Also wenn ich mir so das Runde 4 Coverage Match von Chapin durchlese, dann scheint Legacy im Moment ein total spannendes Format zu sein o_O
Round 4 Feature Match - Patrick Chapin vs. Korey McDuffie
by Steve Sadin
Pro Tour regular, and Atlanta native Korey McDuffie came into this match beaming with excitement. Why? Because he absolutely loves Legacy.
"Legacy has been my favorite format for a long time. I fell in love with it playing Standstill about 5 years ago, and I haven't looked back since."
Patrick Chapin and Korey McDuffie kick off the first feature match of Grand Prix Atlanta
His opponent this round, four time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor, Patrick Chapin wasn't quite as excited as the bubbly McDuffie– but he was nonetheless very happy with his deck.
Game One
Chapin won the roll and immediately put his opponent under the gun by casting a turn one Careful Study discarding Griselbrand and Animate Dead (Chapin discarded the two mana reanimation spell because he didn't want to leave himself vulnerable to cards like Daze, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Spell Pierce, or Wasteland).
Chapin's second turn Reanimate got countered by a Force of Will – but a Thoughtseize (which took Show and Tell, and left McDuffie with a hand of Griselbrand, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, and Force of Will) allowed Chapin to Exhume back his Griselbrand without any resistance.
A few seconds later, McDuffie conceded.
Patrick Chapin 1 – Korey McDuffie 0
Game Two
While game one lasted all of a few turns, the second game went a bit longer, as the players spent their early turns building up their mana (making themselves largely immune to Dazes, and Spell Pierces in the process).
Chapin works on building his mana pool
McDuffie was the first player to blink, and he was rewarded for doing so, as he was able to push his Sneak Attack past Chapin's Force of Will with a Force of Will of his own.
McDuffie used the Sneak Attack to put Griselbrand into play, and promptly drew an extra fourteen cards with it. And while McDuffie didn't find an Emrakul, the Aeon's Torn that he could end the game with immediately, he found an abundance of free counterspells to protect him from anything that Chapin could muster.
McDuffie had another Griselbrand a turn later and, after drawing seven more cards with his demon, he found an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn to seal the deal.
Patrick Chapin 1 – Korey McDuffie 1
Game Three
A first turn Grafdigger's Cage bought McDuffie a ton of time, giving Chapin no choice but to dig through his deck with Ponder, and Careful Study as he hoped to play enough lands so that he could eventually hard-cast a Griselbrand.
McDuffie checks his cards to see what his opening move will be.
A Karakas gave Chapin a bit of room to maneuver with, but it ultimately wouldn't be enough. McDuffie had enough countermagic to force through an end of turn Vendilion Clique –clearing the way for him to resolve a Sneak Attack on his own turn.
Griselbrand was soon to follow, and a Pithing Needle naming Karakas allowed McDuffie's Griselbrand to attack unmolested. Another Sneak Attacked Griselbrand, and another attack, later and McDuffie had taken the match.
Patrick Chapin 1 – Korey McDuffie 2