59: Banning Sensei's Divining Top - Legacy Thoughts with Jarvis Yu

Jarvis Yu enjoys formats with deeper card pools (especially Legacy). Having made one Grand Prix Top 8 in Legacy, as well as going 13-2 in Grand Prix New Jersey, he has also managed to win his only Top 8. Jarvis lives outside Washington. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Jarvis Yu when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep59 First Set Revised (this is not the official symbol as set symbols were not around at this time) Favorite Set Ravnica City of Guilds Favorite Card Rishadan Port What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Infinite diversity. Early Challenge Starting out, Jarvis thought that a 1/2 for one mana was good - because it was "more efficient" than a 1/1 for one. He quickly learned that cards with abilities, like Eternal Witness, even though they don't have the best power/toughness/mana ratio are much better. Level Up Moment Zigging when everyone else zagged helped Jarvis grow. He saw (with the help of a friend) a strategy that wasn't explicitly supported in Ravnica City of Guilds. This opened his eyes to how to look at future sets. Proudest Magic Moment Winning Grand Prix Seattle Tacoma 2015. Best Format Legacy Biggest Mistake Players Make Mulliganing when they shouldn't or not mulliganing when they should. Know the match up and what you need to be effective in the early game. If you don't have that in your opening hand then ship it back. Sealed & Draft Tips Sealed: Jarvis runs 18 lands and looks for card advantage, big creatures and removal. How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event Play different decks, then settle on one and play against a lot of decks. What's in Your Tournament Bag Extra cards Snacks Water Pens Paper Dice Improvement Suggestions Build and play a pauper cube. Magic Resource Jarvis mentioned a [card]Battle of Wits[/card] deck from Grand Prix Milwaukee 2002. Star City Games MTG Gold Fish Connect With Jarvis Yu Twitter: @jkyu06 Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback. Sponsors