In keeping with 2020’s global theme, we invited Belgian Infect aficionado Sam Dams to the show tonight. And by that we mean: there has been an overwhelming amount of requests for him through the entire year on both our Patreon Discord and Twitter. No surprise though, given how Sam has made a name for himself as arguably the most prolific Infect pilot since the heydays of Tom Ross!

Together we explore this somewhat “forgotten” Legacy archetype, which Sam still considers to be one of the best decks in the format. Yet he’s also the first to admit that the deck is facing new challenges; in particular WotC’s power creep on creatures is causing issues for Infect. In order to combat them, Sam has decided to add another colour to the deck – as well as everyone’s favourite broken Planeswalker!

Towards the end of the show we answer a TON of questions submitted via our Discord and Twitter; among them some of the best strategic and of course also meme questions (thanks Tom). If you wanna pick up one of the most wrongfuly underestimated decks in the format and either kill people on turn2 or grind them into oblivion, this deck & episode are for you!

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On today’s show Callum and Julian discuss one of the hottest decks in the format: call it RUG Uro, Temur Denial or – like a cultured person – Poke Pile! Jeff “Pokemoki” White recently released this absolute beast of a deck onto the Legacy scene, and it’s been putting up insanely good numbers in the hands of a lot of people. It’s also one of the most controversial and misunderstood decks right now, primarily because of its strategically unorthodox use of Stifle.

Callum and Julian explore what makes the deck’s use of Stifle so special, and why thinking of this deck as “Deverless Delver” might be misleading. They’re discussing a potential resurgence of Bant Miracles, as Legacy dreadnought StefanoGs has re-entered the format!

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On today’s show, Callum dives deeper on his Shark Control list he just Top4’ed the Legacy Challenge with. Did Standstill get cut just to improve the name of the deck even further, or are there actual gameplay considerations behind this? In any case, Shark Control is really making its pressence felt in the format and might just be the kind of Control deck blue mages have been longing for ever since UW Miracles had fallen out of favour.

In the second part of the cast, Callum and Julian discuss the primary deckbuilding constraints and principles in Legacy. What are the questions one has to ask themselves when trying to come up with something new in 2020, and what are the common blindspots and pitfalls in try to revolutionize the format…or just have some good old fun?

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Coming fresh off a Legacy Challenge win, Kyle Moran introduces Callum and Julian to how he turned one of the biggest meme decks in the history of Vintage and Legacy into a real deck! Not only can this deck draw the game (in paper) at almost any point, it’s also got the possibility to win the game out of almost entirely nowhere! Kyle’s positive energy is absolutely captivating and makes for an absolute blast of an episode – definitely don’t miss this one!

In the second half of the show we discuss Javier Dominguez’ excellent article about the current state of Legacy, and the impacts recent printings have had on both tactics and strategies across the board.

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Goblins used to consistently terrorize the top tables during the early years of Legacy, but eventually faded into obscurity. Recently it’s been growing in both popularity and success again, so we invited one of the premier Goblin kings to the cast to discuss which key additions have made the deck viable again. Eli “goblinlackey1” Goings teaches Callum, Matt and Julian about the ways of the Goblins, and which key M21 card he’s incredibly excited for.

In the second half of the show, the crew explores the most promising M21 spoilers – only half of which Matt could see making the cut in NicFit, we promise!

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Callum, Matt and Julian come together to discuss Wizards of the Coast’s “patch” of the Commander Companion mechanic and whether they still believe any of them to be viable now. Callum and Julian then get lost into a wine/beer-fueled praise of – you guessed it – Esper Vial and how it carried Julian to a Top16 in the Team Lotus Box Legacy 1.5k. Also, will Yorio still be a thing in Legacy, or is it gonna join the Veteran Explorer’s Club of Near Misses?

Includes a foreword by Julian about the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protests in the US and around the world.

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With Lurrus and Zirda banned in record pace, Legacy initially looked to revert back to its pre-Ikoria state. But is it really? Callum, Julian and their guest Max Gilmore explore the biggest questions we all face right now: is Snowko gonna take over again? And if so, how many cards is it gonna play? And which kind of room is there to punish the seemingly unpunishable deck?

Also find out which deck in particular all three of them are super excited for. Or just scroll down to the show notes and take a wild guess 😉

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“The difference between your friend and your best friend is that your friend asks, ‘Are you ok?’ and your best friend asks, ‘Do you want to cast something from the graveyard?”

– Savania China

Get to know the new permanent host of Everyday Eternal – Callum “Whitefaces” Smith! After making several guest appearances on previous episodes, EU employee protection laws have forced us to offer Callum a permanent contract as a host. Fortunately for us, Callum’s passion for Legacy and his sheerly insatiable hunger for innovation make him a perfect addition to our crew!

In today’s show, Callum, Matt and Julian look back at the first two weeks of companions in Legacy. Analyzing the first four Legacy Challenges, our team looks at 128 lists worth of Top32. Not only do we discuss the most commonly played and successful archetypes right now (Grixis & Jeskai Delver, Zirda), but we also delve deep into some innovative brews that have emerged from the mayhem that is this new (temporary?) age of Legacy!

Summary of first 4 Challenges

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For today’s show Eric & Julian welcome the most recent Legacy Super Qualifier winner Jeff “Pokemoki” White onto the cast. Together with serial guest star Callum “Whitefaces” Smith we discuss Jeff’s run through the tournament with Bant(r) Midrange (or is it Control?!) – and why Jeff thinks Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath might actually be slightly overrated.

In the second half of the show Callum introduces his to his latest made creation: the Dryad of the Ilysian Grove Stompy deck. The crew later explores the first Ikoria and Commander spoilers and start brainstorming one of the worst combo decks the world has ever heard of: Kraken-Clone Storm!

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With the world on lockdown and all Magic tournaments cancelled, we are taking you out of the current reality and onto a cruise through the history of Legacy. Together with our guests Marius “MariusOfTheMoon” Hausmann we specifically explore the bans of the years 2004-2011. I did a ton of research on this episode to provide you with some super interesting tidbits and little-known facts about these bannings. While doing so I found in particularly interesting to analyze Wizards of the Coast’s historic explanations about their decisions, which played a significant part in establishing the formation of Legacy as we know it today.

With all our hosts being contemporaries of all these banned cards, we discuss our experiences with the respective cards at the times and how we feel about the necessity of their bans.

I really enjoyed researching today’s episode. For as well as I remember those cards and bans, I still found a ton of unique and interesting details that I love sharing with you!

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