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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

5-0 trophy 🏆 with Legacy $500 Mono Black Midrange! Obsessive Pursuit is the new Dark Confidant. Matchups: Eldrazi, GW Depths, 2x Storm decks (Mai was clutch there), Mono U Oracle combo. League goes live in 1 hour for channel members, tomorrow for everybody else. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I just 5-0 trophied with Legacy BUG Aluren. 🏆 It's definitely the best aggro+combo+control deck in the format. Witherbloom Command! I beat the full gauntlet: lands, UR Tempo, Storm, DNT. Full league goes live for channel members tonight and everyone else Dec 2. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Matchups today: R1 Fleshraker Echo R2 Reanimator R3 TES R4 BW Yorion (adverse matchup) R5 Epic Gamble My record so far: 2x trophy 2x 4-1 1x 3-2 (double back-to-back loss to Grixis Control with @JamesKisau_ and his student. Brutal matchup with bowmasters and so much removal.)

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

5-0 with Legacy UW Tempo Cats. 😽🏆 Daze is so necessary right now. This deck is going to rock once Tamiyo gets banned. (Hence 4x Borrowers.) Mockingbird is the real deal, copying goyfs, bowmasters, even a Sylvan Safekeeper. Video up for channel members TONIGHT. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Back to back 4-1s with UW Cat Tempo🐈 losing only to Jeskai and the 4th storm deck I faced. Giver of Runes wasn't terrible. 4x Brazen Borrowers was oh-so-necessary. I didn't miss the basic plains, even VS moon stompy. Double league vid up for channel members tonight. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

5-0 with my Legacy Lands + Loam Pox brew! 🏆 Merit Lage is out. Eumidian Hatchery is in. Crop Rot was insane the entire match, sac'ing Hatcheries, Sagas, and getting early wastelands. How does the deck even win? Waste lock! League vid drops TONIGHT for channel members. 📺 @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I just 5-0'd with Legacy UW Cat Tempo!🏆 After a few 4-1 leagues I finally got there. And yes that is 4x Borrower and 0x Ajani. Beat 2x Delver, 1x Reanimator, 1xGob, 1x Moon. Shout-out to @punishingmtgo.bsky.social for inspiration. Video drops tonight for channel members. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I just 5-0 trophied with my Legacy Affinity brew. Perfectly balanced with exactly 4 copies of every card. Also, look Mom no reserve list cards. I beat: - UB Reanimator - Karnforge - Grixis Control - UWg Miracle Control - 8cast Video live for channel members tonight! @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I just trophied with CONTROL in 2025. Look Ma, no dazes! I beat Karnforge Mono Black BUG Beans Mardu Tokens @MahfuzVanGogh Dredge Ignore the 3 Reanimates. They're much better as maindeck Spellbombs and never came up. Video goes live for channel members TONIGHT. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Play to your outs, folks! (And yes I did misplay naming black here)

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Final record 11-4 after playing this super hateful mono white dragon stompy deck. Clarion Conqueror is king! Instead of Chrome Mox we just play more creatures. Video of first 12 rounds will be up for channel members tonight. Beats combo: UB Rean, Breakfast, Karnforge 2x, Helm.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Awesome. Thanks for sharing this list and this tournament report with me. 👍

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I just trophied AGAIN with Blue Painter – this time with ZERO one rings. It turns out upping baubles and maxing Metallic Rebuke will help you win stack battles. (see screenshot) Full league video is available to channel members TONIGHT. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I just recorded a double league with Blue Painter. An absolute blast. Got to take on a range of decks. (Chocobo deck!) Had some insane game-saving top-decks. And of course forced through a Hullbreacher on a brainstorm. 😇 Video live Friday (YouTube members can watch now).

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Legacy Mono Blue Painter trophy. My first ever league with the deck. It feels well positioned, and abuses two of the most broken cards in Legacy right now: One Ring and Tamiyo. No reserve list cards. Matchups: Karnforge, Breakfast, Goblins, Oops, Oops @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Who would win? The combined forces of the most over-powered legacy decks in recent history ...or one shadowy boi? Find out tomorrow on the BeExcellent YouTube channel. (Or right now if you're a channel member.)

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Back-to-back trophies with $600 Legacy Mono Blue.🏆🏆 The deck is a blast! I removed Planisphere in favor of Tamiyo. Piracy Charm for anti-BM, but I think MD Dress Down is better. One game I got 9 islands in play. Grindy, but Murk lets you close when you need to. CC@fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I just got another 4-1 with this $900 NO RESERVE LIST Legacy UB control list. (Losing only to UB Reanimator.) If you want to play control in Legacy but don't own dual lands, this is IMHO a solid option. Video coming soon. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

If you can beat me, post a screenshot and at-mention me. I'll send you 120 Play Points for MTGO. * Offer only for first 5 people per month who do this, and does not apply for decks with Entomb, Balustrade Spy, or Creative Technique. Follow me so I can DM you.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I just 4-1'd with this $900 UB control deck. Back to Basics was NEVER boarded out. Kids: if you build your deck correctly, you can play zero dual lands and still prevail. (This said the deck could use a Ucity.) Video drops Monday. I'll keep rocking these no reserve list decks.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I'm having a blast with BUG Beans. I think 4x Bowmasters is justified in the current meta. Fair magic currently revolves around Bowmasters IMHO. Fun fact: the only 2024 / 2025 card I'm playing is the 2x Harbingers in the side. Sometimes you just don't need fancy new cards.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

My first Japanese Legacy League: 5-0 with Merfolk 🐠 初めての日本語レガシーリーグ動画アップしました。マーフォークで5-0、実況つきです。日本語話せるレガシー仲間にぜひ教えてください。プレイのミスとか日本語の変なとこあればコメントもらえると嬉しいです。😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPcD...

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I just trophied with Legacy Merfolk! 🐠 This list felt amazing. Got some Hullbreacher snipe action and killed a saga with Harbinger. Hexcatcher was MVP for sure. I'll post the video tonight. It will be in Japanese though if that's cool. The first video on my Japanese channel. @fireshoes.bsky.social

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I just launched YouTube Membership so you can watch all my upcoming videos immediately – sometimes weeks before they go live. You can also vote on which decks I should play in future leagues. Aluren? Standstill? Pox? Battle of Wits? Maybe this isn't such a good idea...

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Just 4-1'd with today's brew. Legacy Esper Tokens. I got to put all 3 levels of Stormchaser's Talent to use, got Kaito kills, and drew tons of cards off Staff. Video drops next week.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The current post-ban, post-Tarkir legacy meta: 20% tempo 14% tomb ~32% combo Beans-centric observations: 🐈‍⬛LoTVoid probably not justifiable 🪻4x FoN probably is 🥗FoV is strong if you have enough green 🦌Endurance is insane right now

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Kaito is still really strong. I think Kaito belongs in UB Tempo though, which is an efficient 2-color deck. The deck I'm playing here (BUG Beans) has shed all its tempo elements in favor of just going bigger, and that's where Beanstalk excels.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My first BUG Beans league that includes Rakshasa's Bargain drops tonight. I've got another league coming tomorrow night, too. This deck is so fun to play. So much value, so many options.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

This card is everything I wanted it to be and more. I comically punted my match VS Europe champion L4rss0n, but won every other match in my first league pretty easily. Video goes live tonight. BUG Beans is back!

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I top 8'd Dallas's biggest legacy event, the Hunter Burton Open Memorial playing Bant Stoneblade Control with backdoor Nadu combo. I've now published 4 leagues with this, including a double league video this morning. Full list, sideboard guide, tournament report in description. youtu.be/ur4NUuv7Urg

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Which would be a more reliable turn 1 deck? 2007 Hulk Flash (that resulted in flash getting banned) 2025 Oops All Spells

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Another 4-1 with The Aetherspark – this time in a Legacy Jeskai Stoneblade Control shell. Felt amazing and only lost to Oops. I got to use all 3 modes of the Aetherspark, and got in some Tamiyo + Pre-war action as well. Video drops tonight at 10 Eastern.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The Aetherspark is one of the funnest card designs in a minute. Fair, flexible, legacy-playable. This league was a blast.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I just 4-1'd with UW Delverblade featuring the new The Aetherspark equipment planeswalker. This deck was a blast to play. I got to use the draw ability many times. Video goes live on my channel at 11 eastern tonight.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Update: 3 back-to-back 4-1s. I lost only to Dredge.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Congrats on the excellent performance. Eldrazi is a tough matchup all around, and I hope you're able to find some substitutions that shore up that matchup without hurting your positive matchups. I'm experimenting with a UB control deck that is a bit more midrange – I'd love your feedback on it.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Back to back 4-1's with this UB Kaito Control list, losing only to Oops and UR Reanimator. Kaito is a plenty fast clock once you've established control, and I don't miss Murk. Miser's Daze is awesome. 2 League videos on my YouTube with another coming tonight.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Some quick thoughts on Kaito, Bane of Nightmares in Legacy: - he's an insane sideboard card for UB Tempo against control and especially lands - he's an OK build-around card for maindeck creature control decks (BUG control, UB value w/ strix and snap) - he's so fun to play with

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This comment made my day. Guy's a legend.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Here's the script I wrote to automate editing your MTGO videos. It also masters your audio for you. All these tools are free and open source. You just record with OBS, run the script, then upload to YouTube. Don't ask me for support though lol ask GPT. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Matchups for UB Tempo variants based on my recent play experience (and yes I have played against most of these). F = Favorable U = Unfavorable E = Even Would welcome feedback.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I'd love to see you play UB Tempo. I've really enjoyed playing it lately on my channel and would enjoy seeing how you approach it. I've enjoyed your delver videos.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Speaking of Dreadnought, I've been party to so many UW Dreadnought mirrors in leagues that I'm dropping Doorkeeper Thrull in favor of just running another Curie and another Dress Down. Doorkeeper is a huge liability in the mirror. Dress Down, however, is safe for one-sided Dreadnought deployment.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Wow. Imagine how salty they'd be if they knew your hand was yet another bowmasters and force blue card. What a blow-out of a game.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The more I play with surveil lands the more I'm convinced that every non-stompy deck should play one. And the more I'm convinced that since these decks should play one, these decks should splash a 2nd color. Example: it's almost free to splash white in Stiflenought just for STP.

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Death by 1,000 Cuts with Legacy BUG Kaito, featuring Ice-Fang Coatl – now live on the BeExcellent YouTube channel. I play a full 10 rounds against UB Reanimator, Eldrazi, Lands, and more. youtu.be/VqXDd5dKstM

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BeExcellent @beexcellent80s.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I'm in my 1/1 happy place. I just 4-1'd my first league with my new brew, which I'm calling: 1,000 Cuts If you like value, this may be the deck for you.

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