Everyday Eternal Podcast

Birthday-Brit Callum and Julian tackle a bunch of listener questions about the current state of Legacy. What's going on with UR Delver, Bant Miracles and Death & Taxes, and why THIS ONE WEIRD trick deck is probably severely underplayed. Julian also tries to explain the Magic Online Championship Series structure and fails horribly at it. Enter Callum and the key to unlock $70,000 by playing (mostly...

None other than the German-Japanese Legacy globetrotter Kai Sawatari is rejoining the cast tonight! Following many years of great success on the European circuit, Kai relocated to his native Japan a couple of years ago to follow his passions. Inspired by a guest appearance on Everyday Eternal in January of this year, Kai recently set up his own stream and has been taking Legacy by storm...or rathe...

Callum, Matt and Julian come together to discuss the results of Legacy Challenges, with a deeper dive into how to play the UWr Monkey Saga that took Julian to a runner-up finish. We also dig up the spiciest new tech and decks from those events, including Alphablade's TIMELESS DRAGON Control! Tune in for a fun time with the boys, and learn more about GTA Vancouver Island. 00:01:55 — The Future: Com...

Callum is back, and so is Paper Magic in Europe! 170 people gathered for the 4 Seasons @ The Park in Bologna last week, and another event (Eternal Rise Again) capped out at 120 just a couple of days after. Italy has always been the beating heart of Legacy on the continent, and we're super excited to review the results of those two awesome events kicking off the return of European eternal Magic! In...

In today's episode, European Legacy juggernaut Marius Hausmann joins Matt & Julian on a joyride around the metagame! Join us for our initial segment of the craziest monkey-fuelled plays our listeners have encountered thus far, and stay for all the wacky stuff that's going on in the format right now - including the rare pure aggro deck you don't see often these days! The final segments also hints a...

Modern Horizons 2 has hit the Legacy metagame like a truck. A truck everyone saw coming, running you over with TWO new incredibly powerful 1-drops for Delver, and a card that completely revitalized a former Tier3 deck to a Legacy Challenge win. Callum & Julian break down the massive changes we have seen in the format during the last two big tournaments, and what they're excited for moving forward....

Modern Horizons 2 looks to have at least just as much of an impact on Legacy as its predecessor. Thus far a ton of playable cards have been spoiled, with some of them even looking to become absolute format mainstays for years to come! Callum and Julian go over the most recent spoilers and break down 15 selected cards and how they fit into the format. We generally tried to step away from dedicated...

"Playing good decks gives you a feeling of growth."  What makes one a scrub? And what does it even mean to be one? Callum & Julian explore the meaning of the term and why it fundamentally has nothing to do with how well you play Magic - but whether your expectations align with the amount of work you're willing to put into improvement. Becoming aware of your self-imposed rules in playing the game c...

Callum and Julian celebrate the 100th episode of Everyday Eternal in the only way they know how: with Spanish wine, British beer and a complete review of the tragic & educational highlights of our first 100 episodes. Did you know that Oko was unplayable, Dreadhorce Arcanist pointless and Gyruda a horrible one-card combo? We're incredibly proud to have achieved this milestone - and even more thankf...

Callum and Julian welcome everyone's favourite Australian Maverick streamer to the cast tonight! Dougal 'DougesOnTwitch' Warby is one of the most positive forces in the Legacy community, running a hugely successful stream as well as GreenSunsZenith.com, a website entirely dedicated to the Maverick archetype. For tonight's show, Dougal joins us to not only talk Maverick, but also discuss the merits...

On today's show, Callum, Matt and I discuss the pricy awesomeness that are Time Spiral Remastered old frame cards, revealing a serious tribal addiction Matt recently developed. Spoiler: it's not rhinos.  We also cover Callum's work on trying to make Chain of Smog work in Legacy, while Matt of course has a completely different idea for the card. In the second half of the show we answer a bunch of y...

"If I wanted to maximize both agency over my draws & consistency of my deck, I'd play 60 Islands" - Julian A recent discussion in the Leaving a Legacy FB group about the value of agency, consistency and specifically Sylvan Library had individually caught Matt's, Callum's and Julian's attention. Both concepts are sometimes fetishized to a non-competitive degree, without accounting for the marginal...

Callum just BULLDOZED his way through the new Legacy metagame on the past weekend. He took down both the Lotus Box Octagon as well as the Saturday Legacy Challenge with his new creation, Esper Mentor - or as Julian likes to call it, Wigan Kebab Control. It just rolls off the tongue. In today's episode we hit a deep dive into what lead Callum to picking Esper as the best shell for breaking the card...

Monday, February 15th 2021 is going down in Legacy history. Never before have three cards been banned in Legacy ever since its creation in 2004. Callum, Matt and Julian sit down to not only discus the aftermath of the forced departure of Oko, DHA and Astrolabe, but also the significance of the reasoning provided by Wizards of the Coast. Specifically their commitment to players' desire for a format...

Turn 2, Ball Lightning! Callum has used his time in quarantine to intensify his work on breaking Legacy with memes-turned-decks. This time it's a GRb Ball Lighting tribal deck that actually works much better than we'd have ever anticipated. Make sure to pack your Tundra Wolves because this one's about to become massive....until end of turn. With Kaldheim being released on Magic Online right now, a...

Joining us today is one of enthusiastic ambassadors of the Legacy format. Kai Sawatari might not be the most visible online persona (thus far!), but not only is he one of the funniest and most relaxed guys to hang out with at tournaments, he's also an incredibly talented ANT/Doomsday pilot. Born in Japan, Kai had spent most of his life in Germany, but eventually decided to move back to Japan where...

For our final episode of the year, the whole crew of Matt, Callum and Julian comes together to take a look back at one of the most turbulent years in the history of Legacy. From one of the most broken decks that ever saw the light of day, via a card that was upon spoiler immediately called out as more broken than Black Lotus – 2020 has been an incredibly wild ride. But not for all of us! With Covi...

It is Christmas. There is a knock on your door. You think it's Santa. As you open the door, you realize you forgot to play around Elvish Spirit Guide. You try to slam it shut but it is too late. Tom Hepp runs you over with Marit Lage. Sounds familiar? Every day dozens of people get crushed by one of Magic Online's most dangerous endbosses. Tom "Negator77" Hepp is currently sitting at a record 38 t...

This is an episode I've been looking forward to for a long time. Marc Eric Vogt is not only one of the very first people I got to know when I started playing Legacy ~15 years ago, I also feel overwhelmingly confident in saying that he is one of the best, if not the best Legacy player I ever met. Marc recently picked up MTGO again after an 8-year hiatus and immediately jumped to completely anihilat...

Prelude: Callum hates the Monarch mechanic. Today's show starts off with a therapy session for Callum & Julian, who have both been recently exposed to the power of MINOTAURS in Legacy. Recounting how they both got destroyed by Legacy's hottest new way to break Didggerido, they dissect the deck known as Thunderbluff 3.0. After looking at a couple of recent tournament results, Julian proposes the To...

Joining us for a special Vintage-themed episode is Justin "IamActuallyLvL1" Gennari. Justin has made a name for himself as the premier streamer of the format, and is responsible for a ton of new blood entering the format over the last couple of month. Together we explore one of the most booming formats on Magic Online right now, as well as the over 18,000 matches that were recently analyzed by Jus...

Eternal Weekend 2020 is in the books, and with over 1,600 entrants between the three main events, this has been one of THE highlights in the 15+ year history of our beloved Legacy format. Following WotC's decision to pair entry into the format with access to (almost) ALL cards on Magic Online, one of the biggest breathes of fresh air hit the format as people rallied to enter the Karkas, Rishadan P...

With Matt back from his secret mission, he joins Callum and Julian for a discussion of all things Legacy (and a tiny bit of Vintage!) that have happened recently: Legacy Showcase Challenge results (including Julian's Top4 with Elves), Marc Vogt's Bant Miracles and our recommendations for both Legacy and Vintage in the upcoming Eternal Weekend Online! Speaking of which, definitely don't miss this c...

There's these rare weekends where the MTGO metagame gets entirely anihialted by a single player. With JPA93 currently in an identity crisis, this task has been handed to Bryant "Bryant_Cook" Cook, who completely CRUSHED both the Legacy Super PTQ on Saturday, and the Legacy Challenge on Sunday. Callum and I go over these epic results, as well as how Hogaak might actually be the biggest threat to th...

Joining us today is the Belgian Eternal LEGEND Tom De Decker. Tom is one of the stalwarts of the European Eternal community and a major force in promoting our beloved formats. Whether it's through providing Vintage decks for several people at an event, organizing their accommodation or providing guided tours through tournament cities, Tom is doing more for our communities than I can put into words...