Legacy Open Top 8 Profiles

David Long

Age: 34

Hometown:
Washington, DC

Archetype:
Golgari Depths

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Always play lands decks. I think this build is busted.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
Yes, but only a small one. Some side boards and a few fair deck main decks.

Will Pulliam

Age: 22

Hometown:
Greenwood, SC

Archetype:
Four-Color- Loam

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Most of the Popular Decks in Legacy are good matchups.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
Yes, It makes my deck better against Jace, the Mind Sculptor.

Brian Durkin

Age: 33

Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA

Archetype:
Mono-Blue Painter

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I brewed it 2 weeks ago and I came to test for Eternal Weekend. I don't own fetches or duals so I had to get creative.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
Yes. Right now Abrupt Decay can't answer the Antiquities War. The older the format the better Assassin's Trophy becomes.

Matthew Vook

Age: 20

Hometown:
Ellicott City

Archetype:
Four-Color Loam

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Dark Confidant is a good card.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
Yes, BUG will be a contender again.

Michael Plummer

Age: 19

Hometown:
Northhameton, MA

Archetype:
Grixis Reanimator

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I'm a bad player who wanted free wins and Rakdos is bad.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
Maybe in sideboards and a couple in the main.

Shaheen Soorani

Age: 35

Hometown:
Virginia Beach, VA

Archetype:
Grixis Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
Brian Braun-Duin has consistent 11-4s with it, so I knew it was good.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
Modern yes, but Legacy may not have room for Golgari fair cards.

Jonathan Rosum

Age: 20

Hometown:
Spencer, MA

Archetype:
Grixis Control

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
I like two for ones. Zan Syed, Dylan Donegan, and myself all put up great results with it!

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
We'll have to wait and see.

Lucas Cruz

Age: 23

Hometown:
Westfield, NJ

Archetype:
Eldrazi Post

Why did you play the deck you played this weekend?
It was surprisingly over performing while testing it on MTGO.

Will Assassin's Trophy make an impact on Legacy? If so, how much?
It will probably replace Abrupt Decay in non-storm decks.