[Discussion] Legacy Power 9?

[Bryant Cook]

Legacy had a "Power 9" what do you think they would be? Here's my guess/vote...

Force of Will
Swords to Plowshares
Dark Confidant
Goblin Lackey
Life from the Loam
Reset
Lion's Eye Diamond
Dark Ritual
Brainstorm

These cards do not HAVE to appear in every deck as they do in most Vintage decks.
EDIT::These cards should probably be format defining...

[Nightmare]

I'm sure we have a discussion of this somewhere, but I don't care enough to find it and merge them.

[Silverdragon]

I think the cards on a list like this should be generally powerful and something you always at least consider putting in your deck when playing the color so no Goblin Lackey or Reset for me.
I'd say the list looks something like
Brainstorm
Force of Will
Lightning Bolt
Swords to Plowshares
Pithing Needle
Aether Vial
Dark Ritual
Duress
Wasteland (or LftL or Bob or whatever)

Of course there are many other cards that seem to always get mentioned when someone posts a deck in a certain color or with a certain theme but you know it's called power 9 so I had to cut down ;)

[Eldariel]

Meh, Vintage P9 doesn't really account for the actual format-defining cards (Yawgmoth's Will, Mishra's Workshop, Mana Drain, Bazaar of Baghdad, etc.) I don't really see how we could make a similar list for Legacy.

Anyway, if we were going to, I'd make a list like wastedlife's pretty much.

[nitewolf9]

In order from least to greatest:

9. Dandan
8. flare
7. sorrow's path
6. swords to plowshares
5. force of will
4. aether vial
3. plague wind
2. one with nothing

And of course,

1. Didgeridoo

[Pinder]

Interesting Discussion. I'm not sure I can really think of 9, but here's a list of cards that, when I'm playing that color, (or that strategy) are pretty much auto-includes:

• Swords to Plowshares
• Force of Will
• Duress
• Brainstorm
• Lightning Bolt
• Wasteland
• Rancor

[Tosh]

• Duress
• Brainstorm
• Wasteland
• Force of Will
• Umezawa's Jitte
• Leyline of the Void
• Swords to Plowshares
• Aether Vial
• Lightning Bolt

[SpatulaOfTheAges]

1. Duals
2. Fetches
3. Wasteland
4. FoW
5. StP
6. Goblin Lackey
7. Aether Vial
8. Reset
9. Brainstorm

That wasn't very exciting.

[Pinder]

1. Duals
2. Fetches

Yeah, if we're going for 'format defining', I think that this hits it dead on. This format is built on duals and fetches. How many multicolored deck ideas don't start with '4 of the appropriate dual and 4 of the appropriate fetch'?

[Goblin Snowman]

Nonduels that I think deserve a mention for shaping our format and being very powerful.

Lackey
Brainstorm
Aether Vial
Duress
Force of Will
Cunning Wish
Burning Wish
Survival o' teh Fittest
Jitte

Buring Wish might not make it on, but it's so Comboriftic.

[xsockmonkeyx]

Spatula wins the thread.

[Complete_Jank]

This isn't that great of a topic, but I have time so hear me roar. lol

The cards should be able to be defined by cards that will consist in 90% of the decks that run the color. Duals will be cut, as there are 10 of those alone, and no Fetches, as there are 5 of those too. Artifacts will of course be in if they see play in multiple decks.

MY Top 9

• Swords to Plowshares - Solid creature removal
• Force of Will - Blue Staple Card
• Brainstorm - Goes hand in hand with FoW, and because of shuffle effects is a great card.
• Dark Ritual - Next to FoW and Brainstorm, it is the single most played card on this list.
• Lightning Bolt - Most red decks run this.
• Pernicious Deed - Arguably the best removal in the game.
• Lotus Petal/Mox Diamond - Mana accel for both combo and control.
• Crucible of Worlds - Colorless allows it to be played in any deck looking to use it.
• Wasteland - Single most played land in the format, next to Island probably.

Noticeable absences:

• Goblin Lackey - Only good in one deck, Goblins.
• Duress - Great card, but not solid enough on its own.
• Elvish Spirit Guide - Great card, my favorite actually, but not strong enough or played enough.
• AEther Vial - Not useable by more than 3 decks.
• Life from the Loam - Deck has to be constructed around it. Also this card will no longer be playable after the PC becomes legal.
• Burning Wish - Use to be in the top 9, but now often is too slow.
• Cunning Wish - Same as Burning Wish, but this still sees more play.
• Dark Confidant - Not enough play, and not played by many decks that run Black.
• Reset - One deck card, not even mentionable really.
• Lion's Eye Diamond - Few decks can take advantage of its mana.

[Machinus]

Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Flooded Strand
Wooded Foothills
Windswept Heath

[Jaynel]

Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Flooded Strand
Wooded Foothills
Windswept Heath

I assume the blue duals are the remaining 4 cards.

[Cait_Sith]

The Legacy Power 9 eh? In no particular order (except the number one)

SpatulaOfTheAges

Mr. Nightmare

Lego_Army_Man

InfamousBearAssassin

Finn

Complete_Jank

Goblin Snowman

wastedlife

xsockmonkeyx

[DarkAkuma]

Dual Lands
Hymn to Torach
Dark Ritual
Force of Will
Brainstorm
AEther Vial
Swords to Plowshares
Wasteland
Lightning Bolt

All these are unique to the Eternal formats, and have to be exspected from the decks playing the colors, except Bolt and Vial. Bolt got included despite not being played in the #1 red deck, cause it just happens to be one of the few red decks that just cant play it regularly. And i bring up vial because its not only included with certain colors, but gets at the very least, considered for anything agro.

[TheDarkshineKnight]

It's the Power 1. Not the Power 9.

The only card that can be considered akin to Power in Legacy is Wasteland.

[Cait_Sith]

I don't know, after Hardcasting GreenMyCon in my Emo deck I won't doubt anything anymore.

[Bryant Cook]

I don't know, after Hardcasting GreenMyCon in my Emo deck I won't doubt anything anymore.

Quoted for hilarity

[Lanfeng]

1. Duals
2. Fetches
3. Wasteland
4. FoW
5. StP
6. Goblin Lackey
7. Aether Vial
8. Reset
9. Brainstorm

That wasn't very exciting.

Needs more Pernicious deed, its really too bad deed doesn't get good support from its colors.