Get your friend's into the format! Legacy viable decks averaging 500.00$ & under!
Re: Get your friend's into the format! Legacy viable decks averaging 500.00$ & under!
Burn is not a deck :P
Good list <3
Re: Get your friend's into the format! Legacy viable decks averaging 500.00$ & under!
Unfortunately none of those decks pack many cards which can be used to build other decks. Belcher (LED, Taiga, Chrome Mox) seems the best in that regard. I don't think it's worth investing in a deck like Elves or Dredge if you aren't sure you really want to play them. Better to save money for a deck you really like.
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Thanks for putting this type of info together. Helps to analyze what key pieces are used and can be re-used in other decks.
On the opposite spectrum of what this post is after, I wonder what the most expensive (but competitive) decks are now. Stax with Tabernacles, High Tide with Candles, or a blue control deck with Jace and a bunch of duals?
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High end 3,500$ + decklists:
Aluren: Low end: $2,671.40 Average: $2,964.99 High end: $3,638.31
~3rd place Martin Goldman-Kirst Seattle SCG open Nov-18th-2012 http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=1070595
U/B Planeswalker Stax: Low end: $2,303.56 Average: $2,730.79 High end: $3,633.22
~13th place, Zack Strait Providence SCG open May-6th-2012 http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=1008107
BUG Control: Low end: $2,524.32 Average: $2,892.51 High end: $3,522.96
~1st place Marco Cammilluzzi Cammilluzzi D-Day V Portugal Europe Mar-10th-2012 http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=1054902
Re: Get your friend's into the format! Legacy viable decks averaging 500.00$ & under!
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feline
So what you're telling me is that the decision to build UB Planeswalker based on the 1x Baleful Strix I had sitting around was terribly fiscally...
Good thing I didn't do the math while I was buying... :cry:
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I'm loving the UB Stax deck with zero Smokestack.
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Cool article but the better version of elves now runs bayous and a savannah. If you update this thread, make sure to update that too. Appreciate the work though!
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Still hate these threads. The low prices are way over what people should reasonably be paying and the high prices are a complete joke.
I built a powered vintage MUD deck for the supposed "high end" price of a Legacy UB Stax deck? Whatever you say TCG Player.
These threads just scare people out of the format by putting unrealistic pricetags on decks you can put together much cheaper if you take your time and shop around.
I still say if anyone wants to buy any of my decks for the TCG player "low" price, fucking sold.
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Zombie
Burn is not a deck :P
Legacy wasn't a format when Burn became a DTB.
;)
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You have to take into account the environment people will be playing in: the friendly local gaming store (FLGS).
At a FLGS, a few things happen:
1) People begin to recognize other people, and recall the decks they play.
2) The same people come every week.
Now, the problem with most of the decks you've posted above, is that while they are good, they are also very easy to hate out. Someone might bring dredge or burn, and do well for 1-3 weeks, before everyone else adapts. Now, your friend who just started playing the game is just getting stomped because either nobody is bringing a deck against which he has a good matchup, or everyone is bringing powerful and effective sideboard tech.
Nobody is going to continue playing if they just lose every week.
Of the above, I'd recommend:
Elves -- Most people are going to come at you with Punishing Fire or Enchantments. Green can obviously remove enchantments, and PFire can be beaten by adding in a Natural Order for Progenitus win.
MUD -- A clever player will be able to tune this deck to dodge the hate.
Goblins -- Have them proxy it up and jam it against Stoneblade for a million hours. If they still want to play, or have found a way to win, then goblins is going to be a fine choice.
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I'd recommend Belcher first but a build with Burning Wish. Once you get the reasoning behind a storm deck you can take off the training wheels and go for ANT or T.E.S.. That' basically what I did and both skill set wise and financially it was a smooth transition.
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Gee; where is all this hate coming from? Feline has done a great job here. Apart from Dredge, all these lists have got a top 16 place at events with more than 100 players. That probably means they won back there entry free in prizes.
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Malakai
You have to take into account the environment people will be playing in: the friendly local gaming store (FLGS).
At a FLGS, a few things happen:
1) People begin to recognize other people, and recall the decks they play.
2) The same people come every week.
We get twelve of the same twenty people every week for our FLGS Legacy event. Just because you know what most people play not mean you can win against all of them. I would much rather play against an opponent with one of these decks or a decent Modern deck than some of the trash homebrew I do play against some weeks.
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lyracian
Gee; where is all this hate coming from? Feline has done a great job here. Apart from Dredge, all these lists have got a top 16 place at events with more than 100 players. That probably means they won back there entry free in prizes.
We get twelve of the same twenty people every week for our FLGS Legacy event. Just because you know what most people play not mean you can win against all of them. I would much rather play against an opponent with one of these decks or a decent Modern deck than some of the trash homebrew I do play against some weeks.
Dredge is doing just fine too. :)
http://www.mtgtop8.com/archetype?a=21
Good job feline!
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Great article! Thanks for writing.
A Merfolk list with Mishra's Factory instead of Mutavaults you can buy on TCGPlayer for $540, and they could just work up to them or something. That list still includes Wastelands, Forces, Vials, Standstills, etc. Could be a possible deck to add. They could also do the same thing without Wastelands (though that seems way worse).
This is the list:
Creatures [22]
2 Phantasmal Image
4 Cursecatcher
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the Pearl Trident
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Silvergill Adept
Instants [11]
2 Daze
2 Dismember
3 Spell Pierce
4 Force of Will
Enchantments [3]
3 Standstill
Artifacts [4]
4 Aether Vial
Lands [20]
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
12 Island
Either way, good article. :)
--
Jacob
Re: Get your friend's into the format! Legacy viable decks averaging 500.00$ & under!
How much does Nic Fit cost at this point? I know that A lot of lists run like 4 Bayous, but I built a GB version with just one bayou (eventually saved up and got a second one) and it was fine. And Nic Fit is a very sweet deck that plays a lot of very powerful cards: Senseis Top, Abrupt Decay, Pernicious Deed, Cabal Therapy, and Green Sun's Zenith. I usually direct players towards that deck since you get to play somewhat similar to standard in that you are slamming a bunch of sweet value dudes.
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nudon
I never said it was not but the one quoted in the first post was only played at an event with 91 players.
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feline
Dredge:
9th place of 91 players - Joseph Mauer - Starcitygames Legacy open - New Orleans Louisanna - Oct-28th-2012
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feline
Maybe Imperial Recruiter list. 1-2 duals, and fetches are most expensive things beside Force of Wills in a deck.
rest is negotiable
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Thanks for this article, Feline. :smile:
I personally think it is important that people have an idea of the 'investment' Legacy implies when it comes to play in tournaments. Because Legacy is an awesome format when it comes to deckbuilding due to the pool of cards at our disposal but not all the crazy ideas will ever work in a tournament. So if a player is willing to have fun playing a competitive deck (and is ready to spend some money for it), having such price list is quite helpful. Plus apart from Burn (which I personally like), these decks aren't 'no-brainers' and they all (including Burn) need to be played over and over again before they actually lead you to any results in tournament. The choice of the decks is really good in that matter too.
At last, it also demonstrates that to play in legacy, you are not forced to automatically buy a playset of FoW and a playset of Underground Sea. You can totally do great without them.
This being said, TCG prices are an indicator only. Doesn't mean one cannot give her/himself 6 months to gather every cards and therefore get the whole deck for a lower price than indicated. Dunno every online shops there are in the US but in Europe, we would rather use a website like magiccardmarket for instance as a reference.