Everyday Eternal Podcast

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.

Show Notes

• June 1, 2020 Banned & Restricted Announcement
• Team Lotus Box 1.5k Legacy – Top8 Decklists
• Esper Vial as played by Julian to a Top16
• Lotus Box 1.5k – Esper Vial Videos by Julian
• Jeff Lin’s Twitter (Esper Vial creator)
• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
• Other ways to help

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

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 😉

Show Notes

• May 18, 2020 Banned and Restricted Announcement
• Max’ Blue Steel deck (picture) (txt file)
• Max Gilmore’s Twitter account
• MinMaxBlog.com – Max’ and Min’s blog
• Jeff Lin’s Esper Vial 
• Jeff Lin’s Twitter
• Daniel Nunes’ Sliver decklist

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

“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

Show Notes

• Legacy Challenge Apr 18th
• Legacy Challenge Apr 19th
• Legacy Challenge Apr 25th
• Legacy Challenge Apr 26th
• Jeff Lin’s UW Tempo Deck
• Original UW Tempo thread on The Source (2010)
• Julian’s Google Sheet with Companion Stats

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

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!

Show Notes

• Legacy Super Qualifier Top32 decklists (including Jeff’s, Anuraag’s and the Dryad decklist discussed on the show
• All Ikoria and Commander spoilers on mythicspoiler.com

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

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.

• Imperial Seal
• Flash
• Shahrazad
• Time Vault
• Mystical Tutor
• Survival of the Fittest
• Mental Misstep

Show Notes

• March 2020 Legacy Banned List
• 2002 Type 1.5 Banned List (pre-Legacy)
• Timeline of all Magic Bannings
• Creation of Legacy, September 2004
• Starter & Portal Sets become legal, March 2005
• Imperial Seal banned, September 2005
• Closing the Suspend-loophole with Shahrazad, July 2007
• WotC Explanation of Shahrazad ban, September 2007
• MTG Goldfish article about the history of Time Vault
• WotC gives Time Vault its final form, September 2008
• WotC Explanation of Mystical Tutor ban, June 2010 [“The Gentlemen’s Agreement”]
• WotC Explanation of Survival of the Fittest ban, December 2010
• WotC Explanation of Mental Misstep ban, September 2011

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!

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

For today’s episode Julian is joined by UK Legacy experts Callum “Whitefaces” Smith and Francis “FGC” Cowper, as well as Swedish format veteran Marcus “Truckis” Ewaldh. The four of them discuss Callum’s and Marcus’ face-off in the most recent Legacy Format Showcase with UWr Breach, troubles in Kenya and Francis’ future aspirations in the House of Lords.

The second half of the cast is entirely dedicated to the new Pre-Innistrad Legacy format that has started making a splash in London and Texas. It’s a bit more chatty and open-ended as Callum and Francis describe their new experiences in the format, and compare them to what Marcus and Julian experienced in the format back when it was the current Legacy.

Show Notes

• Bob Huang’s Metagame Stats
• Callum Smith’s Legacy Showcase winning UWr Breach
• Marcus Ewaldh’s and the other Top lists of the Legacy Showcase
• Julian’s Bant Maverick List
• Bob Huang’s Chart of Ban Times
• Pre-Innistrad Legacy Discord Invitiation
• Julian’s GP Amsterdam 2011 report with GW Maverick
• GP Amsterdam 2011 Coverage
• GP Amsterdam 2011 – Top32 Decklists
• Pre-Innistrade Legacy in Texas on 15th March

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

Listen to Eric and Julian welcome our special guest Callum Smith (fresh of his Leg Challenge Runner-Up finish) to discuss the hottest deck in Legacy right now – UG OmniTell!

Show Notes

• Julian’s league #74 with UG OmniTell + one Decklist
• Julian’s league #75 with UG OmniTell + another Decklist
• Eric’s currently recommended UG OmniTell list, following our discussion on the cast
• January 13th Legacy Challenge – Callum’s (Whitefaces) list in 2nd place

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

Eric, Matt and Julian welcome repeat-Eternal Weekend CHAMPION Hans Jacob Kuhlmann Goddik to the cast to discuss the current meta – and how HJ’s Grixis Delver list and its genius sideboarding strategy is crushing right now!

• Eternal Weekend EU – Legacy Top8 Decklists
• Underworld Breach – Theros Beyond Death Spoiler
• Kunoros, Hound of Athreos – Theros Beyond Death Spoiler

Also please note that Bob Huang has stepped down as a host from Everyday Eternal. We’re wishing Bob all the best with his new project(s) that will be unveiled today! Bob has been a member of our podcast for almost 5 years and was a huge driving force in making it more professionl, regular and competitive. Looking forward to having him back on as special guest some time! 😍

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

Listen to Eric and Julian talk about their experience at GP Bologna where they both finished in the money, and also discuss the new metagame post-Bologna with Bob!

Show Notes

• Top 8 Decklists of GP Bologna
• Entire GP Bologna Text Coverage
• Day 1 Metagame Breakdown GP Bologna
• Day 2 Metagame Beakdown GP Bologna
• BUG Opposition by Robert Cuellari
• BUG Oko Zenith by Tristan Pölzl
• Nebraska’s War Top8 Decklists
• MTGO Legacy Playoff Decklists
• GP Bologna Finals Video

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

Eric, Bob and Julian discuss some last minute learnings about the Legacy metagame.

* Legacy metagame summary after the first 3 big events post Wrenn-ban
* Cardmarket Series Prague – Top8 Decklists
* Cardmarket Series Prague – Metagame Breakdown
* MTGO Challenges Top Decks

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