Everyday Eternal Podcast

On today’s show, Callum, Matt and I discuss the pricy awesomeness that are Time Spiral Remastered old frame cards, revealing a serious tribal addiction Matt recently developed. Spoiler: it’s not rhinos.  We also cover Callum’s work on trying to make Chain of Smog work in Legacy, while Matt of course has a completely different idea for the card. In the second half of the show we answer a bunch of your questions submitted via our Patreon Discord and Twitter (@EternalMTG) about what’s particularly viable and why Tarmogoyf is the historian of Legacy.

• GreenSunsZenith.com – Douges’ page dedicated to all flavors of Maverick
• Douges’ first ever Legacy Challenge – Top8 with GWb Maverick

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

“If I wanted to maximize both agency over my draws & consistency of my deck, I’d play 60 Islands”
– Julian

A recent discussion in the Leaving a Legacy FB group about the value of agency, consistency and specifically Sylvan Library had individually caught Matt’s, Callum’s and Julian’s attention. Both concepts are sometimes fetishized to a non-competitive degree, without accounting for the marginal costs associated with maximizing them. In today’s show, we go deep on the dynamics of the power-vs-consistency spectrum, and the external factors impacting the degree to which you should push your deck’s consistency.

Tying into that are our thoughts about how to avoid trapping yourself in delusions of agency over too limited a spectrum of decisions. We explore which aspects seem to be popular with players trying to maximize agency, while other less tangible and harder-o-master ones will be forgone despite yielding much larger returns.

This discussion especially relates to both building & playing non-blue decks with Sylvan Library, but also teaches the general mindset of a competitive player.

• The LAL Facebook Group Discussion mentioned in the episode
• Matt’s Aggro Loam from 2010/11

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

Callum just BULLDOZED his way through the new Legacy metagame on the past weekend. He took down both the Lotus Box Octagon as well as the Saturday Legacy Challenge with his new creation, Esper Mentor – or as Julian likes to call it, Wigan Kebab Control. It just rolls off the tongue. In today’s episode we hit a deep dive into what lead Callum to picking Esper as the best shell for breaking the card of the tournament, Of One Mind. We also find out why Teferi, Time Raveler is absolutely broken with Unearth, and what filthy things the two are up to on a regular basis!

Tune in to find out about one of the most refreshing, entertaining newly emerged decks of the format, as well as a summary of what else has been going on in Legacy ever since the The Good, The Bad and the Ugly were banned.

Show Notes

• Callum’s Esper Mentor Decklist (aka ‘Wigan Kebab Control’)
• Saturday Challenge Top32
• Sunday Challenge Top32
• VOD of Callum’s Finals opponent (IsThisTrueHero) – timestamped for your pleasure
• Clip of Callum’s Über Blowout Play #1
• Clip of Callum’s Über Blowout Play #2

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

Monday, February 15th 2021 is going down in Legacy history. Never before have three cards been banned in Legacy ever since its creation in 2004. Callum, Matt and Julian sit down to not only discus the aftermath of the forced departure of Oko, DHA and Astrolabe, but also the significance of the reasoning provided by Wizards of the Coast. Specifically their commitment to players’ desire for a format more diverse and rich in varied gameplay is a strong committment to what WotC prominently acknowledged as the ‘spirit of the format.’

We’re incredibly excited for Legacy’s doors finally swinging wide open® again and can’t wait to jump into exploring this whole new world!

Show Notes

• FEBRUARY 15, 2021 BANNED AND RESTRICTED ANNOUNCEMENT

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Until next time,
Julian

Turn 2, Ball Lightning!

Callum has used his time in quarantine to intensify his work on breaking Legacy with memes-turned-decks. This time it’s a GRb Ball Lighting tribal deck that actually works much better than we’d have ever anticipated. Make sure to pack your Tundra Wolves because this one’s about to become massive….until end of turn.

With Kaldheim being released on Magic Online right now, and becoming available in Paper on February 5th, we cover all the cards that might see play in Legacy; as well as one particular card an astonishing amount of people have been losing their minds over. As we discuss why the card is actually horrible, Callum proposes an ambitious bet of actually eating a hat if it actually turns out to be as insane. Is that gonna be enough motivation for some of you to try and actually break it? Please let us know because we’re already shorting the shit out of it!

Show Notes

• Callum’s Ballroom Blitz
• Callum’s Stream
• Guide to Robbing a Bank
• Mythic Spoiler – All Kaldheim Cards
• The Truffle Shuffle – a historic Legacy deck with 3 Moment’s Peace

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

Joining us today is one of enthusiastic ambassadors of the Legacy format. Kai Sawatari might not be the most visible online persona (thus far!), but not only is he one of the funniest and most relaxed guys to hang out with at tournaments, he’s also an incredibly talented ANT/Doomsday pilot. Born in Japan, Kai had spent most of his life in Germany, but eventually decided to move back to Japan where he’s been crushing tournaments for the past 6 years. For tonight’s episode we invited him to get some of the positive energy he emits everywhere he goes on the cast, but also to learn more about one of the most fascinating Legacy scenes in the world: the Greater Tokio area. And while we all knew that Tokio is often considered the Mecca of Legacy and offers tons of ways to play Legacy every day, Kai still totally blew us away with HOW much Legacy there actually is in Japan’s capital. On top of that we also explore in what ways Magic: the Gathering in Japan is such a different experience to players more used to the European/American ways.  Kai paints a picture of a much more chilled out but at the top levels just as cutthroat environment, with players showing massive support to their LGS and fostering probably the greatest Legacy scene in the world!

We also touch on Kai’s work as an artist, and why it would have had a much better chance to be printed onto a Homelands card than on anything being released today! And just when you thought the episode was over, Callum pulls out the horror story of Wigan Kebab. Seriously, what is that?!

Show Notes

• Kai Sawatari’s Twitter
• Kai’s transformational Snow Doomsday List
• Sawataridoodles.com – Kai’s Artworks

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

For our final episode of the year, the whole crew of Matt, Callum and Julian comes together to take a look back at one of the most turbulent years in the history of Legacy. From one of the most broken decks that ever saw the light of day, via a card that was upon spoiler immediately called out as more broken than Black Lotus – 2020 has been an incredibly wild ride. But not for all of us! With Covid raging around the world, Paper Magic had been put on the back burner in most of the world, with many players never even getting to play a single match against some of the utter brokenness that was this year in review.

We’re all incredibly excited for what’s to come in 2021. Julian in particular has a lot of thoughts about why 2021 should be the year of empowering local and especially regional Magic, as opposed to trying to force the game back into an expired Organized Play concept that doesn’t feel right for 2021 anymore. Listen to his thoughts about why WotC and 3rd party TOs should instead strengthen regional mid-sized tournaments around the world, especially during a year of rebuilding.

Show Notes

• Legacy Challenge 27th Dec with that sweet Rector deck in 9th place
• Legacy Unlimited POWER: #1 Dilon Dubyk – Urza Academy
• Legacy Unlimited POWER: #2 Simone Giovannetti – Grixis Delver
• Legacy Unlimited POWER: #3 Matteo Brusaferri – 4c Delver
• Legacy Unlimited POWER: #4 Marco Vassallo aka TrueHero – BUG Shadow

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show! We’re wishing a very happy New Year to all of you! We’re incredibly thankful for your support from all around the world, and are super excited to continue Everyday Eternal into a year that will surely hold a lot of great things for the Legacy community – we promise we’ll surely do our part to make it so!

Until next time,
Julian

It is Christmas. There is a knock on your door. You think it’s Santa. As you open the door, you realize you forgot to play around Elvish Spirit Guide. You try to slam it shut but it is too late. Tom Hepp runs you over with Marit Lage.

Sounds familiar? Every day dozens of people get crushed by one of Magic Online’s most dangerous endbosses. Tom “Negator77” Hepp is currently sitting at a record 38 trophies in the Legacy Leagues, and continues to dominate the Magic Online meta at will. He recently unleashed Rainbow Depths onto the world, which maybe offers the highest power level relatively to its cost. Using no Reserved List cards, you can build this deck for less than $700, and probably even way less depending on what you already have. But it gets even better: Tom has put together Rainbow Depths – Total Sideboarding for us, because he doesn’t just want to “send you to your death” as he puts it.

If you’re looking to learn from the best there is when it comes to Dark Depths, and also want to find out which member of the cast was once chased by a giant bull, this episode is for you!

Show Notes

• Tom “Negator77” Hepp’s recommended Rainbow Depths list [image | text file]
• Tom’s Sideboarding guide
• Tom’s YouTube Channel
• Eternal Party Tokyo 2020 – Coverage [Japanese, might need to enable in-browser translate]
• Eternal Party Tokyo 2020 – Top 16 Decks [Japanese]
• MoPandaa on Twitch

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

This is an episode I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Marc Eric Vogt is not only one of the very first people I got to know when I started playing Legacy ~15 years ago, I also feel overwhelmingly confident in saying that he is one of the best, if not the best Legacy player I ever met.

Marc recently picked up MTGO again after an 8-year hiatus and immediately jumped to completely anihilating the competition. After two months of grinding and streaming, he is sitting at an absolutely mindblowing winrate of over 80%. He has won the AnziD Lotus Box Invitational and a Challenge, has Top8’ed another and just last weekend finished Top4 in the giant Mana Traders tournament.

But what is Marc’s success built on? Callum and I invited him for one of our deepest dives on how to be a winning Legacy player. This is not only (but especially) for those who want to learn the underappreciated art of Control-Fu, but also for those who want to understand game on a deeper level. Marc offers incredible advice (and some bad takes on Sauerkraut) that’s gonna be invaluable to anyone looking to take their game to the next level.

Show Notes

• Marc Eric Vogt’s Twitch Stream
• Marc Eric Vogt’s Twitter Feed
• Marc’s current Bant Miracles list (text | visual)
• Marc Eric Vogt right after winning GP Bologna
• Javier Dominguez’ visionary Legacy article
• Oldschool Commander format

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian

Prelude: Callum hates the Monarch mechanic.

Today’s show starts off with a therapy session for Callum & Julian, who have both been recently exposed to the power of MINOTAURS in Legacy. Recounting how they both got destroyed by Legacy’s hottest new way to break Didggerido, they dissect the deck known as Thunderbluff 3.0.

After looking at a couple of recent tournament results, Julian proposes the Top 5 decks of Legacy, while Callum suggests a couple of decks that are also up there, rounding out the most likely decks you’re gonna encounter in a competitive environment. Afterwards we move on to our review of Commander Legends, covering all the parts that will, might or probably won’t see play. Did we mention that Callum hates the Monarch mechanic?

Show Notes

• Stefan “MentalMisstep” Schütz’ Thunderbluff 3.0 MTGO 5-0 list
• Dan Staub’s Mono Red Minotaurs
• Anzi presents: Dice City Games’ Fall Revised Open – Results
• Legacy Showcase Challenge – Results
• Legacy Challenge, Nov 15th – Results
• Legacy Challenge, Nov 16th – Results
• Special 4 Seasons “UNLIMITED” Legacy Event Announcement (online)
• Marc “Baby” Vogt’s Twitch stream (next week’s guest!)
• MarcoMale’s Twitch Stream
• TrueHero’s Twitch Stream

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show!
Until next time,
Julian