I miss the good old days.
Oh NO RUG. I had more like an affair with the deck than a real bonding relationship as it was the case with Bant Survival. Still, to this day, I feel as if NO RUG was by far the strongest deck I ever played. It was probably the only deck that was ever able to pull off stunts like 4 Vendilion Clique and get away with it. And being RUG, it also sported a sideboard that really causes wet dreams; each card had such an huge impact and Sylvan Library was such boss in there.
If Bant Survival was like eventually marrying your best friend just to see her locked away in prison for a crime she didn't commit, NO RUG was having a short-lived, hot affair with the incredibly hot wife of a South-American druglord; while you got away, she eventually got what she deserved.
The seven cardinal sins of Legacy:
1. Discuss the unbanning ofLand TaxEarthcraft.
2. Argue that banning Force of Will would make the format healthier.
3. Play Brainstorm without Fetchlands.
4. Stifle Standstill.
5. Think that Gaea's Blessing will make you Solidarity-proof.
6. Pass priority after playing Infernal Tutor.
7. Fail to playtest against Nourishing Lich (coZ iT wIlL gEt U!).
Best comparison ever :) Just a bit too long to be a signature :)Originally Posted by Julian23
what good old days? didn't RUG Delver just win SCG Nashville on Feb. 2014?
BAM! When you least expect it…RUG strikes again!
"eggs... why'd it have to be eggs"
Never say never
Pretty much this. He desperately needed to find a Lightning Bolt to seal up his quarterfinals match against Shardless BUG, and he found it in the nick of time. From there it was two combo decks, so RUG's natural prey. I will say that the play-draw rule greatly improves the chances of tempo decks, because playing first is so advantageous for them, and in a couple of these Opens we've seen a tempo deck go in as the top seed. Just because RUG has lost ground in the metagame doesn't mean it's a poor deck overall, but you'll notice that there were no other copies that made Top 32.
It might not get played also because if you've been playing for some time it's a fairly played out deck. It's just not that interesting, and 9 rounds is a long long day.
... and out of DTB for the first time since Delver was printed...
How the mighty have fallen.
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if it comes back again. All these combo decks running around in light of midrange domination might be the perfect set up for Canadian Thresh to come back to DtB.
I am convinced that WotC is "dumbing" the game because of all the stupid posts they come across on MTG-related forums
But doesn't Patriot do everything against combo that RUG Delver does, while having a better game versus midrange/fair decks?
That's the theory. I don't think its true, but a lot of people have bought into that.
It certainly isn't true, you really hurt your combo matchups by having mostly reactive hate while having to invest more mana on threats. The only saving grace is Meddling mage, and they don't solve all your problems.
Matt Bevenour in real life
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