Since our Gilbert City Championships in January, Legacy sure has shifted around. The release of Oath of the Gatewatch has shaken things up with the introduction of the Eldrazi! While it absolutely dominated Modern, big questions came up last weekend at the StarCityGames.com Open in Philadelphia, the first major US event with Eldrazi legal. The result?
Well, we may be living in an Eldrazi world.
It took the most spots in Day 2 and also put two decks into the Top 8 – Gerry Thompson fell in the finals with Colorless Eldrazi, losing to Noah Walker’s Grixis Delver, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a threat.
Creatures (21)
4 Eldrazi Mimic
1 Endbringer
4 Endless One
4 Matter Reshaper
4 Reality Smasher
4 Thought-Knot Seer
Spells (14)
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Mox Diamond
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Dismember
1 Warping Wail
Lands (25)
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
4 City of Traitors
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Wasteland
3 Eye of Ugin
1 Karakas
1 Urborg, Tomb of YawgmothSideboard (15)
2 Pithing Needle
2 Sphere of Resistance
3 Faerie Macabre
1 Dismember
3 Warping Wail
2 Umezawa’s Jitte
2 All Is Dust
But to be honest? Eldrazi is already old news. Since Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch, it’s pretty much been the talk of the town. Let’s take a look at some other interesting events since our last Championships.
MKM Series Milan
MKM Series Milan took place in February and the winner was none other than Elves.
Pretty standard archetype, right? Until you look at the list. No Natural Order. Known by the player, Julian Knab, as Chaos Elves, this variant sports a much better Miracles matchup than its predecessor. Read his article here.
The Other Side of the Other Ocean
It’s often easy to forget that Japan has a wide and thriving Legacy scene. So much so, that in fact, this decklist won an 83-man event:
| Creatures (5) 3 Bloodghast 2 Tombstalker Spells (30) 4 Dark Ritual 3 Hymn to Tourach 3 Innocent Blood 4 Lingering Souls 4 Smallpox 4 Thoughtseize 1 Toxic Deluge 3 Vindicate 4 Liliana of the Veil Lands (25) 2 Bloodstained Mire 4 Marsh Flats 1 Plains 1 Polluted Delta 4 Scrubland 6 Swamp 2 Verdant Catacombs 4 Wasteland 1 Windswept Heath | Sideboard (15) 2 Armageddon 3 Bitterblossom 3 Pithing Needle 1 Pox 1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad 2 Surgical Extraction 1 Tormod’s Crypt 2 Umezawa’s Jitte |
I mean just Pox would be surprising enough, but BW Pox? I would not have expected that.
SCG Classic Results
We also have a bunch of SCG Legacy Classics to look at. Let’s take a look at the following Classics:
And we see the following decks make the Top 8:
| Deck | Copies in T8 |
| Miracles | 7 |
| RUG Delver | 3 |
| BUG Delver | 2 |
| Death and Taxes | 2 |
| Grixis Delver | 2 |
| Shardless BUG | 2 |
| Storm | 2 |
| UR Delver | 2 |
| Aluren | 1 |
| BUG Depths | 1 |
| Burn | 1 |
| Elves | 1 |
| Goblins | 1 |
| Infect | 1 |
| Lands | 1 |
| Maverick | 1 |
| MUD | 1 |
| Sneak Show | 1 |
Miracles absolutely dominated these past couple months at SCG Classics, and it tends to be pretty well represented here in Arizona, so really, that leaves just one main thought in my mind.
Will one member of the Gatewatch be able to stop the Eldrazi? We’ll find out on March 19th at Play or Draw!
Check out the details below:
Avondale City Championship Details
- Date: March 19, 2016
- Location:
- Play or Draw
- 965 E Van Buren St #116
- Avondale, AZ 85323
- Format: Legacy
- REL: Regular
- Entry Fee: $30
This event is open to all participants! No need to qualify.
- Decklists required
- Swiss rounds based on attendance with a cut to Top 8
- Prizes are based on attendance
- All players get a 10% off any one item coupon! Coupon valid only day of event.
Registration starts at 10am with Round 1 starting at 11am.
Qualify for 2016 Legacy Series Masters by winning Avondale City Champs or by being at the top of the Leaderboard at the end of the Legacy Series. See below for the point distribution for this event and see our Tournament Overview for the full details.
| Finish | Legacy Series Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Qualification for 2016 Legacy Series Masters |
| 2nd Place | 20 Legacy Series Points |
| 3rd-4th Place | 15 Legacy Series Points |
| 5th-8th Place | 10 Legacy Series Points |
| 9th-16th Place | 5 Legacy Series Points |
| 17th+ Place | 2 Legacy Series Points |
Any questions? Email [email protected]!