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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Quote Originally Posted by Quasim0ff View Post
    I am struggling to understand how Miracles wasn't an insane choice for that tournament...
    I think if you extended a look at the standings to top 64 you'd see a lot of miracles in the X-2 and X-3 areas. Having to answer everything from a fast deck for several rounds running is hard when they come prepared to beat you and outdraw you.
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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Quote Originally Posted by twndomn View Post
    People use MTGO to practice Legacy so they can do well in Real events. MTGO is a selective and biased players' base, in no way direct translation of paper magic. Yes, there might be few Legacy players in IRL in your local area, and more online. However, many Legacy players are busy working people and they have no interest in investing money into virtual collectible cards. Using MTGO to predict or even to correlate player's performance in real life is wrong.
    MTGO is a good indicator for trends, though, as it moves faster. And the current trend is shitloads of people playing UR Delver, in both MTGO and paper (as witnessed at Eternal Weekend).

    My question is what's the cause of the declining number of Miracle players online, especially in the light of Eternal Top 8 which has zero Miracle decks.

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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Looking at the latest MTGGoldfish stats, there's pretty much no decline in Miracles placing thus far. Only real difference is UR Delver overtaking the other two powerhouses, Elves & Shardless, blisteringly fast.
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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Much diversity.
    Many Delvers.
    Such powerful insect.
    Wow!

    WotC's FFL finally let another nut loose.
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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Quote Originally Posted by Koby View Post
    Much diversity.
    Many Delvers.
    Such powerful insect.
    Wow!

    WotC's FFL finally let another nut loose.
    At least the guys who play Vintage know how to respond to this - break out the Shops, the Chalices, the 3-Spheres, and the Big Robots.

    I don't think the answer is MUD, but Ancient Tombs should play a part.
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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Quote Originally Posted by Ellomdian View Post
    At least the guys who play Vintage know how to respond to this - break out the Shops, the Chalices, the 3-Spheres, and the Big Robots.

    I don't think the answer is MUD, but Ancient Tombs should play a part.
    Sol-based decks fall prey to their own inconsistency.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Miagi View Post
    I'm always astonished how delver performs great in USA meta, but in Europe, although it's still a card to watch, is in no way as oppressive as it seems in the states.

    Not really sure how to explain this.
    Lots of Stoneblade/Deathblade in the Euro meta. Stones Delver big time.

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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Play something like SnT + Batterskull hybrid? Resolved SnT just rek those fair decks.

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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Miagi View Post
    I'm always astonished how delver performs great in USA meta, but in Europe, although it's still a card to watch, is in no way as oppressive as it seems in the states.

    Not really sure how to explain this.
    IIRC (based on hear se mind) Europe has always had a more developed legacy scene due to a stronger abundance of staples (Europe had BoM whereas the us has nothing close to it), and people tend to play there pet decks more there

    Whereas in the us, people tend to play what they see on stream as they may play legacy a handful of times, delver being super consistent means people see it more.
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    Re: Eternal Weekend Legacy Top 8

    Quote Originally Posted by FoolofaTook View Post
    Lots of Stoneblade/Deathblade in the Euro meta. Stones Delver big time.
    My experience is that the muricans enjoy sfm way more than the europeans does.

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