[Article] The Final Cut

[Michael Keller]

My first published Legacy article!

Hope you all enjoy it; it can be found here (http://www.blackborder.com/q/node/10451).

Pleasant reading!

[GGoober]

Nice read Hollywood, was expecting some decklist featuring Tombstalkers but instead you go and show Lurking Nightstalkers :P

I would classify myself as a Stalker, except I don't intentionally build decks that murder decks in my metagame. My playgroup is fairly small ~20 people max, and most of the time, I'm playing/designing a deck for a more general metagame of 150+ people (even if I don't go to one). I don't really enjoy tier 1 decks because I already know they're great. Winning isn't the biggest part of MTG for me, deckbuilding and finding solutions/decklists that are innovative and finally work are much more rewarding for me. There's a ton of failures/mistakes in the process, but once you have a list that finally shows some promise, it's overall a great feeling that you can't get from just playing variations of tier 1 decks. The only exception being UWx Landstill for me, because I know that much of my failures with the deck is due to bad piloting (not terrible piloting, but it's a tremendously difficult deck to pilot correctly given that the deck is as fair as MTG can get i.e. it's a normal control deck with no cheating win-conditions).

[Admiral_Arzar]

Good article, although the title has caused "The Final Countdown" to play in my head. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

[bakofried]

Good read. It may be a bit more applicable somewhere where there is an actual Legacy scene, though.

[Jason]

Ah.. the legend of Bryant losing to Forests.
Thank you for this article reminding me of two of my favorite tournament reports ever:
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?14331-%5BA-Swift-Boot-to-the-Progenitals%5D-Taking-Third-at-Jupiter-Games-40-Dual-Land-Draft
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?14350-Team-Calosso-Violates-Vestal%21%21%21%21%21

Seriously, though, a really solid article. One comment: I do like to show my opponent what I sideboarded in and discuss how we boarded and why. It gives both of us a better understanding of how someone piloting an opposing deck thinks. I think it is actually a good thing to do. Gaining insight helps both players play better in the long run.

[Michael Keller]

Ah.. the legend of Bryant losing to Forests.
Thank you for this article reminding me of two of my favorite tournament reports ever:
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?14331-%5BA-Swift-Boot-to-the-Progenitals%5D-Taking-Third-at-Jupiter-Games-40-Dual-Land-Draft
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?14350-Team-Calosso-Violates-Vestal%21%21%21%21%21

Seriously, though, a really solid article. One comment: I do like to show my opponent what I sideboarded in and discuss how we boarded and why. It gives both of us a better understanding of how someone piloting an opposing deck thinks. I think it is actually a good thing to do. Gaining insight helps both players play better in the long run.

Thanks!