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While there are certainly lots of major difference between then and now that affect the position of Library of Alexandria, it remains a very strong card. The decklist you mention existed in an environment where players could (and frequently did) run multiple copies of Strip Mine (Zak Dolan used...

Cascade is an on-cast trigger, so Consuming Abberation's ability wouldn't trigger for the Signet because Consuming Abberation is still on the stack when Simic Signet resolves.

Library of Alexandria is a very strange card. In Vintage, it sometimes just acts like a Wastes that can optionally be hit by Wasteland, which is really lackluster. So it kinda-sorta looks just barely worth inclusion in some slower control decks or in combo decks with lots of of other options for...

Jekaena finishes restoring Carrow with her healing magic... "Dorgath is probably right. If that dark elf is working with Coril, he could be targeting you specifically because of your connection to the Sylvan Epic. My cousin would want you dead and me taken alive so that he can, ah, cut my...

Good game. I thought I was in big trouble and then I drew a second Spellheart Chimera and it actually connected. I think the is a matchup that can really go either way, although obviously Evolutionary Leap helps a lot. I believe we passed over the two Tarkir Block event decks with the...

UUD, Mountain, attack with Spellheart Chimera. Blocks/responses/game?

UUD, Plains Explore S... Event: Scrolls of Azcanta Each player draws two cards, then each of your opponents discards two cards. Imperial Aerosaur, done. Spiderman: 19 Sites: Hand: 3 Library: 44 Battlefield: (T) Swamp (T,T) Plains x2 (T) Tainted Field (T: Add C to my mana pool.; T: Add W...

Done. Spidey: 5 Hand: 1 Library: 37 Battlefield: (U,U) Forest x2 (U,U,U) Swamp x3 (U) Jungle Hollow (~ ETB tapped.; When ~ ETB, I gain 1 life.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool) (U) Llanowar Wastes (T: Add C to my mana pool.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool. ~ deals 1 dmg to me) (U) Rogue's...

UUD, Attack with Spellheart Chimera. Blocks/responses?

We are now in the 729th consecutive week of Earthcraft being blatantly unnecessarily banned in Legacy. :p

I often used Hypnotic Specter in Necropotence decks. Looking back, there was kind of a categorical difference between the roles of Hypnotic Specter in black aggro decks and in Necro decks. It's subtle and there are bound to be exceptions, but I do think there's a noticeable gap. The...

Spellheart Chimera (again), done. Spidey: 11 Hand: 1 Library: 38 Battlefield: (U,U) Forest x2 (T,U) Swamp x2 (U) Jungle Hollow (~ ETB tapped.; When ~ ETB, I gain 1 life.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool) (U) Llanowar Wastes (T: Add C to my mana pool.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool. ~ deals 1...

-The Power Phase is 1! An Unexpected Event occurs... -Gold coins rain down from the sky. Everyone gets 70 gold and sustains 6 damage from being pelted by the hail of metal. -Jekaena uses her magic to heal Carrow (+5). -So does Tomas (+5). -Kelgar fails to bless anything. -Jekaena also decides...

Sorry for the delay. Forgot to mention I was going on vacation for a few days. Back now though... UUD, Mountain, explore D (it's Cannons to Port) and reserve S. Charging Monstrosaur, done. Spiderman: 19 Sites: Hand: 3 Library: 45 Battlefield: (T) Swamp (T,T) Plains x2 (T) Tainted Field (T...

UUD, attack with Battlefield Thaumaturge, responses?

In Legacy, at least, Delver of Secrets does put up hurdles for a lot of things that are borderline-competitive. I mean, if you're on the draw against it and you have Dark Ritual + Hypnotic Specter against a first-turn Delver, do you even use the Ritual to rush out the Specter? Depends on the...

So I've pored over almost all of the black three-drop creatures in the game. Perhaps it's a testament to how strong this classic card really is, but nothing is jumping out at me as much better. The other creatures that might make good first turn Ritual payloads are mostly situational. Phyrexian...

Lightning Strike on Brood Butcher.

UUD, Spellheart Chimera, done. Spidey: 11 Hand: 1 Library: 39 Battlefield: (T,U) Forest x2 (T,U) Swamp x2 (U) Jungle Hollow (~ ETB tapped.; When ~ ETB, I gain 1 life.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool) (U) Llanowar Wastes (T: Add C to my mana pool.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool. ~ deals 1 dmg...

UUD, Mountain, done. Spidey: 11 Hand: 1 Library: 40 Battlefield: (U,U) Forest x2 (U,U) Swamp x2 (U) Jungle Hollow (~ ETB tapped.; When ~ ETB, I gain 1 life.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool) (U) Llanowar Wastes (T: Add C to my mana pool.; T: Add B or G to my mana pool. ~ deals 1 dmg to me) (U)...