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Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Et ernalDurdlesALKEM GEAR BAGS!https://www.alkemgear.com/?ref=qhbtohkfUse our link for a free Month of Elite on TradeMagic.gghttps://trademagic.gg/eternaldurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnThe second paper Peak Legacy event took place in New York City on October 11, and we’re breaking down the decklists!Despite a nor’easter and competition from New York Comic Con, nine players showed up at Hex & Co. to explore Legacy through the lens of an earlier era — with modern deck-building ideas and some seriously interesting choices.ForceofPhil walks through the lists, the tech, and the strategic decisions that made this event so interesting.**In this episode:**- **Elves:** The winning deck, including a Taiga splash for Blood Moon and a plan involving Gaddock Teeg and Sylvan Safekeeper.- **Grixis Delver:** How players are approaching Young Pyromancer, Cabal Therapy, Grim Lavamancer, and Vendilion Clique.- **Dark Maverick:** The tension between Stoneforge Mystic, equipment, and Green Sun’s Zenith.- **Jeskai Ascendancy:** A creative combo deck using mana creatures, cantrips, and Fatestitcher to generate explosive turns.- **Four-color Delver:** A bigger, more midrange-oriented approach with Tarmogoyf, Snapcaster Mage, and Abrupt Decay.- **Miracles:** Phil’s experiment with a cleaner blue-white mana base, Squadron Hawk, and Elixir of Immortality.- **Slivers:** An unexpected tribal strategy featuring Cavern of Souls, Hibernation Sliver, Crystalline Sliver, and a huge collection of lords.- **Grixis Control:** A grindy control shell with Young Pyromancer, Snapcaster Mage, and Kolaghan’s Command.The event also shows what makes Peak Legacy exciting: familiar archetypes still have room to evolve, and players can bring their own ideas to a format built around a different era of Magic.We’ll also be bringing you four rounds of gameplay commentary featuring John Acosta on Grixis Delver with Grim Lavamancer.**Explore Peak Legacy:**Peak Legacy: https://peaklegacy.net**Support Eternal Durdles and help us produce more event coverage:**Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eternaldurdlesJoin the Eternal Durdles community and keep the discussion going!#MTGLegacy #PeakLegacy #EternalDurdlesJOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hrC7PxQZTEProudly supported by Three For One Trading: shop.threeforonetrading.comRiverside Partner Link: https://riverside.sjv.io/KB0E07MOXFIELDEternal Durdles Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/EternalDurdleshttps://www.moxfield.com/users/Durdlemagushttps://www.moxfield.com/users/ForceofPhil
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