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With the banning of Deathrite Shaman and Gitaxian Probe, Legacy is going to be shaken up in a big way. Oddly enough, the banning of two of the fastest cards in the format may skew the format towards even faster decks. Since midrange decks don't have consistent acceleration and interaction and combo decks can't easily check if the coast is clear, the format is likely to skew towards Temur Delver with Stifles, Wastelands, and more. When people are getting that low to the ground, it's asking for something to come along and punish them for it:
Blue-Black Faeries - Legacy | PELLENIK, 5-0 Legacy League
- Creatures (12)
- 2 Scion of Oona
- 4 Snapcaster Mage
- 4 Spellstutter Sprite
- 2 Vendilion Clique
- Instants (16)
- 1 Diabolic Edict
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 2 Counterspell
- 4 Brainstorm
- 4 Fatal Push
- 4 Force of Will
- Sorceries (8)
- 2 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 2 Thoughtseize
- 4 Ponder
- Enchantments (4)
- 4 Bitterblossom
- Lands (20)
- 1 Swamp
- 2 Island
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 2 Volcanic Island
- 3 Mutavault
- 3 Underground Sea
- 4 Polluted Delta
- 4 Scalding Tarn
One of the biggest strengths of this deck in the format is that can play almost entirely at instant-speed. That gives you a ton of play against control decks and tempo decks alike, since you can wait for them to commit mana to anything before you're obligated to respond. Bitterblossom is also a super underrated card in this format, since it's great against both Terminus decks and Delver of Secrets decks.
If you want to play a tempo-style of deck that has a high density of disruption, this may be one of the better shells to do it. You've got a flexible gameplan, which is a boon in a format that looks as polarized as this one, and the sheer density and breadth of disruption should be great against combo decks of all varieties. The one thing that this deck doesn't have is a way to refuel, something like Ancestral Vision or Standstill - but maybe you just don't need it with games being as fast as they are.
