Delver. Miracles. Death and Taxes. Elves. ANT. Everyone who is familiar with Legacy knows these decks. They’ve been decks for awhile now. Whatever happened to shaking it up every once in awhile? You know, like Aluren, Cheerios, or…Jeskai Ascendancy?
Sam Black managed to do that a couple weeks ago at the SCG Invitational in Seattle, taking it to a Top 8 finish.
Jeskai Ascendancy
| Creatures (4) 4 Fatestitcher Spells (42) 1 Chrome Mox 4 Lotus Petal 4 Jeskai Ascendancy 2 Wind Zendikon 4 Brainstorm 2 Dig Through Time 4 Force of Will 2 Gut Shot 4 Mental Note 3 Pact of Negation 4 Thought Scour 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Treasure Cruise Lands (14) 1 Island 1 Flooded Strand 4 Misty Rainforest 1 Polluted Delta 1 Scalding Tarn 3 Tundra 3 Volcanic Island | Sideboard (15) 2 Pithing Needle 1 Sulfur Elemental 1 Echoing Truth 1 Flusterstorm 1 Hydroblast 2 Lightning Bolt 3 Pyroblast 3 Swords to Plowshares 1 Forked Bolt |
Working in a fashion that is slightly faster than the Modern version that Josh Utter Leyton and crew unleashed at the World Championships, Sam Black’s version is much more all in with the combo, eschewing Young Pyromancer in favor of Lotus Petals and Wind Zendikon, of all cards!
But what’s that, you want to go deeper? Let’s get even wackier, all thanks to the wacky brewmaster Greg Hatch:
Artificer’s Intuition
| Creatures (4) 4 Salvage Titan Spells (44) 4 Altar of the Brood 4 Chromatic Star 4 Conjurer’s Bauble 4 Helm of Awakening 4 Lion’s Eye Diamond 2 Locket of Yesterdays 4 Lotus Petal 2 Mishra’s Bauble 4 Sensei’s Divining Top 4 Serum Powder 4 Artificer’s Intuition 4 Mox Opal Lands (12) 4 Darksteel Citadel 4 Seat of the Synod 4 Vault of Whispers | Sideboard (15) 4 Defense Grid 1 Engineered Explosives 1 Pithing Needle 1 Welding Jar 4 Leyline of the Void 4 Brain Freeze |
…what?
It’s a thing of beauty, I tell you.
I would bet that most people would not know what is going on at first glance. The main combo is Altar of the Brood + 2 Sensei’s Divining Top + Helm of Awakening (or Locket of Yesterdays), and it uses Artificer’s Intuition to tutor up the pieces. Watch his energetic deck tech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMmmZgTL_Q
ManaWerx
- Date: January 3rd, 2015
- Location: ManaWerx – 4920 W Thunderbird Rd, Suite 122, Phoenix, Arizona
- Entry Fee: $15
- Registration: 10:00am-10:45am
- Round 1 Start: 11:00am
- Format: Legacy
- REL: Regular
- Swiss rounds based on attendance, with a cut to Top 8.
- Decklists Required.
Prizes:
- 1st Place: 36 packs, 10 Legacy Series Points
- 2nd Place: 18 packs, 8 Legacy Series Points
- 3rd-4th Place: 12 packs, 6 Legacy Series Points
- 5th-8th Place: 6 packs, 4 Legacy Series Points
- 9th+ Place: 1 Legacy Series Point
View the complete AZMagicPlayers.com 2015 Legacy Series – Spring Season Schedule here!