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- For other uses, see Legacy (disambiguation).
Legacy, formerly known as Type 1.5, is an eternal format with a more limited card pool than Vintage.[1]
Description
Whereas Vintage only bans "dexterity cards", cards related to ante, Conspiracy-type, or subgame cards, Legacy has a considerable number of cards banned solely due to their power. Fast mana is more difficult to generate thereby causing slightly slower games.
History
Legacy was created in July 1997 from the little-used format known as Classic-Restricted, which was simply a format where all the cards restricted in Vintage format were banned instead.[2] In the fall of 2004, the decision was made that the format should have a Banned List separate from Vintage. An online poll to name the revamped format was held on Aaron Forsythe's Latest Developments column, with Legacy winning the 25.5% of the vote.[3]
Around 2006, the DCI began organizing larger tournaments in the format, which caused a noticeable increase in the number of players trying Legacy. In North America, the Star City Games Open Series dramatically increased the amount of Legacy players residing there. However, in November 2015 SCG cut their Legacy support, which caused an outrage among North American Legacy players.[4]
In 2020, SCG moved away from Legacy as an SCG Tour format totally, replacing it with Pioneer.[5]
Deck construction
Constructed decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain no more than fifteen cards.
With the exception of basic land cards, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent.
With the exception of card carrying silver border and/or having a non-Standard Magic back (other than Double-Faced Card/Meld Card), all cards released in Magic: The Gathering are legal in this format as long as the card itself is not banned.
Legacy banned list
In addition to Vintage's banned cards (the ante-related cards, cards with Conspiracy card type, Shahrazad, Chaos Orb and Falling Star), the following cards are banned in Legacy tournaments.
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- Black Lotus
- Channel
- Demonic Consultation
- Deathrite Shaman
- Demonic Tutor
- Dig Through Time
- Earthcraft
- Fastbond
- Flash
- Frantic Search
- Gitaxian Probe
- Goblin Recruiter
- Gush
- Hermit Druid
- Imperial Seal
- Library of Alexandria
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Drain
- Mana Vault
- Memory Jar
- Mental Misstep
- Mind Twist
- Mind’s Desire
- Mishra's Workshop
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Mystical Tutor
- Necropotence
- Oath of Druids
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Skullclamp
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Survival of the Fittest
- Time Vault
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Tinker
- Tolarian Academy
- Treasure Cruise
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wheel of Fortune
- Windfall
- Wrenn and Six
- Yawgmoth’s Bargain
- Yawgmoth’s Will
Formerly banned cards
- See also: Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions.
The following is a list of cards which are currently not banned in the format, but have been banned at one point previously. This list only concerns unbans after September 2004 when the format became independent of the Vintage restricted list. For changes before this date please consult the list of Restricted cards.
- Mind Over Matter (June 2007)
- Replenish (June 2007)
- Dream Halls (September 2009)
- Entomb (September 2009)
- Metalworker (September 2009)
- Grim Monolith (June 2010)
- Illusionary Mask (June 2010)
- Time Spiral (December 2010)
- Land Tax (June 2012)
- Worldgorger Dragon (January 2015)
- Black Vise (September 2015)
Major archetypes in Legacy
The current "Tier 1" archetypes in Legacy are Show and Tell variants, Ad Nauseam Tendrils variants, Eldrazi Stompy, Delver and Stoneblade variants.
Other major archetypes include:
- TES, TNT, and Doomsday
- Belcher and All Spells
- Miracles
- Aggro Loam
- Lands
- Depths decks
- Burn
- Death and Taxes
- Maverick
- Dredge
- Nic Fit
- Infect
- Shardless Bug
- Jund
- Painter's Servant/Grindstone variants
- Reanimator
- Show and Tell variants
- Spiral Tide (a.k.a. High Tide)
- Goblins
- Merfolk
- Elves
- Food Chain
- Angel Stompy
- Aluren
- Tin Fins
- MUD
- Sylvan Plug
- Grixis Control
References
- ↑ Reid Duke (April 27, 2015). "An Introduction to the Popular Constructed Formats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Beth Moursund. (May 1, 1997.) DCI Tournament Rules Changes, effective July 1 1997
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (Friday, November 12, 2004). "Something Not In Unhinged...". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Pete Hoefling. (November 2, 2015) StarCityGames.com Organized Play Update. StarCityGames.com
- ↑ Ben Bleiweiss (November 8, 2019). "dditional Transparency Regarding the 2020 SCG Tour Update". Reddit.
External links
- Gavin Verhey (May 20, 2016). "Welcome to Legacy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- MTG Salvation Legacy Forum
- Star City Games Legacy forums
- The Source forums