The Field: September 2019 CT Metagame Breakdown

September 18, 2019 Legacy, NRG Series

Welcome back to another edition of The Field! This time, we’ll be taking a look at the metagame from the September 2019 NRG Series CT hosted last Saturday in Madison, WI.

The last time we broke down our Legacy metagame in April, the top decks were UW Stoneblade, Death & Taxes, and UR Delver. And while all of those decks were still present in September in some capacity (and UW Stoneblade still appearing pretty frequently at 9%), the new bogeyman from Modern Horizons Wrenn and Six has catapulted Temur Delver back into relevance and it appeared in strong numbers in the metagame and in our Top 16.

As with any Legacy tournament, you can’t expect to always play against the most popular decks. Legacy is a format open-wide for innovation and creativity. Newly discovered synergies with cards printed decades apart and players registering their old “pet decks” create a ton of diversity among archetypes in the format. Here’s a look at what comprises the “other” category:

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, straight from the tables in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, here are some fun decklists:

Ben SchuetzenhoferMono Black “Hat Trick”Export to:
Creatures (2)2 x Vampire Hexmage
Spells (21)4 x Dark Ritual4 x Duress4 x Thoughtseize4 x Infernal Tutor1 x Plunge into Darkness3 x Ill-Gotten Gains1 x Tendrils of Agony
Artifacts (11)4 x Lion’s Eye Diamond4 x Lotus Petal3 x Helm of Obedience
Enchantments (4)4 x Leyline of the Void
Lands (22)3 x Dark Depths3 x Thespian’s Stage3 x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth1 x Ancient Tomb1 x Cabal Coffers11 x Swamp
Sideboard2 x Defense Grid2 x Hymn to Tourach2 x Ratchet Bomb2 x Toxic Deluge1 x Bitterblossom1 x Darkblast1 x Grave Titan1 x Lost Legacy1 x Phyrexian Obliterator1 x Pithing Needle1 x Vampire Hexmage
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Caleb TumaManaless DredgeExport to:
Creatures (44)4 x Golgari Thug4 x Narcomoeba4 x Nether Shadow4 x Prized Amalgam4 x Stinkweed Imp2 x Shambling Shell2 x Whirlpool Rider4 x Ichorid1 x Balustrade Spy4 x Golgari Grave-Troll4 x Street Wraith1 x Flayer of the Hatebound4 x Phantasmagorian1 x Chancellor of the Annex1 x Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Spells (12)4 x Cabal Therapy4 x Creeping Chill4 x Dread Return
Enchantments (4)4 x Bridge from Below
Sideboard4 x Contagion3 x Chancellor of the Annex3 x Force of Vigor2 x Noxious Revival1 x Sower of Temptation1 x Surgical Extraction1 x Vengeful Pharaoh
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Max TornowHumansExport to:
Creatures (35)4 x Champion of the Parish4 x Mother of Runes4 x Noble Hierarch4 x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben4 x Thalia’s Lieutenant3 x Kitesail Freebooter3 x Meddling Mage2 x Phantasmal Image2 x Imperial Recruiter1 x Deputy of Detention1 x Orzhov Pontiff1 x Reflector Mage1 x Sanctum Prelate1 x Palace Jailer
Artifacts (4)4 x Aether Vial
Lands (21)4 x Ancient Ziggurat4 x Cavern of Souls4 x Unclaimed Territory4 x Wasteland2 x Horizon Canopy2 x Karakas1 x Silent Clearing
Sideboard2 x Faerie Macabre1 x Collector Ouphe1 x Containment Priest1 x Deputy of Detention1 x Dismember1 x Grafdigger’s Cage1 x Knight of Autumn1 x Orzhov Pontiff1 x Palace Jailer1 x Pia and Kiran Nalaar1 x Plague Engineer1 x Sanctum Prelate1 x Surgical Extraction1 x Tomik, Distinguished Advokist
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Tommy TomsovicSnow Food ChainExport to:
Creatures (17)4 x Ice-Fang Coatl4 x Watcher for Tomorrow3 x Recruiter of the Guard4 x Misthollow Griffin2 x Walking Ballista
Planeswalkers (3)3 x Teferi, Time Raveler
Spells (16)4 x Brainstorm2 x Ponder2 x Swords to Plowshares1 x Spell Pierce3 x Manipulate Fate4 x Force of Will
Enchantments (4)4 x Food Chain
Lands (20)4 x Flooded Strand4 x Misty Rainforest1 x Windswept Heath2 x Tropical Island1 x Savannah1 x Tundra1 x Karakas1 x Waterlogged Grove3 x Snow-Covered Island1 x Snow-Covered Plains1 x Snow-Covered Forest
Sideboard2 x Carpet of Flowers2 x Flusterstorm2 x Force of Negation2 x Veil of Summer1 x Collector Ouphe1 x Containment Priest1 x Faerie Macabre1 x Knight of Autumn1 x Rest in Peace1 x Return to Nature1 x Vendilion Clique
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Luke StraslerJeskai MentorExport to:
Creatures (6)3 x Snapcaster Mage3 x Monastery Mentor
Planeswalkers (6)2 x Narset, Parter of Veils2 x Teferi, Time Raveler2 x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Spells (24)4 x Brainstorm4 x Ponder4 x Swords to Plowshares1 x Spell Snare1 x Dovin’s Veto2 x Force of Negation1 x Council’s Judgment1 x Supreme Verdict4 x Force of Will2 x Magmatic Sinkhole
Artifacts (3)3 x Arcum’s Astrolabe
Enchantments (1)1 x Back to Basics
Lands (20)4 x Flooded Strand2 x Scalding Tarn1 x Tundra1 x Volcanic Island4 x Prismatic Vista5 x Snow-Covered Island2 x Snow-Covered Plains1 x Snow-Covered Mountain
Sideboard2 x Containment Priest2 x Pyroblast2 x Surgical Extraction1 x Abrade1 x Back to Basics1 x Celestial Purge1 x Engineered Explosives1 x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar1 x Hydroblast1 x Supreme Verdict1 x Teferi, Time Raveler1 x Wear // Tear
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Reed SplettLand Grant PhoenixExport to:
Creatures (12)4 x Young Pyromancer4 x Arclight Phoenix4 x Bedlam Reveler
Spells (34)4 x Cabal Therapy4 x Dark Ritual4 x Faithless Looting4 x Lightning Bolt4 x Rite of Flame4 x Thoughtseize4 x Land Grant1 x Abrade1 x Assassin’s Trophy4 x Buried Alive
Lands (14)4 x Bloodstained Mire1 x Wooded Foothills3 x Badlands2 x Taiga1 x Bayou2 x Mountain1 x Swamp
Sideboard4 x Leyline of the Void2 x Alpine Moon2 x Ancient Grudge2 x Plague Engineer2 x Pyroblast1 x Bloodhall Priest1 x Collector Ouphe1 x Pithing Needle
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Joshua PrestonUW HelmExport to:
Planeswalkers (6)3 x Teferi, Time Raveler3 x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Spells (25)4 x Brainstorm4 x Ponder4 x Swords to Plowshares3 x Spell Pierce2 x Enlightened Tutor1 x Force of Negation3 x Supreme Verdict4 x Force of Will
Enchantments (8)3 x Rest in Peace2 x Energy Field2 x Back to Basics1 x Detention Sphere
Artifacts (1)1 x Helm of Obedience
Lands (20)4 x Flooded Strand1 x Tundra4 x Prismatic Vista1 x Karakas7 x Snow-Covered Island3 x Snow-Covered Plains
Sideboard3 x Divert3 x Hydroblast3 x Nature’s Chant3 x Pithing Needle1 x Dovin’s Veto1 x Flusterstorm1 x Helm of Obedience
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Ben PorterHardened ScalesExport to:
Creatures (22)4 x Arcbound Worker4 x Arcbound Ravager4 x Steel Overseer2 x Metallic Mimic4 x Hangarback Walker4 x Walking Ballista
Spells (4)4 x Ancient Stirrings
Artifacts (10)4 x Mox Opal3 x Welding Jar1 x Tormod’s Crypt2 x Throne of Geth
Enchantments (4)4 x Hardened Scales
Lands (20)4 x Ancient Tomb4 x Inkmoth Nexus4 x Tree of Tales4 x Wasteland1 x Darksteel Citadel3 x Forest
Sideboard2 x Choke2 x Force of Vigor2 x Nature’s Claim2 x Phyrexian Revoker2 x Surgical Extraction2 x Tormod’s Crypt2 x Veil of Summer1 x Umezawa’s Jitte
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Alexander LukeMono-Black MidrangeExport to:
Creatures (7)4 x Dark Confidant3 x Gifted Aetherborn
Planeswalkers (8)3 x Ashiok, Dream Render3 x Liliana of the Veil2 x Liliana, the Last Hope
Spells (19)4 x Dark Ritual3 x Thoughtseize2 x Fatal Push2 x Surgical Extraction4 x Hymn to Tourach4 x Liliana’s Triumph
Artifacts (1)1 x Umezawa’s Jitte
Enchantments (4)2 x Kaya’s Ghostform2 x Bitterblossom
Lands (21)4 x Wasteland2 x Blast Zone2 x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth1 x Cabal Pit1 x Maze of Ith11 x Swamp
Sideboard2 x Collective Brutality2 x Dystopia2 x Extirpate2 x Ensnaring Bridge2 x Null Rod2 x Ratchet Bomb2 x Underworld Dreams1 x Crucible of Worlds
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Matt JohnsonAtog AffinityExport to:
Creatures (24)4 x Ornithopter3 x Memnite3 x Disciple of the Vault4 x Arcbound Ravager4 x Vault Skirge2 x Atog2 x Stoneforge Mystic2 x Master of Etherium
Planeswalkers (1)1 x Karn, Scion of Urza
Spells (2)2 x Fling
Artifacts (17)4 x Mox Opal4 x Springleaf Drum2 x Aether Vial4 x Cranial Plating1 x Umezawa’s Jitte2 x Mystic Forge
Lands (16)4 x Ancient Tomb4 x Great Furnace4 x Vault of Whispers2 x Ancient Den2 x Spire of Industry
Sideboard2 x Damping Sphere2 x Dispatch2 x Ghirapur Aether Grid2 x Pithing Needle2 x Thoughtseize2 x Tormod’s Crypt1 x Ancient Grudge1 x Grafdigger’s Cage1 x Wear // Tear
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Jeremiah GoertzJeskai SuperfriendsExport to:
Planeswalkers (11)4 x Narset, Parter of Veils2 x Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer2 x Teferi, Time Raveler2 x Jace, the Mind Sculptor1 x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Spells (25)4 x Brainstorm4 x Ponder4 x Swords to Plowshares2 x Enlightened Tutor4 x Counterspell3 x Force of Negation4 x Force of Will
Enchantments (3)1 x Blood Moon1 x Humility1 x Moat
Lands (21)4 x Flooded Strand2 x Tundra1 x Plateau1 x Volcanic Island4 x Thawing Glaciers1 x Fiery Islet5 x Island3 x Plains
Sideboard3 x Supreme Verdict3 x Tormod’s Crypt2 x Back to Basics2 x Mindbreak Trap1 x Blood Moon1 x Leyline of Sanctity1 x Null Rod1 x Oblivion Stone1 x Rest in Peace
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Evan GascoyneMystic Forge ComboExport to:
Planeswalkers (4)4 x Karn, the Great Creator
Artifacts (40)4 x Chalice of the Void4 x Lion’s Eye Diamond4 x Lotus Petal4 x Mox Opal3 x Manifold Key2 x Voltaic Key4 x Grim Monolith2 x Defense Grid4 x Serum Powder2 x Basalt Monolith4 x Mystic Forge1 x Thran Dynamo1 x Ensnaring Bridge1 x Paradox Engine
Lands (16)4 x Ancient Tomb4 x City of Traitors4 x Crystal Vein4 x Inventors’ Fair
Sideboard4 x Tormod’s Crypt2 x Defense Grid2 x Ensnaring Bridge1 x Liquimetal Coating1 x Paradox Engine1 x Ratchet Bomb1 x Manifold Key1 x Mycosynth Lattice1 x Thought-Knot Seer1 x Walking Ballista
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Matt DowTemur InfectExport to:
Creatures (12)4 x Glistener Elf4 x Noble Hierarch4 x Blighted Agent
Planeswalkers (2)2 x Wrenn and Six
Spells (27)4 x Brainstorm3 x Ponder2 x Berserk2 x Crop Rotation2 x Vines of Vastwood1 x Spell Pierce4 x Daze4 x Invigorate3 x Force of Will2 x Become Immense
Lands (19)2 x Misty Rainforest2 x Windswept Heath2 x Wooded Foothills1 x Verdant Catacombs3 x Tropical Island2 x Taiga4 x Inkmoth Nexus2 x Wasteland1 x Pendelhaven
Sideboard3 x Veil of Summer2 x Surgical Extraction1 x Ancient Grudge1 x Bojuka Bog1 x Flusterstorm1 x Force of Vigor1 x Force of Will1 x Forked Bolt1 x Hydroblast1 x Karakas1 x Pyroblast1 x Submerge
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Luke ChristensenMono-Blue DreadnoughtExport to:
Creatures (11)4 x Delver of Secrets4 x Phyrexian Dreadnought3 x Stratus Dancer
Spells (27)4 x Brainstorm4 x Ponder4 x Stifle2 x Preordain2 x Vision Charm1 x Spell Pierce4 x Daze2 x Force of Negation4 x Force of Will
Artifacts (3)3 x Scroll of Fate
Lands (19)2 x Flooded Strand2 x Misty Rainforest2 x Polluted Delta2 x Prismatic Vista4 x Wasteland7 x Island
Sideboard3 x Fathom Seer3 x Surgical Extraction2 x Back to Basics2 x Dismember2 x Echoing Truth2 x Flusterstorm1 x Scroll of Fate
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Thanks for reading The Field! We’ll be back next month with a look at the metagame from the October 20th Modern CT as part of the $10,000 #NRGCHI weekend. Until next time!

Max Kahn is the Event Manager for the NRG Series and the Judge Manager for all Nerd Rage Gaming events. When he’s not answering your judge calls or working behind the scenes at your local event, he splits his time between Chicago, Seattle, and Twitter.

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