Show Notes
Eternal Weekend is coming. So... what are you playing? Zac and Phil break down the latest Legacy results from Buffalo Chicken Dip, looking at the decklists and trying to figure out what the current metagame actually looks like heading into Eternal Weekend. On paper, the format looks pretty diverse. We've got: Sneak & Show Blue-Red Delver Beanstalk Black Saga Storm Dimir Doomsday But once you start looking at the actual cards being played, things get a lot more interesting. Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student is everywhere. Daze continues to show up across multiple shells. Flow State has become a major engine for tempo decks, while Stock Up fills a similar role in bigger-mana strategies. And Orcish Bowmasters continues to dictate the terms of interaction. Phil's argument is that the Legacy metagame may look like a collection of different archetypes while actually functioning around a surprisingly small collection of cards. We also talk about: Sneak & Show's new Flashback technology Whether Flashback belongs in Legacy The eternal debate over Daze The strange rise and fall of Bilbo Blue-Red Delver Prismari Command vs. Brazen Borrower Beanstalk's incredibly low-risk engine Black Saga Storm Dimir Doomsday Why Orcish Bowmasters is still the best thing to be doing The disappearance of Planar Nexus decks Whether the previous ban actually solved the right problem Why self-perpetuating engines are dangerous for format health What your opponent's first land + Tamiyo tells you about their deck How all of this should influence your Eternal Weekend sideboard And Zac's upcoming Breakfast Masterclass with Larson The big question: What are YOU playing at Eternal Weekend?
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