Show Notes
What cards do you actually need to know if you're getting into Classic? We're starting a new series looking at the cards that define Eternal Durdles' various Legacy-era formats, beginning with Classic. Zac and Phil go through a compiled list of commonly played and powerful cards in the format, looking at everything from planeswalkers and creatures to spells, artifacts, enchantments, and lands. The goal is simple: give you a radar for the cards you're going to see—and the cards you should keep an eye out for when you're buying collections or digging through bulk. Along the way, we talk about: Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Elspeth and Gideon Dark Confidant, Emrakul and Eternal Witness Tarmogoyf and Knight of the Reliquary Stoneforge Mystic and Sword of Fire and Ice Vendilion Clique Cabal Therapy, Duress and Hymn to Tourach Brainstorm, Force of Will, Daze and Lightning Bolt Wrath of God and Damnation Aether Vial, Chalice of the Void and Grindstone Counterbalance and Sylvan Library Academy Ruins, Ancient Tomb and Dark Depths Dual lands, fetches, Wasteland and Tabernacle And the absolutely gorgeous Bands-with-Other-Legends lands We also get into one of our favorite parts of playing older formats: finding playable cards for pennies in bulk bins. Because sometimes the best part of building a new deck isn't buying the cards. It's finding them. 00:00 — The Classic Staples List 01:03 — Planeswalkers & Classic Creatures 05:53 — Stoneforge Mystic, Vendilion Clique & Equipment 07:27 — Sorceries: Therapy, Duress & Hymn 09:45 — Instants: Brainstorm, Force & the Countermagic Suite 12:17 — Artifacts & the Classic Tribal Decks 15:38 — Enchantments: Blood Moon, Counterbalance & Sylvan Library 17:30 — The Most Beautiful Bad Lands in Magic 23:01 — Academy Ruins, Dark Depths & Turbo Depths 28:40 — The Classic Treasure Hunt The 28:40 chapter is a particularly good ending because the conversation comes back around to the actual purpose of the list: using it as a shopping/collection-building guide and finding these cards in bulk. Timestamps
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