What is Everyday Eternal? For those unfamiliar with Everyday Eternal, it is one of the oldest Magic podcasts focussed on competitive Legacy (and we like to claim: sometimes also Vintage.) Together with our hosts Bob Huang, Matt Pavlic, Julian Knab, and their funky guests, we’re bringing you the latest news and technology from the world of Eternal Magic. God, could our iTunes BE any more generic? Can someone please rewrite this? Bob, Matt, anyone?

Intro Music: Pokémon Main Theme – 8 bit Remix



Following his win in the Legacy Format Playoff on the previous weekend with the hottest deck in town, Jarvis Yu joins Bob and Julian to talk about NBC RUG Delver. Known by many for his proficiency with RG Lands, Jarvis is actually a veteran Delver pilot and has a lot to say about the current state of the deck – and why it is secretly a Jund a deck at times!

In the second half of the cast, Bob goes full Facebook and unleashes his collective metagame data onto the world. He’s been keeping track of all medium and high stakes Legacy events ever since the last sets releases, providing us with a comprehensive analysis of the most successful decks in the format right now. Which decks have been putting up the numbers – and which specific deck did lead Bob to call it one of the most overhyped decks in the history of the format?

Bob’s Meta Analysis

Understanding Bob’s data:

Decks are generally sorted into one of three categories: Aggro, Midrange/Control and Combo (from left to right)

Decks are generally sorted into one of three categories: Aggro, Midrange/Control and Combo (from left to right) The number under M20 shows the number of Top8 finishes of big Legacy tournaments with at least 8 rounds ever since M20 was released

The number under ELD is unimportant for now, it’s for Throne of Eldraine. You can see the total metagame share of the deck in numbers and % in the last two columns

Colors show relevance: green has decks of at least 3% share, yellow shows decks with <3% but >2% share, and orange is for decks with less than 2% but more than 1%

Uncolored decks have been close to non-existent in the winners metagame

The numbers at the very bottom show aggregated metagame percentages for the grand categories: Aggro at 33.6%, Midrange/Control at 29.5% and Combo at 36.9%

On the right side you see Bob’s break up of the data into different, non-archetype-specific categories. It teaches us about the prevalence of certain important cards in the metagame, such as how often non-blue decks rise to the top, how much of a factor Thalia, Guardian of Thraben still is in the metagame, and how Dark Depths has surpassed Griselbrand for the time being.

Other Show Notes

Thanks a lot for tuning into today’s show, and to those attending: the best of luck at GP Atlanta! Come and say hi if you see Bob, Eric or Jarvis! 🙂

Until next time,

Julian

Co-Host & Guest Contact:



Julian Knab

Bob Huang

Matt Pavlic

Eric Landon

Due to Matt’s security clearance in the Canadian military, he is barred from using social media. He hopes you will understand and proceed with caution.



Feedback

We’d love to hear your feedback on today’s episode in the comment section or via Twitter. This is only the second episode I have edited myself and I’d be happy to hear any suggestions or advise on how we could improve your enjoyment of Everyday Eternal even further!

So long,

Julian

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