How to Beat Vengevine/Madness Survival

Survival of the Fittest has always been a Legacy staple that players have built decks around. However, it is only with the incorporation of Vengevine that let Survival decks consistently top-8 in the Star City Games and also in the Singaporean meta. Here are some statistics to back the claim up.

[Brainstorming] Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) in Legacy – Affinity 2.0

The release of Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) excites every Affinity player by introducing new robots and shiny trinkets to the Legacy scene. However, the recent Star City Games Legacy Open tournament at Nashville has shown us that building a tier 1 Affinity is perhaps a distant dream. (Note that Survival posted 4 decks in the top 8 and 5 in the top 16!) Let's first take a brief look at what SOM brought to Legacy Affinity.

[Brainstorming] Chandra Ablaze in Legacy Belcher

And you think discussions about innovating Belcher revolves around whether Mox Opal is included in it? Totally wrong! Give it to Zhi Ming to throw in a planeswalker into the combo list. Given his past history of using Clearwater Goblet in Vintage (and winning against t1 combo decks with it), his new idea to throw Chandra Ablaze into 2-land Belcher is not something to neglect. Here's his decklist:

[Brainstorming] Post Scars of Mirrodin Artifact Stompy

By Bryan
This article is courtesy of Bryan (DL.PIGGY on sgcardgames.com). Having piloted Dragon Stompy to a top 4 finish in the Library of Alexandria tournament, he's created a new deck by incorporating cards from Scars of Mirrodin to form what he named Artifact Stompy. Enjoy!

Artifact Stompy – Bryan (Game Haven 10th October 2010 Legacy Tournament)

Mana (23 + 7)
4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Seat of the Synod
4 Darksteel Citadel
3 Island
4 Mox Diamond
3 Simian Spirit Guide

Threats (18)
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Etched Champion
4 Master of Etherium
3 Esperzoa
3 Rusted Relic

Disruption (12)
4 Trinisphere
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Tangle Wire

Sideboard (15)
4 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Ratchet Bomb
3 Powder Keg
3 Pithing Needle
2 Chill

[Tourney Report] Top 4 Split with Merfolk!

Merfolk is such a dumb deck. Seriously!

Merfolk - Top 4 Games Heaven Legacy Tournament 10th October 2010

Mana (20)
12 Island
4 Wasteland
4 Mutavault

Threats (22)
4 Cursecatcher
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Coralhelm Commander
4 Merrow Reejerey
2 Merfolk Sovereign

Disruption (12)
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
2 Spell Pierce
2 Spell Snare

Others (6)
4 Aether Vial
2 Psionic Blast

Sideboard (15)
4 Mind Harness
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Hydroblast
1 Blue Elemental Blast
3 Null Rod
2 Annul

[Tourney Coverage] 10-10-10 Magic Tournament Photo Coverage

This just in! Bet you've never see handsome Singaporean magic players posing “enthusiastically” for a photoshoot. I'm just gonna let the photographs do the talking.

The 40% Rule (or why you don't draw that FoW)

If you've been reading legacy forums, you're bound to come across the saying that you'll have a Force of Will in your opening hand 40% of the time. This article will explain the trinkets behind the magic number 40. You'll also learn how to build a better manabase by finding out how many lands is enough.

And relax, there's not much math involved. If you know how to count from 1 to 60 and know how to multiply using a calculator, you'll be able to get through this easily.