Infecting Legacy

By Gerry Thompson

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Tom Ross is known for making unconventional choices during deck building and winning anyway. Last weekend was no exception, as he finished in the Top 4 of the StarCityGames Legacy Open in Atlanta with GU Infect. While Infect is a relatively known quantity in Legacy, it doesn't see a lot of play. There are just too many sweet decks to choose from, and Infect is often left sitting on the sidelines. However, Tom is attempting to change that.

Infect rarely, if ever, wins with actual damage, so getting to play a card like Invigorate is a huge bonus. Vines of Vastwood is a deceptively versatile card, capable of stopping a spot-removal spell or even stopping your opponent from equipping Umezawa's Jitte for a turn! It's no surprise that Tom chose to play four of each, while playing only one copy of Berserk and Might of Old Krosa, presumably just to test them.

In his Top 8 interview, Tom mentioned adding more Berserks and Stifles, both of which sound like reasonable choices. I can't wait to find out what his finished product will look like.

Tom Ross's GU Infect

Decklist Stats Sample Hand

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Creature (12)

4 Blighted Agent 4 Glistener Elf 4 Noble Hierarch

Sorcery (4)

2 Gitaxian Probe 2 Ponder

Instant (24)

1 Berserk 4 Brainstorm 2 Crop Rotation 2 Daze 3 Force of Will 4 Invigorate 1 Might of Old Krosa 1 Nature's Claim 1 Spell Pierce 1 Stifle 4 Vines of Vastwood

Land (21)

1 Forest 4 Inkmoth Nexus 3 Misty Rainforest 4 Tropical Island 3 Verdant Catacombs 1 Wasteland 2 Wooded Foothills 3 Pendelhaven

61 Cards

Sideboard (15)

1 Berserk 3 Nature's Claim 1 Relic of Progenitus 2 Necropede 1 Viridian Corrupter 1 Sylvan Library 1 Dismember 1 Dispel 1 Misdirection 1 Submerge 1 Swan Song 1 Bojuka Bog

Blue (23)

4 Blighted Agent 4 Brainstorm 2 Daze 3 Force of Will 1 Spell Pierce 1 Stifle 2 Gitaxian Probe 2 Ponder 1 Dispel 1 Misdirection 1 Submerge 1 Swan Song

Black (1)

1 Dismember

Green (27)

4 Glistener Elf 4 Noble Hierarch 2 Berserk 2 Crop Rotation 4 Invigorate 1 Might of Old Krosa 4 Nature's Claim 4 Vines of Vastwood 1 Viridian Corrupter 1 Sylvan Library

Colorless (25)

1 Forest 4 Inkmoth Nexus 3 Misty Rainforest 4 Tropical Island 3 Verdant Catacombs 1 Wasteland 2 Wooded Foothills 3 Pendelhaven 1 Relic of Progenitus 2 Necropede 1 Bojuka Bog

76 Cards

1 (34)

4 Glistener Elf 4 Noble Hierarch 2 Berserk 4 Brainstorm 2 Crop Rotation 1 Might of Old Krosa 4 Nature's Claim 1 Spell Pierce 1 Stifle 4 Vines of Vastwood 2 Gitaxian Probe 2 Ponder 1 Relic of Progenitus 1 Dispel 1 Swan Song

2 (9)

4 Blighted Agent 2 Daze 2 Necropede 1 Sylvan Library

3 (6)

4 Invigorate 1 Viridian Corrupter 1 Dismember

5 (5)

3 Force of Will 1 Misdirection 1 Submerge

54 Cards

Common (38)

1 Forest 4 Blighted Agent 4 Glistener Elf 4 Brainstorm 2 Crop Rotation 2 Daze 3 Force of Will 1 Might of Old Krosa 4 Nature's Claim 1 Spell Pierce 4 Vines of Vastwood 2 Gitaxian Probe 2 Ponder 1 Relic of Progenitus 1 Dismember 1 Dispel 1 Bojuka Bog

Uncommon (8)

4 Invigorate 2 Necropede 1 Viridian Corrupter 1 Submerge

Rare (25)

4 Inkmoth Nexus 3 Misty Rainforest 4 Tropical Island 3 Verdant Catacombs 3 Pendelhaven 4 Noble Hierarch 1 Stifle 1 Sylvan Library 1 Misdirection 1 Swan Song

Mythic (5)

1 Wasteland 2 Wooded Foothills 2 Berserk

76 Cards

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Posted in Feature on March 14, 2014

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Infecting Legacy

Tom Ross's GU Infect

Creature (12)

Sorcery (4)

Instant (24)

Land (21)

Sideboard (15)

Blue (23)

Black (1)

Green (27)

Colorless (25)

1 (34)

2 (9)

3 (6)

5 (5)

Common (38)

Uncommon (8)

Rare (25)

Mythic (5)

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