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OK, so first of all, I think your right, generally, we can't prepare for everything, legacy is too big for that. That being said, we can shore up some of our more problematic match-ups.
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Hey everyone, apologies in advance for the lengthy rundown. It was my first time competing at a Legacy event of this size (52 players, pretty good for a modest sized venue). I was excited to be...

Hey everyone! I just made top 8 at a 1K here is Austin, TX. 52 player tournament, and my first Legacy tournament. I owe a big thanks to Contract Killer for helping me with my sideboard plan! I...

Hi everyone!

I have a 1K this weekend - barring any unforeseen circumstances I'll be playing. I am fairly comfortable with RUG Delver, but I could use some guidance on the miracles match-up. I...

Winter Orb is interesting, although I can only think of a couple of match-ups where it might be useful. It's pretty good against Miracles, because it squeezes the mana they have to spin the Tops...

I agree with this. I would also add that while you're looking at the tier system it is easy to forget that the first tier is as much a commentary on popularity as it is on power level. For example...

Interesting match report. Your insights into Vendilion Clique are intriguing. If I was to consider cutting Clique out, what would you advise replacing it with?

My current sideboard:
2x...

HAHAHA you did have me going there! That's a relief.

OK, so first of all, where are your Lightning Bolts? Lightning Bolt is an automatic 4-of, it gives you removal in the early and mid-game, and reach in the late game. It is an important card in the...

Vendilion Clique is good against Miracles. You can respond to the Miracle trigger and make them discard. I also bring Clique in against Sneakshow, Eldrazi, or any deck where I think having...

I'm not sure about Loam, but I do run Sulfuric Vortex. I bring Sulfuric Vortex in against control decks, life gain, and ironically enough, I've had some success against Eldrazi with Vortex as well.

There are more experienced players of this archetype than I on this board, so what I'm about to say might be totally wrong: I don't like reducing the Tarmogoyf count in the current metagame.

For...

You'd be surprised. But if I made an incorrect assumption based on your avatar, my apologies. The question still stands though.

Submerge has been a go-to sideboard card in this deck for a long...

She makes an interesting point, but does anyone else like this plan of dropping Submerges for Dismembers in the sideboard? I think it might be worth it actually. Dismember hits many of the same...

This match-up is still extremely shaky. Part of the issue is, I've got a sideboard that deals with a lot of other top-tier decks, but there's hardly any room to run cards for this specific match-up....

Question for you guys: Do you generally prefer Null Rod or Pithing Needle in the sideboard?

The way I see it, I've got room for only one of them. Pithing Needle might be slightly more versatile...

Thought Scour is kind of interesting. Being fast has never been more important, and I think as long as we're very careful about timing, I don't see any reason not to try it. Maybe brainstorm some...

OK, first of all, thank you for responding with such great detail. I made the suggested changes to the sideboard, so now I have 2 submerge and 2x rough//tumble in the sideboard. I attended my...

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted, I have been rather infrequent with my magic lately, but I'm still on Canadian Threshold for the time being. I've been fortunate that there's been...

How do you guys think Dismember is positioned at this point? I was running 2 in the main, mostly to handle Gurmag Angler, and the occasional Tasigur. With the recent banning, I think we can...

OK, I'm tentatively planning to play in an SCG 5K this weekend. I'm planning on running the following:

Core 54, 2x spell pierce, 2x spell snare, 2x dismember.
Sideboard:
2x Submerge
2x Rough...

That does make sense given what happened last week.

So for a boarding plan against UWR Delver, maybe something like this?
-3 FOW, -3 Daze, +1 Sylvan Library, +1 Null Rod, +2 Red Elemental...

Given what you described, I believe I badly misplayed the UWR devler matchup last night. Should I have NOT brought in the Eidolon in that matchup?

Either way, I'm not cutting Eidolon out of the...

We have a fairly diverse metagame when turnout is good. Running into MUD or Painter Servant would be a rarity. It's not unheard of, but it is pretty uncommon. I'm willing to take the chance,...

Thanks for the game report! I think I got off easy against Miracles that time. I stopped counterbalance and established a clock very early in both games, even if he'd had a Jace in hand, he never...