 8 decks featured 4 copies of Brainstorm. The internet was in a kind of uproar that week, and thoughts about banning Brainstorm in Legacy ran rampant. This article goes over my opinions on whether or not it should happen, and why.

Top 5 Cards in Legacy

Not sure which cards to be playing in Legacy right now? This post goes over what I believe to be the 5 most powerful spells in the format right now, and rationale behind each of them. Brainstorm was not included in this list however, for obvious reasons.

Shardless Order vs other BUG Variants

Gerry Thompson, the innovator of the Shardless BUG archetype, goes into detail in his article for StarCityGames about a new BUG-colored deck he wants to try in Legacy. This post goes over my thoughts on the deck, and whether or not it would be a good call in the meta right now.


So there you have it, as time goes on I will add more posts to the Legacy archive, but hopefully this list will keep your cravings for content at bay for now!


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The Scoops Phase - Check out our full-length articles!

If you haven't already checked out our section on full-length articles, you can find it above!

All of the articles linked there are hosted on our parent site, scoopsmagic.webs.com, home of The Scoops Phase. As of right now you can access our newest full-length article on GP Chicago, and in the next week or so you should be able to access our first selection of Vintage Masters draft videos with myself and Anthony Harrison. The segment is called "Drafts and Drafts", where we do a draft of a set MTGO (Magic the Gathering Online) or via CubeTutor.com while drinking a few beers and commentating over it.

In the near future, we also hope to have weekly content for each format. This would include weekly articles for Standard, Modern, and Legacy, with video content like drafts or deck-techs on occasion as well. These articles will be written primarily by myself, but Anthony Harrison and a few other individuals have agreed to write content as well. It seemed that the best way to deliver quality content was to diversify the opinions of those writing the articles, and while I think I have a pretty good grasp on Legacy, there are other people who are much better suited to write about Standard or Modern.

Anthony Harrison and myself have even discussed building Legacy and Vintage decks on MTGO so we can stream the “daily” events that are hosted each day, and optimally we would pick one day a week to stream.

There is a lot coming in the next few weeks, and we hope that you enjoy it all. For now, I recommend  you visit our site and check out the article about GP Chicago.

You can find it by clicking the following link: GP Chicago: A Mishap

If there are any specific kinds of content you are looking to see, please let me know!



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[Analyzing] StarCityGames.com

Today I want to take a look at another blog-type site that is undeniably one of the best sites for quality content on Magic the Gathering. Most people who play Magic are aware of Star City Games (SCG), as they are one of, if not the largest Magic shops in the country. Their popularity stems from their ability to have well-known pro players write articles for them on a frequent basis, as well as players who do well at larger events also hosted by SCG.

There are two distinct areas on their blog that jump out at you: Premium, and Select. Select articles are free for anyone who visits their site, while Premium articles require a membership to read. Thankfully, whenever you sign up and attend a large-scale SCG event (Opens, IQ, etc), they give you 1 free month of SCG Premium just for playing. Not only does this incentivize players who want to read the Premium articles, but it also allows players who are unfamiliar with their site to try it out before paying for it.

I have been a Premium subscriber for almost 2 years, and while I don't read their articles as much as I'd like to these days, I'm still very pleased with the in-depth content they provide on a near-daily basis. They provide content about all the relevant formats (Standard, Modern, Legacy) and are definitely all about providing quality content.

Here is a link to SCG's website, and subsequent links to their Premium and Select areas:

Website:  http://www.starcitygames.com/

Premium Articles: http://www.starcitygames.com/tags/Premium

Select Articles (remember, these are always free!): http://www.starcitygames.com/tags/Select

Let me know in the comments what you think about SCG!


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