Legacy week #18

But wait, aren't you missing a week?

Yes and no. I did not go to Legacy last week, instead going to my LGS for a draft. Was a little pumped as they were doing a bunch of give aways and I wanted to at least draft Allegiance once. The turnout was, at best, thin. I did draft, and I did get 3rd place. A couple packs for my effort. Some free promo foils, and was home before 9. VERY quick night. (if anyone wants to trade for a promo or two of Lavinia, Azorious Renegade, let me know. haha)


On to the weekly.

I got there just at 6:30, which is supposed to be the start time, but they usually start a couple minutes after. Just how things go. I walk in, and they are doing pairings already. Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I sign up anyhow, and get a first round bye due to the even number of players. Cool beans.

Before I went out, I did sleeve up a mash up of a mono red prison deck and a Show and Tell deck. Basically you throw the prison aspects of mono red, 8 moons, 4 chalice, and 4 trinisphere, together with the big beat your face in aspects of Show and Tell. No counters, no digging, just play and pray. Seemed like a fun idea, right?

Well, I did not run that deck. I had exactly ZERO times shuffling it, and I am glad I decided against it. No clue what a good hand should look like, and what mulligans shouldn't. I did get to play it exactly 3 times between rounds for fun. It was clunky, but the time it did do something fun- whoa baby. Talk about putting the clamps down.


First round- bye.

I spent the round watching others play. There were 3 burn players out. One was even running a mono red version with Arclight Phoenix. I think he was also using Light up the Stage. That card is hotness for the burn players.
Saw a couple on B/U Shadow... no reanimate players. No SnS. One Eldrazi Post. (he later admitted to losing 5 games to Price of Progress. I felt bad for him)


Second round vs u/b Shadow- Ryan

Very good local player putting up some very good results. He won a Mox Pearl in November with Grixis Control.

Game 1- On the draw, first 7, too much land, too little early action. The 6 was "ok" and kept. He first turn thoughtsiezed me, removed Chalice, and then things went downhill quickly. Was destroyed as I couldn't keep anything around. It was a bit embarrassing.

Game 2- No sure what I sideboarded, there isn't a ton I have for this matchup. Cavern is good, and Chalice is great. I think I threw in Leylines in the hopes of keeping Gurmags off the board. Not a great plan to be honest. Well, first 7 had 1 land. 6 had no lands and 3 Chalice. I kept my 5, and attempted to make a show of it. He promptly destroyed my hopes and dreams. Damn you Death Shadow.


Third round vs u/b Shadow, again.

New guy to the Legacy side of things, which explains b/u shadow. Even if you don't have duals, coming from Modern this is a solid deck.
Offered to split so I at least broke even. He was 2-0, and I was 1-1, which meant he was paired down to me. He said he'd rather play it out. Alrighty, all the marbles for me!

Game 1- I put up a couple early threats, and he flops in 3 Death Shadows. Damnit. I make a game of it, but can't get enough threats out fast enough to ping. An Endbringer attempted to level the playing field, but he would attack with 1 Shadow, and I would have to chump block. It was a slow death. I couldn't find answers to 3 of the damn things. So I died.

Game 2- Much quicker game, I got turn 1 Chalice out, and just flopped creatures out turn after turn. He couldn't do much, so that was that. Quick game 2.

Game 3- It was a resource problem game. I got a turn 1 Chalice out again, which really hamstrung him. I figured he had answers, because he paused when I cast it, and said, ok. I knew it was a temporary answer. He wasted my Cavern after I got a Mimic in to play. Fine... I wasted his land during my turn. Turns out, that was the winning move as he never found another land until it was too late. I threw out a 2/2 Endless One. Then a 3/3 Endless One. Attacking for 5 a turn is good, with a Chalice on 1, even better. I got down the following lands:
Eye of Ugin, Eldrazi Temple, and City of Traitors. I top-decked a Smasher. He attempted to Daze it, to which I said- pay the 1. Huh? I had 1 floating. The Eye of Ugin made it cost 2 less. Had to use 2 from the Temple, and only 1 from the City. Kinda mean, but it is math. Swung with team for the win.
He could not find a second land in time to drop a Ratchet Bomb to blow up my X stuff. Whew!


Sooooooooooooooo, I wound up with a 2-1 record for my 2 games of actual play. Made my money back at least. I believe I have about $40 in credit at the store. Might have to run out traditional SnS next week as the prison version didn't feel good in limited testing. Though I would change out one Emrakul for a Intuition.



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I won a very cheap auction. Like $5 cheap. Waiting on final costs with shipping, but should be WELL under $20. Hoping to find my money back, and maybe one $10 card. Would be fun. Will report when it comes in.