Quote Originally Posted by majikal View Post
You also have to take into account that the average Standard player has to "buy in" to that format every season, whereas with Legacy you pick up the staples once and then just grab whatever looks interesting from the new sets. This ends up being far, far cheaper in the long run.
To some degree the "buy in" popular type 2 chase cards are also the "interesting [cards] from the new sets". Read as: Zen Fetches; Planeswalkers; Thoughtseize/Mutavault-esque stuff. Sometimes playing only Legacy allows one to avoid having to shell out for the hype rare, like Baneslayer Angel this season or Bitterblossem from last season, but alot of the time there is substantial overlap.