{"id":952,"date":"2016-03-10T00:42:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T05:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/?p=952"},"modified":"2016-03-16T21:35:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T02:35:50","slug":"legacy-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/legacy-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend is Grand Prix Washington DC!  I&#8217;m very excited to be the Morning Sides Lead for both Saturday and Sunday.  Thanks to this role, I&#8217;ve been copied on lots of emails from the awesome folks at SCG, including an email to someone who&#8217;s Head Judging a Legacy Challenge event this weekend.  Only one problem&#8230;this person hasn&#8217;t head judged a major Legacy event before.<\/p>\n<p>No problem &#8212; that&#8217;s what the <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.magicjudges.org\/en\/w\/Legacy\">Legacy Format Guide<\/a> is for, right?<\/p>\n<p>Well, one small problem.  That guide, while awesome, was last updated in October 2014.  Although Legacy doesn&#8217;t change all that much, I can think of a couple things that have changed in the format since then.<\/p>\n<p>So, without further ado, I&#8217;d like to present a summary of the most important changes to Legacy over the past 15 months, and their common rules\/policy interactions.  Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>New Deck: Colorless Eldrazi<\/h3>\n<p><p><img  style='float:right'  class='lems-mtg-cardimg' src='http:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/Handlers\/Image.ashx?size=small&type=card&name=Eye of Ugin'><\/p>This deck leans on a variety of &#8220;Sol lands&#8221; (lands that produce 2 mana) to quickly present efficient, disruptive, and resilient threats like <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Reality+Smasher&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Reality Smasher<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Thought-Knot+Seer&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Thought-Knot Seer<\/a>.  Similar to Shops decks in Vintage, the deck also has a prison element to it, using cards like<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Chalice+of+the+Void&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\"> Chalice of the Void<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Thorn+of+Amethyst&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Thorn of Amethyst<\/a>, and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Trinisphere&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Trinisphere<\/a> to capitalize on their mana advantage and lock the opponent out of the game.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Thought-Knot+Seer&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Thought-Knot Seer<\/a>&#8216;s second triggered ability is detrimental.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=City+of+Traitors&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">City of Traitors<\/a> has a detrimental trigger, but be careful not to intervene until the player has clearly passed priority (e.g. by casting a creature) and Out-of-Order Sequencing can no longer apply.<\/li>\n<li>The cost reduction from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Eye+of+Ugin&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Eye of Ugin<\/a> is applied before Trinisphere&#8217;s effect checks a spell&#8217;s cost.  Trinisphere (almost) always wins.<\/li>\n<li>For a Phyrexian mana symbol, paying life instead of mana means you have not paid mana.  Thus, if a player can&#8217;t produce black mana, casting <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Dismember&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Dismember<\/a> through Trinisphere costs three generic mana and four life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Warping+Wail&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Warping Wail<\/a> is not a colorless Eldrazi spell (especially relevant for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Eldrazi+Temple&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Eldrazi Temple<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Painter%26%238217%3Bs+Servant&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Painter&#8217;s Servant<\/a> naming any color shuts off <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Eldrazi+Temple&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Eldrazi Temple<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Eye+of+Ugin&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Eye of Ugin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Pithing+Needle&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Pithing Needle<\/a> can name any card, including lands, but never affects mana abilities.  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Phyrexian+Revoker&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Phyrexian Revoker<\/a> cannot name lands, but does turn off mana abilities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Endbringer&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Endbringer<\/a>&#8216;s first ability is not a trigger, even if players think it is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Deck Update: Death and Taxes<\/h3>\n<p><img  style='float:right'  class='lems-mtg-cardimg' src='http:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/Handlers\/Image.ashx?size=small&type=card&name=Containment Priest'><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Containment+Priest&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Containment Priest<\/a> is a powerful option for white decks that want to &#8220;play fair.&#8221; While usually perceived as hate for an opposing strategy, the card also impacts several of of Death and Taxes&#8217; own cards.  Notably, a D&amp;T player&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Aether+Vial&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Aether Vial<\/a> becomes useless with Containment Priest in play, while the creature exiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Flickerwisp&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Flickerwisp<\/a> will be exiled permanently.  Be mindful!<\/li>\n<h3>Other Updates<\/h3>\n<p><img  style='float:right'  class='lems-mtg-cardimg' src='http:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/Handlers\/Image.ashx?size=small&type=card&name=Wear \/\/ Tear'><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Treasure+Cruise&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Treasure Cruise<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Dig+Through+Time&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Dig Through Time<\/a> are banned.<\/li>\n<li>Delve and convoke are now considered mana payments. Notably, this means these abilities now get around <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Trinisphere&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Trinisphere<\/a>. (It also means you can&#8217;t &#8220;over-delve&#8221; or &#8220;over-tap&#8221; by exiling more cards\/tapping more creatures than the appropriate mana symbols.)<\/li>\n<li>When instructed to name a card, you may name one half of a split card, but not both.  Only the chosen name is referenced.  Example 1: If Tear is chosen for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Meddling+Mage&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Meddling Mage<\/a>, Wear can still be cast.  However, the fused split spell Wear and Tear cannot be cast, since one of its names is Tear.  Example 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Delver+of+Secrets&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Delver of Secrets<\/a> is chosen for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Runed+Halo&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Runed Halo<\/a>.  Damage dealt by <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Insectile+Aberration&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Insectile Aberration<\/a> (Delver&#8217;s transformed face) is not prevented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have I missed anything?  What rulings would you add to this list?  Let everyone know in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>P.S.  Although I plan on adding these to the wiki at some point, I wouldn&#8217;t object if someone else beats me to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s new in Legacy since November 2014? 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