In this first episode of Eternal Horizons, Francis and Jasper kick things off by talking about how they got into Magic before discussing their experiences at Eternal Weekend EU in Lucca.
They reflect on their early days in Magic, discovering a shared fondness for casting Cruel Ultimatum, before discussing Legacy’s history in the time that they’ve been playing it, including Miracles, Painter, and a few major bannings.
The second half of the episode focuses on Eternal Weekend as your hosts muse on the beautiful city of Lucca and give a breakdown of their team trios performance, plus an account of Francis’ top 32 run with Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage. Jasper talks about the two different builds of Painter he played: blue-green Echo Painter and red-white Strawberry Shortcake, while Francis goes through his choices for Cephalid Breakfast and his Premodern Life Combo deck.
After a brief digression into options for unpowered Vintage lists, they wrap up with a look ahead to an upcoming local tournament, with an innovative new build of Painter hoving into view.
Decklists and other links:
Jasper’s Trios Legacy Echo Painter
Painting By Numbers: Complete History of Painter
Jasper’s Legacy Strawberry Shortcake
Jasper’s round 2 feature match
Francis’ Legacy Cephalid Breakfast
Chapters:
00:00 Intro - Welcome to Eternal Horizons
01:10 Francis’ Magic origins + early Legacy experiences
04:19 Jasper’s path into Legacy + discovering Painter
06:01 Early Legacy decks, budgets, and learning the format
09:06 Miracles, Sensei’s Divining Top, and a defining era
12:28 Post-WAR Legacy and how the format changed
16:26 Why record a Legacy podcast?
18:17 Eternal Weekend Lucca
20:56 Team Trio event
29:24 Choosing a Legacy deck for the main event
31:08 Playing Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage
39:15 Powered vs unpowered Vintage
48:16 Building Painter in Legacy (new tech + experiments)
51:00 Legacy main event - Strawberry Shortcake Painter
53:23 What is a Clam Session?
56:48 Legacy main event - Cephalid Breakfast
01:01:39 Premodern - GW Life Combo
01:10:23 Looking ahead - future episodes + LLM