Spurred on by a recent chat on the Eternal Durdles podcast, the boys dive headfirst into the age-old lament: where have all the “real” Control decks gone in Legacy? And, more importantly—what makes one in the first place?

Armed with ancient wisdom (a.k.a. some 2007 musings from venerable sage Adrian Sullivan), we attempt to unravel the mysteries of Control, why it’s been all but exiled from Legacy, and whether we’re all (read: not Julian) just hopelessly nostalgic for a bygone era—or, you know, actually onto something.

00:00:00 AI Takes Over

00:11:00 Strategic Archetype vs Role

00:17:25 Adrian Sullivan: The Strategic Moment, 2007

00:40:30 WTF is going on with Control?!

00:53:00 Control Can’t Compete

01:21:30 The Biggest Problem Nobody Talks About

https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/whos-the-beatdown/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6rU9pA3gw

https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/sullivan-library-distinctions-in-strategic-archetypes/

https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/sullivan-library-the-strategic-moment/

https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/sullivan-library-why-midrange-rules-todays-standard/

Thank you for tuning in,

Until next time!

Julian

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