Remember, remember the fifth of September…that’s how it goes, right? Regardless, the fifth of September marks a momentous day for AZMagicPlayers – the 2015 Legacy Series Masters! Players have gone to event after event in an effort to qualify for this one tournament. We’ve reached out to a number of them, let’s get to know them!
- Legacy Series Masters Interviews, Part One
- Legacy Series Masters Interviews, Part Two
- Legacy Series Masters Interviews, Part Three
- Legacy Series Masters Interviews, Part Four
- Legacy Series Masters Interviews, Part Five
Tony Murata
Age:
28
Occupation:
Scientist
Qualified via:
Top Points, at-large
Previous Accomplishments (any MTG event, not just Legacy Series):
Won an SCG Legacy Open, Top 4’ed another and won last year’s AZMagicPlayers.com Legacy Series.
What has been your decks of choice this year at the Legacy Series?
12Post
How long have you been playing Legacy?
About six years
What is your favorite Legacy deck of all time?
12Post
How does knowing who is qualified affect your deck choice, if at all?
It doesn’t affect it. But I know there will be Omni-Tell players, which will influence my deck construction.
You are in charge of the next ban/unban. What changes do you make?
Ban Wasteland! But seriously, Legacy is fine the way it is. Nothing needs to be changed.
What is your most memorable Legacy moment (does not have to be Legacy Series-specific)?
Topdecking an Eye of Ugin in order to defeat Eric Froehlich at an SCG Open.
P.J. Melies
Age:
45 by the time this Masters event fires
Occupation:
Software developer
Qualified via:
Top Points, at-large
Previous Accomplishments (any MTG event, not just Legacy Series):
Pro Tour Chicago 2000, multiple PTQ and States top 8s.
What has been your decks of choice this year at the Legacy Series?
Multiple deck choices including Dragon Stompy, Pox Reanimator and Faithless Reanimator.
How long have you been playing Legacy?
Since before it was Legacy. I played it when it was called Type 1.5 and still catch myself referring to the formats as Type 1.5, Type 2, etc.
What is your favorite Legacy deck of all time?
Forgemaster MUD.
How does knowing who is qualified affect your deck choice, if at all?
Very little actually. I tend to play the decks I enjoy rather than the “good” decks or “well positioned” decks regardless of what the expected metagame is for any given tournament. For the upcoming tournament I’m still trying to decide between Stax, MUD, Dragon Stompy and Faithless Reanimator.
You are in charge of the next ban/unban. What changes do you make?
Unban Black Vise, Mana Vault and Memory Twist while banning Counterbalance. If the control players want to counter multiple spells with one card let them play Forbid.
What is your most memorable Legacy moment (does not have to be Legacy Series-specific)? Playing in the Legacy side event at Grand Prix Phoenix last year. It was my first Grand Prix ever and my first real exposure to the live local Legacy community.
Bryan Rockenbach
Age:
23
Occupation:
Yelp Sales
Qualified via:
Top Points, at-large
Previous Accomplishments (any MTG event, not just Legacy Series):
A few legacy series tops, but not much. Former Yugioh Pro & National Finalist etc.
What has been your decks of choice this year at the Legacy Series?
BUG Delver, Shardless BUG, & Omnitell
How long have you been playing Legacy?
1 1/2 Years
What is your favorite Legacy deck of all time?
Shardless BUG
How does knowing who is qualified affect your deck choice, if at all? Partially, I have everyone put on a deck since most people in Legacy are creatures of habit and stick with 1-2 decks
You are in charge of the next ban/unban. What changes do you make?
Ban Sensei’s Divining Top, unban nothing
What is your most memorable Legacy moment (does not have to be Legacy Series-specific)?
Losing on the bubble on the win & in of an SCG Open Series for slightly mis-sequencing my Liliana of the Veil +1 then getting Dazed off the top to counter my only out. Although I lost it was an extremely valuable lesson that I will never make that mistake again.