Is Sword of War and Peace playable in Legacy?
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Posted on Oct. 6, 2012, 9:46 p.m. by Maxread
In Esper Stoneblade decks, is Sword of War and Peace worth tutoring via Stoneforge Mystic vs Batterskull , card:Umezawa's Jitte, Sword of Feast and Famine or Sword of Body and Mind ?
Pros to all of these:
Batterskull - Turn 3 Batterskull via Stoneforge Mystic is such a broken combo, and can tear up most creatures in Legacy and is very difficult to remove with any other spell except Krosan Grip .
Sword of Feast and Famine - Keeps Tarmogoyf and Nimble Mongoose off of you along with Go for the Throat (For the decks that play Go for the Throat ).
Sword of Body and Mind - Keeps Tarmogoyf and Nimble Mongoose off you, along with Delver of Secrets Flip , Jace, the Mind Sculptor and most threats in RUG.
card:Umezawa's Jitte - If a creature comes down with this, and you have no immediate answers the game is practically over, no questions.
Sword of Feast and Famine - Swords to Plowshares , and Lightning Bolt can't interupt this creature but as for most other threats there aren't many in Red or White. But with the amount of control magic in Legacy, the damage and lifegain would be huge.
Don't forget about Sword of Fire and Ice which I feel takes it's spot a lot better. Card advantage is very important and the fact that you get a Shock with it is great. It all depends on who you play and what is more effective, I would just sideboard the swords unless you need them for a particular situation
Maxread says... #2
The Last paragraph should start with Sword of War and Peace , not Sword of Feast and Famine . Sorry everyone!
October 6, 2012 9:48 p.m.