[Brainstorming] Designing a Budget Legacy Deck - Part 2

In part 1, I mentioned that many budget Legacy decks tend to be weaker versions of established decks. In this 2nd part of the series, let's zoom in to aggro decks and see why there's a point in playing budget aggro decks in Legacy.


Note: many decks in this series reference spooky's awesome post on Legacy budget decks over at MTG Salvation.

[Legacy 101] Introduction to Zoo

Having 12 top-8's in the past 10 SCG legacy events, Zoo is the premier aggro deck in legacy. It features the best creatures with the best burn to kill your opponent asap. It boasts of high consistency and speed, which is one of the main reasons why this deck is so popular. Moreover, the modularity of the deck allows numerous variations, although some card choices are seemingly “locked-in” due to them being way beyond the curve.