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Does anyone think there will be any changes post-Eternal weekend? I tend to think we won't see any changes, but there is a vocal section of legacy that wants either Daze or Ragavan banned.

I'd put money on that one and give you 2-to-1 odds.

Considering Tarmogoyf received the 2nd highest vote on this poll at the time, you can now pick up Tarmogoyfs for around $35/each after the most recent reprinting in Time Spiral Remastered. Is...

For the game company itself? Absolutely. For the players? No, not even close to the worst thing to happen to a game. Completely ruining the mechanics (I'm looking at you cascade) is much higher on...

This was a good set of decisions, if only to promote an intense shakeup that will make diversity increase. I think a card that gets a fairly big boost is Stoneforge Mystic. With DHA being the premier...

My predictions:

Legacy - Oko banned, due to format homogenization

Legacy will be discussed with a 'watchlist', probably emphasizing Arcum's Astrolabe and Uro.

All formats - cascade mechanic...

I agree with you about Astrolabe. Having a bullet-proof mana-base is perfectly reasonable in Legacy; Wasteland doesn't absolutely have to be good against every deck. There might be a fringe deck that...

Yeah, I saw you even had a brew get used by boshnroll. I was really responding to Fox.

Listen to the podcast, it's really good. You'll find your points, and much more, all included in there from some of the best legacy content producers.

Pretty good podcast dropped on EternalGlory. It isn't up on the website yet but it's available to listen. Lots of talk about Dreadhorde Arcanist and Oko, Thief of Grounds.
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Is there an announcement coming today?

I trimmed a little, but I really agree with this post. I've enjoyed legacy at each stage since I started playing, which was right before Survival was banned. I'm ok with legacy becoming vintage 2.0,...

That's my argument. I am saying we aren't just getting Fatal Push that replaces Ghastly Demise, we are getting Oko that replaces Jace, *and* True Name Nemesis. We're getting Uro that replaces...

I tentatively agree; I'm not sure Oko needs a ban, but of all the 'offenders', it seems the easiest for WOTC to justify based on it's being banned in other formats.

I'm arguing that new powerful...

I didn't write degenerate at all, look at the Zoo vs. Delver comparison. What I'm saying is that the format is narrowing, ie the more powerful the cards are that get printed the more cards get pushed...

We've been aware of Legacy's slow journey towards the same place as Vintage for years: you play broken shit, usually a combo, alongside the best possible cards in the format. I don't mean to...

Meh, I don't think so. I highly doubt any of those get a ban other than maybe Oko due to it being banned in several other formats. The others are good, but not too good. I don't see Astrolabe getting...

So, is legacy pretty stable right now? I can't think of anything that needs a banning. Annoying cards for sure (Oko, Astrolabe, Uro, Veil of Summer, the usual bullshit) but nothing ban-worthy. It...

Legacy was mentioned in the B&R announcement under the Modern section, where Astrolabe was banned. All of the same reasoning for banning Astrolabe in Modern apply to Legacy, but Astrolabe decks...

Some predictions:

1) I don't think the companions are playable now, due to the pure efficiency of Delver and combo decks.
2) Lurrus and Zirda won't be unbanned, even if my first statement proves...

That's essentially what I meant. It's a functional 'mulligan', not a technical one. Sorry I didn't explain better.

Predictions on today's announcement about companions? I think the cleanest answer is ban them in eternal formats, however I think the likely action will be that you must take an automatic 'mulligan'...

This is exactly what I meant to say. Thanks for clarifying.

EDIT: I could dream all day of what a Brainstorm-less format could be, or I could play the game in a somewhat less desirable state (if...

I completely disagree. A format's identity is shaped by what's legal, not what 'ought' to be legal. It's not an idealistic argument at all. I have made no claims on how Legacy 'ought' to look like,...

They can play those things: in Vintage, Modern, Pioneer, and EDH. One fundamental argument realists have stuck to is the idea of format identity. So follow the yellow brick road: ban Brainstorm in...