Legacy Breakfast

HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER! Riding high from his success at GP Lille, we talk to Alex about all things Land-y, such as how the deck is developing, why non-blue decks are good and how to dodge combo matchups. Alex’s List: 6th @ GP Lille 2015 4 Punishing Fire 4 Gamble 4 Crop Rotation 4 […]

After a short period of absence, we return. Hurrah! And we bring you a bumper episode, recapping the goings on at Lille, as well as taking a look at origins and seeing how we did with our set reviews over time. Also – an all dragon monster of the week and all the reasons why […]

We take a look at the upcoming GP at Lille, seeing what people will be likely to be playing, various match-ups from the perspective of both infect and miracles, a quick brew and a question from a listener. Your Hosts: Stuart Pullin Stuart Taylor Philip Schönegger’s Article StuP’s 100% untested brew that probably dies horribly to […]

This week we each bring a decklist that has caught our eye for one reason or another from recent tournaments. We also discuss how we did at the MTGuk legacy event and review some listeners questions. Please excuse the cough! Your Hosts: Stuart Pullin Stuart Taylor StuP’s Deck: here StuT’s Deck: Here Follow us on Twitter […]

It’s……. part 2, where we continue our exploration of the eternal weekend through interviews and chat. Thanks again to everyone who made the weekend what it was, and a special thanks to Barney from 7th City Collectables, Jim, Andy Quinn, Benn Shirly and Chris Cooper who all graciously allowed themselves to be interviewed by us. […]

So thanks everyone for your patience as we had to sort out a couple of very special episodes that we have lined up for you. We recently took part in the MTGuk eternal weekend, and on the Saturday we took the time to do some gonzo reporting. Because it was the vintage day (we both […]

After nearly a month of no Legacy Breakfast (Sorry!), we return! Who doesn’t love a 2 for 1? We here at Legacy Breakfast do, and so we bring you another iconic card, lightning bolt, and also a run down on a deck that plays around 20 of them, burn! So whether you’re new to the […]

In todays episode we pay homage to our glorious new overlords government and also look at a recent tournament we played in at Fanboy3. Card choices and matchup analysis abound! Also, we review some of our previous choices of cards to watch from new sets, and see where we were right and where we were […]

Well hello there! Me and Stu get together again and discuss storm. We look at popularly represented archetypes (not to mention some, er…. less well represented ones) and see the history of them, as well as their philosophy, construction, how to play them, what they are susceptible to, and some general hints and tips on […]

After finally being reunited, our intrepid pair of Stus have a look at the meta from the first Japanese legacy Grand Prix. We have a run down of the decks represented on day 2 (SPOILER – it was quite, quite blue…) and look at the specifics of the Top8 deck lists. And we don’t butcher […]

*SpecialBonusFun Episode!* Despite posts saying that we were on a break… Stu P. takes some time out of his globe-trotting millionaire playboy lifestyle, and joins us from Thailand to discuss our recent tournaments and also to talk about the recent Invitational results. Top8 “Legacy” Decklists* *We didn’t mention it on the show, but the Top8 […]

After Stu T. bravely fights off the gremlins* in his audio system, we are back! And this week, we go all UK-centric on you all and talk to the Pro-Touring, Blue Envelope podcasting, Tundra slinging wizard that is Rob Wagner. We chat about a more competitive approach to legacy, and what its like coming to […]

We trawl through Dragons of Tarkir in order to find some new legacy playable cards. And then (SPOILER ALERT), because there aren’t any, you get a bonus mandatory fun tourney report from both our experiences at the Fanboy3 legacy tournament. We discuss how we are thinking about developing our decks, Sneak&Show and Infect. Email: legacybreakfast@gmail.com […]

This week, we take a look at the steps you should take in order to have an enjoyable and productive tournament experience. From testing and deck choice through meta considerations to tournament logistics. How to try and avoid tilt, when to call a judge, how to watch for slow play and cheating. We also consider […]

We have a quick tournament report from the weekend, and see how Stu T. is honing his infect deck. Then we turn our minds to vintage for an episode. We have a look at the differences between legacy and vintage, the vintage meta, and how to think about adapting (unpowered) legacy decks to compete in […]

With the cost of legacy staples being what they are, we take a look into good times to buy for your legacy collection, factors that might influence card price and the trends that cards undergo in terms of their price and availability. We also see what would happen if Stu T. were to MC the […]

We go over Lands’ strategies against various deck types, look at a few sample hands and go through a situation kindly donated by one of our listeners! Your Hosts: Stuart Pullin Stuart Taylor @legacyBreakfast legacybreakfast@gmail.com Link to podcast file: https://legacybreakfast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/podcast-50.mp3 leaving a legacy podcast: http://mtgcast.com/author/mathem...

Time to stop talking about blue things! We have a run-down of the tournament(s) we were involved in over the weekend, have a catch up with listeners and talk about one of Stu T.’s most favourite decks ever – lands! Learn more about the history and philosophy behind this most unusual of archetypes. RG Combo […]

We return with some analysis of how we think that the post-banning meta will shake out, and what decks we shall be playing in the new era. And which is the best spellshaper :). Your Hosts Stuart Pullin Stuart Taylor Philipp Schonegger’s Miracles Article: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/30182_Legacy-Life-After-Treasure-Cruise.html Caleb Durward’s Banned Series (Worldgorger Dragon):...

Quick warning – This was recorded before the banned announcements, so don’t know how relevant looking at the meta is before the shift… And we also find some fun cards from the latest set. Some of which might be playable. Or not :). Your Hosts Stuart Pullin Stuart Taylor SCG Open in Philadelphia, January 2015: […]

Hello. We return with part 2 of our brainstorm special. After fighting some technical issues, we debrief our last win-a-duel tournament, and bring you some brainstorm situations hot off the press! Thanks for all the suggestions and situations guys, it was really helpful in finishing this two-parter off. Also – forgive the ramblings, I think […]

Happy New Year from sunny old England! We return after a slight leave of absence with a monster podcast for you all to enjoy. We catch up with listener’s Emails from over the festive season, and look at the history, uses, interactions and awesomeness of brainstorm. Finally, we get to grips with this format defining […]

We have a look at the meta breakdown and what that means, as well as examining two of the more oddball decks to come out of the weekend… We also find out that Stu P. is a ‘staff’ man… Your hosts Stuart Pullin Follow us on Twitter @LegacyBreakfast Email us: legacybreakfast at gmail dot com […]

A look forward to the upcoming GP in New Jersey, and our take on what the top decks might be, how to adjust to the new wave of delver based decks. We hope that it comes out in time to be useful to all the awesome people who are going! Your hosts Stuart Pullin Stuart […]

Our semi-regular catch up with listeners (including a superawesome Legacy Breakfast Bingo game sent in to play along with :)). Also, we take a look at possible candidates for playable cards from the latest commander release and see what goings on were… going on over at the Eternal Weekend tournament and how the meta is […]