Shawon
09-08-2012, 02:03 PM
I find myself generally unimpressed with Caleb Durward's articles on Legacy, considering I never like his deck brews (White Stax, Dream Halls with Temporal Mastery, and his wannabe Affinity deck) and I disagree with some of his insights, but I always read his Legacy articles because I acknowledge that he has a lot of experience in the format, and sometimes he does get a few things right in the format (championing Vengevine Survival, and popularizing Nic Fit).
This article is, in my opinion, the best article he's written since it's a primer on what I consider the most skill-intensive card in the color black: Cabal Therapy. I really like this article because here Caleb breaks down Cabal Therapy very well, by explaining all of the rules interactions that go with casting the Therapy alone (such as the controversial ruling that allows you to call the name as you cast and allows you to change the name as Therapy resolves if your opponent responds with a spell or ability beforehand) and providing very clear, descriptive, and fun thought exercises with the card. I got the first three correct, but I assumed the answer to all of the exercises involved casting Cabal Therapy right away, which wasn't the case with Exercise 4.
TLDR: This is a really good article written by Caleb Durward on how to use Cabal Therapy. He includes helpful thought exercises, and highlights a ruling involving the casting of Therapy that some may consider controversial, but nevertheless advantageous to the player casting Therapy.
Legacy Weapon – Therapy Session (http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/legacy-weapon-therapy-session/) by Caleb Durward
This article is, in my opinion, the best article he's written since it's a primer on what I consider the most skill-intensive card in the color black: Cabal Therapy. I really like this article because here Caleb breaks down Cabal Therapy very well, by explaining all of the rules interactions that go with casting the Therapy alone (such as the controversial ruling that allows you to call the name as you cast and allows you to change the name as Therapy resolves if your opponent responds with a spell or ability beforehand) and providing very clear, descriptive, and fun thought exercises with the card. I got the first three correct, but I assumed the answer to all of the exercises involved casting Cabal Therapy right away, which wasn't the case with Exercise 4.
TLDR: This is a really good article written by Caleb Durward on how to use Cabal Therapy. He includes helpful thought exercises, and highlights a ruling involving the casting of Therapy that some may consider controversial, but nevertheless advantageous to the player casting Therapy.
Legacy Weapon – Therapy Session (http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/legacy-weapon-therapy-session/) by Caleb Durward