Quote Originally Posted by nickrit2000 View Post
I think you do a disservce to a lot of legacy players by posting terrible decklists. I find the problem quite a bit in some of these threads, where users would just post a decklist without any discussion.

If you truly believe this list is a lot better than the accepted list, please defend where it is better.
Okay. In any metagame where you're not playing against blue in the majority of your matchups, I would rather be playing that version of ANT. You will simply goldfish decks without Force of Will with confidence and consistency, the likes of which I do not always feel with TES. Mystical Tutor + LED is amazing against anything not blue. If you have any two lands untapped or anything that can produce mana at instant speed, you WILL win the game next turn. Being able to AdN for more cards on average makes your aggro game stronger and your points of life less precious. It goldfishes an almost effortless turn 3 win, and a very consistent turn 2 win. I'm not saying that TES doesn't also do these things, I just think that this build has given me the most consistent results. The trouble is, Blue is the best color in Legacy, and probably the most played. I'm not saying that this build completely packs it to control, because it still plays protection, but it's strategy is very often to put AdN on top and blow LED during your upkeep. That strategy gets stopped cold by Force, but against anything without it you will always win. They won't always have FOW, and Turn 1 Duress is really good. Pact of Negation is also strong in this.

I'm unsure why you chose to call it a terrible decklist. It won the Okayama side event. We've waited for years to get strong Legacy results from Japan, and now that they drop this combo list in our laps you call it terrible. I've been keeping game logs of some good examples of sample hands that feature things that TES can't do. It was a dozen or so hands in a row without any exclusions, mulligans taken and good notes. Would it be worth it to post them?