Eternal Horizons

In this episode, Francis and Jasper pick up where they left off last episode with a bit more cube chat. Responding to an LSV video in which he talks about over- and underrated cards, they focus on Library of Alexandria and Fastbond and discuss what it takes to make those cards good and when you should draft them. 

Moving on to Legacy, your hosts take some time to reflect on the format in general and whether it would benefit from any bans or unbans. Beginning with the latter, they run through a list of suggested unbans which run the gamut of plausible to potentially format-destroying. 

With a particular consideration of play patterns and game experiences, they then turn their attention to Oops All Spells, currently experiencing a surge in play and boasting an impressive conversion rate into the top 8s of recent Legacy Challenges.

Francis and Jasper then both give their thoughts on whether Tamiyo or The One Ring should see a ban, while remaining positive about the improvements seen to the format since the banning of Entomb and Nadu.

To wrap up, they have a chat about what they’re likely to play at their next local weekly, with Francis previewing a new GB midrange brew he’s been working on.

LSV’s video about Vintage cube

Jasper’s Fastbond deck

Reddit thread about unbans

Ecobaronen’s Metagame Monday

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:47 Is Library of Alexandria overrated in cube?

00:05:32 Drafting Fastbond

00:14:09 Debating Legacy unbans

00:30:20 Is Oops! All Spells too good?

00:40:07 The problem with MDFC lands

00:50:55 Should Tamiyo and The One Ring be banned?

01:02:57 Legacy deck ideas for weeklies

Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - ‘Inner Cell’ & ‘Horology’

In this episode of Eternal Horizons, Jasper and Francis sit down on Christmas Eve to look back on their recent experiences at December's London Legacy Monthly, where they both registered the same Lady Octopus Painter list. They talk through how the deck came together, how it performed across the rounds, and what stood out in an event full of Orcish Bowmasters. 

The conversation then moves to European Legacy Masters 2026, touching on the newly announced date, previous experiences, and the upcoming UK qualifiers in Bath, Derby and London. 

The second half of the episode turns to the MTGO Vintage Cube, exploring the recent changes made for this iteration as Francis mourns the loss of Cryptic Command. The episode finishes with two Limited Resources-style pack-one-pick-ones before signing off for the holidays.

Francis' LLM-winning list

European Legacy Masters

Jasper's vintage cube draft deck

Chapters

00:08 Introduction

01:18 London Legacy Monthly

10:59 LLM round by round

33:32 European Legacy Masters 2026

37:39 Vintage Cube overview

44:00 Vintage Cube card swaps

57:49 Pack one pick one (First pack)

01:22:02 Pack one pick one (Second pack)

01:47:37 Closing remarks

Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - ‘Inner Cell’ & ‘Horology’

In this first episode of Eternal Horizons, Francis and Jasper kick things off by talking about how they got into Magic before discussing their experiences at Eternal Weekend EU in Lucca.

They reflect on their early days in Magic, discovering a shared fondness for casting Cruel Ultimatum, before discussing Legacy’s history in the time that they’ve been playing it, including Miracles, Painter, and a few major bannings. 

The second half of the episode focuses on Eternal Weekend as your hosts muse on the beautiful city of Lucca and give a breakdown of their team trios performance, plus an account of Francis’ top 32 run with Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage. Jasper talks about the two different builds of Painter he played: blue-green Echo Painter and red-white Strawberry Shortcake, while Francis goes through his choices for Cephalid Breakfast and his Premodern Life Combo deck. 

After a brief digression into options for unpowered Vintage lists, they wrap up with a look ahead to an upcoming local tournament, with an innovative new build of Painter hoving into view.

Decklists and other links:

Alex’s Trios Pauper Elves

Francis’ Vintage Gifts Breach

Jasper’s Trios Legacy Echo Painter

Painting By Numbers: Complete History of Painter

Jasper’s Legacy Strawberry Shortcake

Jasper’s round 2 feature match

Francis’ Legacy Cephalid Breakfast

Francis’ Premodern Life Combo

Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - 'Inner Cell' & 'Horology'

Chapters:

00:00 Intro - Welcome to Eternal Horizons

01:10 Francis’ Magic origins + early Legacy experiences

04:19 Jasper’s path into Legacy + discovering Painter

06:01 Early Legacy decks, budgets, and learning the format

09:06 Miracles, Sensei’s Divining Top, and a defining era

12:28 Post-WAR Legacy and how the format changed

16:26 Why record a Legacy podcast?

18:17 Eternal Weekend Lucca

20:56 Team Trio event

29:24 Choosing a Legacy deck for the main event

31:08 Playing Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage

39:15 Powered vs unpowered Vintage

48:16 Building Painter in Legacy (new tech + experiments)

51:00 Legacy main event - Strawberry Shortcake Painter

53:23 What is a Clam Session?

56:48 Legacy main event - Cephalid Breakfast

01:01:39 Premodern - GW Life Combo

01:10:23 Looking ahead - future episodes + LLM