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After 16 weeks of hibernation the MagicCardMarket Series is back and takes the first stop of the MKM Series 2017 to Milan in Italy. One of the great events here in Milan will be the Legacy main event. The format consists of the most powerful cards in Magic’s history and a great diversity of archetypes.

Back in November 2016 at the MKM Series Prague Miracles was the most played deck followed by Sneak & Show and Death & Taxes. If we wouldn’t have separated all Delver variants by their color combinations, we would have had a different leading archetype in the metagame breakdown. The diversity of the format was also represented in the Top 8 with seven different archetypes. We saw two totally different angles of Legacy decks that met in the finals– Angelo Cadei’s Miracles deck and a Lands deck from Alexander Beiersdorfer. It was the power of blue cards like Counterbalance and Jace, the Mind Sculptor, which ensured Angelo Cadei the trophy.

What will happen in Milan?

Although the last Banned an Restricted Announcement brought no changes to the format, some things have happened since MKMS Prague. Reid Duke and his innovative Sultai deck with a potential turn two Leovold, Emissary of Trest or True-Name Nemesis took the trophy of Grand Prix Louisville. This new Sultai list has yet to replicate its success in Europe. But besides that new deck, Fatal Push entered the Legacy format. A cheap and efficient removal for one black mana will change the meta. Delver decks able to cast Fatal Push will likely do it. On the other hand Creatures which can ignore common removal like Lightning Bolt, Abrupt Decay and Fatal Push will appear in some decks. Here in Milan it might also be the case that player’s will continue playing top decks like Miracles or decks that don’t care about that kind of removal like BR Reanimator or Storm.

Stay tuned for the latest updates in Europe’s Legacy scene and great matches with Magic’s most powerful cards here at the MagicCardMarket Series in Milan!

Congratulations to Marius Hausmann, Who Proved to Be on Top of the Legacy Food Chain in Milan!

Mischa Schneider
(Infect)
1

Andrej Rutar
(Eldrazi)
2

Martin Kral
(Omnitell)
2

Mathieu Haas
(U/R Delver)
1

Ivan Cane
(Ramp Eldrazi)
2

Rodrigo Togores
(Storm)
1

Marius Hausmann
(Food Chain)
2

Marco Boccalari
(B/U/G Delver)
0

Andrej Rutar
(Eldrazi)
1

Martin Kral
(Omnitell)
2

Ivan Cane
(Ramp Eldrazi)
0

Marius Hausmann
(Food Chain)
2

Martin Kral
(Omnitell)
0

Marius Hausmann
(Food Chain)
2

Marius Hausmann
(Food Chain)
0

Top 8 Decklists

Marco Boccalari – B/U/G Delver

Marco Boccalari – B/U/G Delver

Main Deck:
  • 2 Fatal Push
  • 4 Daze
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Misty Rainforest
  • 4 Underground Sea
  • 4 Hymn to Tourach
  • 2 Liliana of the Veil
  • 4 Abrupt Decay
  • 4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
  • 4 Wasteland
  • 2 Bayou
  • 1 Tombstalker
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 4 Tarmogoyf
  • 4 Deathrite Shaman
  • 4 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Tropical Island
Sideboard:
  • 1 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
  • 1 Vendilion Clique
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 2 Pithing Needle
  • 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
  • 2 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Surgical Extraction
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Dread of Night
  • 1 Diabolic Edict
  • 1 Maelstrom Pulse
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Marco Boccalari – B/U/G Delver
Main Deck:
2 Fatal Push
4 Daze
4 Brainstorm
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Underground Sea
4 Hymn to Tourach
2 Liliana of the Veil
4 Abrupt Decay
4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
4 Wasteland
2 Bayou
1 Tombstalker
4 Ponder
4 Force of Will
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Verdant Catacombs
1 Tropical Island
Sideboard:
1 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Flusterstorm
1 Spell Pierce
2 Pithing Needle
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Golgari Charm
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Dread of Night
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Maelstrom Pulse

Andrej Rutar – Eldrazi

Andrej Rutar – Eldrazi

Main Deck:
  • 4 Eldrazi Temple
  • 4 Ancient Tomb
  • 4 Eye of Ugin
  • 3 Wasteland
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 3 Cavern of Souls
  • 3 City of Traitors
  • 3 Mishra‘s Factory
  • 4 Endless One
  • 4 Eldrazi Mimic
  • 4 Matter Reshaper
  • 4 Thought-Knot Seer
  • 4 Reality Smasher
  • 1 Endbringer
  • 2 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 All is Dust
  • 2 Dismember
  • 1 Warping Wail
  • 2 Umezawa's Jitte
  • 2 Thorn of Amethyst
  • 4 Chalice of the Void
Sideboard:
  • 2 Warping Wail
  • 2 Pithing Needle
  • 2 Ratchet Bomb
  • 3 Faerie Macabre
  • 1 All is Dust
  • 2 Thorn of Amethyst
  • 2 Oblivion Sower
  • 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
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Andrej Rutar – Eldrazi
Main Deck:
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Eye of Ugin
3 Wasteland
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 Cavern of Souls
3 City of Traitors
3 Mishra‘s Factory
4 Endless One
4 Eldrazi Mimic
4 Matter Reshaper
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Reality Smasher
1 Endbringer
2 Simian Spirit Guide
1 All is Dust
2 Dismember
1 Warping Wail
2 Umezawa's Jitte
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Chalice of the Void
Sideboard:
2 Warping Wail
2 Pithing Needle
2 Ratchet Bomb
3 Faerie Macabre
1 All is Dust
2 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Oblivion Sower
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Mathieu Haas – U/R Delver

Mathieu Haas – U/R Delver

Main Deck:
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Mountain
  • 4 Scalding Tarn
  • 3 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 2 Bloodstained Mire
  • 4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
  • 4 Young Pyromancer
  • 3 Grim Lavamancer
  • 3 True-Name Nemesis
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Daze
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 3 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 4 Lightning Bolt
  • 2 Forked Bolt
  • 2 Chain Lightning
  • 2 Price of Progress
Sideboard:
  • 3 Eidolon of the Great Revel
  • 2 Surgical Extraction
  • 1 Relic of Progenitus
  • 3 Pyroblast
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 2 Roast
  • 2 Smash to Smithereens
  • 1 Null Rod
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Mathieu Haas – U/R Delver
Main Deck:
3 Volcanic Island
2 Island
1 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
2 Bloodstained Mire
4 Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration
4 Young Pyromancer
3 Grim Lavamancer
3 True-Name Nemesis
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Daze
4 Force of Will
3 Gitaxian Probe
1 Spell Pierce
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Forked Bolt
2 Chain Lightning
2 Price of Progress
Sideboard:
3 Eidolon of the Great Revel
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Relic of Progenitus
3 Pyroblast
1 Spell Pierce
2 Roast
2 Smash to Smithereens
1 Null Rod

Rodrigo Togores – Storm

Rodrigo Togores – Storm

Main Deck:
  • 2 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Bayou
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Cabal Ritual
  • 3 Cabal Therapy
  • 4 Dark Ritual
  • 3 Duress
  • 4 Gitaxian Probe
  • 4 Infernal Tutor
  • 1 Island
  • 4 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 4 Lotus Petal
  • 4 Misty Rainforest
  • 2 Past in Flames
  • 4 Polluted Delta
  • 4 Ponder
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Tendrils of Agony
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 2 Underground Sea
  • 1 Volcanic Island
Sideboard:
  • 2 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Burning Wish
  • 1 Culling Scales
  • 1 Massacre
  • 1 Echoing Truth
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 2 Flusterstorm
  • 2 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 2 Tendrils of Agony
  • 1 Xantid Swarm
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Rodrigo Togores – Storm
Main Deck:
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Ad Nauseam
1 Bayou
4 Brainstorm
4 Cabal Ritual
3 Cabal Therapy
4 Dark Ritual
3 Duress
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Infernal Tutor
1 Island
4 Lion's Eye Diamond
4 Lotus Petal
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Past in Flames
4 Polluted Delta
4 Ponder
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Swamp
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
Sideboard:
2 Abrupt Decay
1 Burning Wish
1 Culling Scales
1 Massacre
1 Echoing Truth
1 Empty the Warrens
2 Flusterstorm
2 Krosan Grip
1 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Tendrils of Agony
1 Xantid Swarm

Martin Kral – Sneak & Show

Martin Kral – Sneak & Show

Main Deck:
  • 3 Omniscience
  • 3 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
  • 3 Griselbrand
  • 3 Sneak Attack
  • 3 Spell Pierce
  • 3 Gitaxian Probe
  • 3 Lotus Petal
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 4 Ponder
  • 4 Show and Tell
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 2 Preordain
  • 1 Intuition
  • 3 Polluted Delta
  • 3 Flooded Strand
  • 2 Scalding Tarn
  • 4 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
  • 3 Volcanic Island
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Mountain
Sideboard:
  • 2 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
  • 2 Defense Grid
  • 2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
  • 1 Wipe Away
  • 2 Sudden Shock
  • 2 Pyroclasm
  • 1 Kozilek's Return
  • 1 Through the Breach
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Martin Kral – Sneak & Show
Main Deck:
3 Omniscience
3 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
3 Griselbrand
3 Sneak Attack
3 Spell Pierce
3 Gitaxian Probe
3 Lotus Petal
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Show and Tell
4 Force of Will
2 Preordain
1 Intuition
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
3 Volcanic Island
3 Island
1 Mountain
Sideboard:
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
2 Defense Grid
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Wipe Away
2 Sudden Shock
2 Pyroclasm
1 Kozilek's Return
1 Through the Breach

Marius Hausmann – Food Chain

Marius Hausmann – Food Chain

Main Deck:
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Forest
  • 4 Verdant Catacombs
  • 4 Misty Rainforest
  • 3 Polluted Delta
  • 2 Underground Sea
  • 2 Tropical Island
  • 1 Bayou
  • 4 Deathrite Shaman
  • 4 Baleful Strix
  • 2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
  • 4 Walking Ballista
  • 3 Misthollow Griffin
  • 1 Eternal Scourge
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 3 Ponder
  • 4 Abrupt Decay
  • 4 Force of Will
  • 4 Food Chain
  • 3 Manipulate Fate
Sideboard:
  • 2 Mindbreak Trap
  • 3 Surgical Extraction
  • 1 Vendilion Clique
  • 2 Diabolic Edict
  • 2 Engineered Plague
  • 1 Pithing Needle
  • 2 Hydroblast
  • 2 Thoughtseize
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Marius Hausmann – Food Chain
Main Deck:
2 Island
1 Swamp
1 Forest
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Polluted Delta
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Bayou
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Baleful Strix
2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
4 Walking Ballista
3 Misthollow Griffin
1 Eternal Scourge
4 Brainstorm
3 Ponder
4 Abrupt Decay
4 Force of Will
4 Food Chain
3 Manipulate Fate
Sideboard:
2 Mindbreak Trap
3 Surgical Extraction
1 Vendilion Clique
2 Diabolic Edict
2 Engineered Plague
1 Pithing Needle
2 Hydroblast
2 Thoughtseize

Ivan Cane – Big Eldrazi Ramp

Ivan Cane – Big Eldrazi Ramp

Main Deck:
  • 2 Basalt Monolith
  • 4 Chalice of the Void
  • 4 Grim Monolith
  • 4 Thran Dynamo
  • 3 Trinisphere
  • 3 Voltaic Key
  • 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
  • 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • 1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
  • 4 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
  • 4 Ancient Tomb
  • 3 City of Traitors
  • 4 Cloudpost
  • 4 Eldrazi Temple
  • 4 Eye of Ugin
  • 4 Glimmerpost
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 2 Vesuva
  • 3 All is Dust
  • 4 Thought-Knot Seer
Sideboard:
  • 4 Leyline of the Void
  • 3 Pithing Needle
  • 3 Wurmcoil Engine
  • 3 Spatial Contortion
  • 2 Warping Wail
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Ivan Cane – Big Eldrazi Ramp
Main Deck:
2 Basalt Monolith
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Grim Monolith
4 Thran Dynamo
3 Trinisphere
3 Voltaic Key
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
4 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Cloudpost
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Eye of Ugin
4 Glimmerpost
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Vesuva
3 All is Dust
4 Thought-Knot Seer
Sideboard:
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pithing Needle
3 Wurmcoil Engine
3 Spatial Contortion
2 Warping Wail

Mischa Schneider – Infect

Mischa Schneider – Infect

Main Deck
  • 4 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Forest
  • 4 Tropical Island
  • 4 Windswept Heath
  • 3 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Pendelhaven
  • 3 Force of Will
  • 3 Daze
  • 2 Spell Pierce
  • 4 Noble Hierarch
  • 4 Glistener Elf
  • 4 Blighted Agent
  • 4 Invigorate
  • 3 Vines of Vastwood
  • 2 Berserk
  • 1 Become Immense
  • 4 Brainstorm
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 4 Gitaxian Probe
Sideboard:
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Spellskite
  • 1 Submerge
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Blue Elemental Blast
  • 1 Seal of Primordium
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Viridian Corrupter
  • 1 Null Rod
  • 1 Karakas
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 2 Surgical Extraction
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Mischa Schneider – Infect
Main Deck
4 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Forest
4 Tropical Island
4 Windswept Heath
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wasteland
1 Pendelhaven
3 Force of Will
3 Daze
2 Spell Pierce
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Glistener Elf
4 Blighted Agent
4 Invigorate
3 Vines of Vastwood
2 Berserk
1 Become Immense
4 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Sylvan Library
1 Crop Rotation
4 Gitaxian Probe
Sideboard:
1 Crop Rotation
1 Dismember
1 Spellskite
1 Submerge
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Will
1 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Seal of Primordium
1 Krosan Grip
1 Viridian Corrupter
1 Null Rod
1 Karakas
1 Bojuka Bog
2 Surgical Extraction

Articles

Final: Marius Hausmann vs. Martin Kral

Final: Marius Hausmann vs. Martin Kral

by | Mar 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Marius Hausmann finished third after eight rounds of swiss and then smashed through the Top 8 with an amazing 4-0 record. His opponent Martin Kral defeated Andrej Rutar’s colorless Eldrazi deck in the semifinal with his Omnitell deck. Now both players were in their...

Semifinal: Andrej Rutar vs. Martin Kral

Semifinal: Andrej Rutar vs. Martin Kral

by | Mar 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Meanwhile on the other side of the bracket these two players had won their respective quarterfinal matches. Andrej Rutar played colorless Eldrazi, while Martin Kral tried to cheat in big creatures via Show and Tell or Sneak Attack. Game 1 Both players kept their...

Quarterfinal: Rodrigo Togores vs. Ivan Cane

Quarterfinal: Rodrigo Togores vs. Ivan Cane

by | Mar 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Rodrigo Togores won the Legacy Grand Prix in Prague back in 2016 with his Storm deck. Today he played the same deck although he adjusted the main deck and the sideboard for the new metagame. His opponent Ivan Cane brought Eldrazi Ramp to the table. Game 1 Togores kept...

Deck feature: Food Chain with Marius Hausmann

Deck feature: Food Chain with Marius Hausmann

by | Mar 19, 2017 | 0 Comments

With only three copies in the tournament Food Chain decks were a rare archetype at the MagicCardMarket Series Milan 2017. It might not be a deck everybody first thinks about when the Legacy format is mentioned but don’t get fooled by just looking numbers and...

Quick Questions: Favored players

Quick Questions: Favored players

by | Mar 19, 2017 | 0 Comments

Before the MagicCardMarket Series Milan 2017 Legacy main event started I spotted some Magic pro players as well as famous players from previous MagicCardMarket Series events. So I didn’t hesitate and jumped at the opportunity to ask them some quick questions at MKMS...

Quick Questions: Best deck and relevant cards

Quick Questions: Best deck and relevant cards

by | Mar 19, 2017 | 0 Comments

Before the MagicCardMarket Series Milan 2017 Legacy main event started I spotted some Magic pro players as well as famous players from previous MagicCardMarket Series events. So I didn’t hesitate and jumped at the opportunity to ask them some quick questions at MKMS...

Artist Interview: Bryon Wackwitz

Artist Interview: Bryon Wackwitz

by | Mar 18, 2017 | 0 Comments

If you like the Old School format you will know his art. Even if you play formats like Legacy and Modern you will know his art. One of our featured artists on site this weekend is Bryon Wackwitz. He is one of the first 49 founding artists for Magic:The Gathering and...

Previously at the MKM Series: Legacy in Prague

Previously at the MKM Series: Legacy in Prague

by | Mar 18, 2017 | 0 Comments

On the eve of the Legacy main event here at the MKM Series Milan 2017, we decided to take a look at what happened before. Sixteen weeks ago, players from all over Europe gathered in Prague for the fifth and final stop of the MKM Series 2017, including 216 Legacy...

Legacy Trial Winning Decklists

Legacy Trial Winning Decklists

by | Mar 17, 2017 | 0 Comments

While some players celebrated the release date of Magic’s Modern Masters 2017 Edition, others celebrated Legacy. A total of 19 competitors gathered on Friday to fight for their final chance to earn at least one bye for the Legacy main event on Sunday. After five...

Metagame Breakdown

Take a look at the breakdown of the decks in our Legacy main event at the MKM Series Milan 2017. 134 players came to play with the original dual lands today. Miracles was the most played deck with 14 copies in the field, but only if you separate all B/U/G variants by their main focal points. Leovold is the newest focal point, but there are lots of Shardless, Aluren, Food Chain, and regular Delver variants as well – adding up to a massive 32 Sultai decks. Death & Taxes comes in third with 8 pilots choosing that strategy, with Reanimator, Eldrazi, Elves, Storm, Show & Tell, and Lands following closely behind.

We registered 33 different archetypes overall, so obviously we had to cut the list short somewhere, but you may find some of the less played archetypes like Dredge, Burn, Painter Combo and so on (57 decks in total) in the Top8 decklist section later.

Legend

  • 14 Miracles
  • 11 B/U/G Leovold
  • 8 Death & Taxes
  • 7 B/U/G Delver
  • 6 Reanimator
  • 6 Eldrazi
  • 6 Shardless B/U/G
  • 5 (Sneak &) Show
  • 5 Storm
  • 5 Elves
  • 4 Lands
  • 57 Other

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