[Brainstorming] Scars of Mirrodin in Legacy – A Fundamental Shift in Stax

First there was Nevinyral's Disk, giving decks everywhere a chance to reset the board. Then came Powder Keg, a cheaper but more restrictive way to remove irritating artifacts and creatures in mono blue decks. With Mirrodin came Engineered Explosives, giving Pernicious Deed to multicolour decks lacking black green. Scars of Mirrodin brought us the new and improved Ratchet Bomb which now removes all threats from Aether Vial and Counterbalance to Tarmogoyf and Jace, the Mind Sculptor. I expect this to be a big boost to Ancient Tomb decks.

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Scars of Mirrodin absolutely excites me! Just like Mirrodin brought Chalice of the Void, Trinisphere, and Crucible of Worlds to make Stax a legitimate deck, Scars promises to at least add on to or even revamp artifact heavy decks in Legacy. As of the point when this article is written, close to a third of Scars has been spoiled and there are some cards that are sure to make an impact on Legacy. Perhaps the card that catches veteran Legacy players' eyes is this:

[Legacy 101] Introduction to Enchantress (Solitaire)

Essentially a control combo deck, Enchantress has not been posting fantastic results at the SCG Legacy Open Series. Also known as Solitaire for its ability to play itself in the late game, it has posted only 1 win and no other top 16's in the past 12 events, and by that basis it is not really a deck that's performing well (either that or there's not enough players supporting the archetype). However, it boasts good matchups against aggro decks in general and is a decent deck choice given the right metagame for it to shine. Taking advantage of the metagame, that's how you can perform at a tournament.