If something unexpected happens try to see if there is a pattern or explanation for the result. I would focus on the things you can control because variance affects both players and on a long enough timeline player skill will show through. I think most matches are decided by one player making more errors than the other and the more proficient player capitalizing on those errors. I would also try to refrain from attributing match outcomes to luck or ‘variance’ and instead look for learning opportunities. I learned a lot about playing 4C Loam from watching MatsOle stream. Watching more experienced players stream or getting coaching can be another way to level up. I would just add the caveat to think critically about each match and to take a step back if your learning starts to plateau. There is no other substitute for developing format knowledge and improving sequencing than to just play more games. It’s the best way to get practice with a large volume of matches, and you get to play against the best players in the world. I personally had a huge improvement when I started playing MTGO in addition to paper events. This is an important starting point for building the higher-level skills needed to succeed. Remembering triggers and improving dexterity to physically manipulate cards is important in a format that requires so many small decisions. Playing weekly or monthly in-person events can be great for building mechanical skills as a player.
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I stopped writing those articles after I finished grad school and started working a full time job. For several months I wrote a monthly Legacy Tier List article to help other players keep up with the changes in the format. During the past few years I have branched out to playing various blue midrange and control decks including Jeskai Control, 4C Control, and Delver variants.
I played 4C Loam almost exclusively until the COVID pandemic when in person play shut down and I was in grad school. In January 2020 I won the MTGO Legacy Format Championship with Loam to qualify for the Magic Online Championship Series. I finished 2nd at SCG DC in Fall 2017 and won SCG Baltimore in Fall 2018, playing 4C Loam both times. I played primarily at MTGFirst (now Level Up Games) in Glen Burnie, Maryland for monthly events starting in Fall 2016. I initially started playing Modern and slowly acquired the cards for Legacy 4 Color Loam. I started playing Magic at a Boy Scout Summer camp in middle school and started playing competitively in 2015 while enrolled at the University of Maryland College Park. Matthew has been around the format for a long time now, and he has been a strong source of Legacy knowledge and analysis of the ins and outs of the format for both new and old players alike.Īs we like to do here, let's hear from Matt in his own words.
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This week's series is no exception, as we hear from Matthew Vook. I really love doing Player Spotlights, because I quite enjoy getting to hear all about players and friends that I look up to and appreciate their impacts on the format overall.
Without further ado, let's dive right in! Player Spotlight Series: Matthew Vook Howdy folks! It's time yet again for another edition of This Week in Legacy! I'm your host, Joe Dyer, and this week we've got a Player Spotlight Series on the one and only Matthew Vook! We've also got a touch base on a card we missed out of the Lord of the Rings set, and we've got a MESS of events to speak about including MTGO events as well as events from SCGCon Baltimore and Oklahoma Land Run!
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