Has Legacy finally become fair again?

After months of Fantasticar combos, bans, explosive strategies and constant metagame upheaval, the Legacy format suddenly feels very different.

In Episode 118 of In Response – A Legacy Podcast, Philipp, Daniel and Peter discuss why Legacy seems to have finally put on the brakes — and whether the format is beginning to feel like Legacy again.

“Fair” obviously means something very different in Legacy than it does in Standard or Modern. Legacy is still an incredibly powerful format. But right now, creature combat, interaction, card advantage and games played over multiple turns are becoming increasingly important again.

And more importantly: players appear to have meaningful choices.

We discuss:

Why Legacy currently feels slower

The impact of the Fantasticar ban

The rise of fair blue strategies

Blue-Black’s position in the metagame

Bilbo as an important new fair threat/value engine

Flow State and modern card advantage

Whether Tamiyo is still an automatic inclusion

Different ways to build Blue-Black Tempo and midrange

The relationship between tempo, card advantage and pressure

Bilbo compared to old Legacy threats like Dreadhorde Arcanist

Why fair cards can still be incredibly powerful in Legacy

The return of control and larger fair strategies

Whether combo can exploit the current metagame

New experimentation in Storm and other combo decks

Why having several viable strategic directions matters

Whether Legacy is actually healthier — or simply feels more like Legacy again

One of the most interesting developments is that there no longer appears to be one obvious way to build every blue deck.

Do you want maximum pressure?

Do you want Flow State and card advantage?

Do you want a larger control strategy?

Do you want to attack those fair decks with combo?

Those decisions — and the metagame cycles they create — are a big part of what has historically made Legacy interesting.

So our real question isn't simply:

“Is Legacy fair?”

It's:

“Does Legacy finally feel like Legacy again?”

And right now, our answer might actually be yes.

💬 What do you think? Is the current Legacy metagame genuinely healthier, or are we just between broken decks?

00:00 – Has Legacy Finally Put on the Brakes?

01:50 – Why Blue-Black Feels Different Now

02:41 – What “Fair” Actually Means in Legacy

04:27 – Bilbo and the New Fair Power Level

07:49 – Tempo, Flow State & Card Advantage

11:32 – Is Tamiyo Still an Auto-Include?

12:32 – Different Ways to Build Blue-Black

14:27 – Bilbo vs Dreadhorde Arcanist

16:19 – Could Bilbo Become Oppressive?

22:10 – Is There Room for Fast Combo Again?

24:08 – New Storm Experiments

30:33 – Fair Blue Is Rising, But Combo Still Exists

30:45 – Is Legacy Actually Better Now?

31:19 – Why the Format Feels Like Legacy Again

32:35 – Choosing the Deck That Fits Your Style

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Modern Legacy Is Too Powerful — We Went Back to 2019 | Episode 117

What happens when you take modern Legacy players and put them back into 2019-era Legacy?

We found out.

In Episode 117 of In Response – A Legacy Podcast, we briefly discuss the latest Fantasticar ban and what the post-Fantasticar Legacy metagame could look like. But the real focus of this episode is a trip back to 2019-era Legacy through our PreFire tournament.

And the difference was striking.

Older Legacy had weaker individual threats, longer games and more time to develop a strategy. Modern Legacy is filled with cards that generate enormous amounts of value immediately—and that can fundamentally change how games are played.

We discuss what that difference actually feels like at the table.

Is Fantasticar Already Too Good for Legacy? | Episode 116Legacy has a brand-new engine card—and it's showing up everywhere.In Episode 116 of In Response – A Legacy Podcast, we take a deep dive into Fantasticar, the newest card that's rapidly reshaping the Legacy metagame.Unlike previous format-defining threats, Fantasticar isn't locked into a single archetype. Instead, it's powering multiple combo and tempo strategies, forcing players to rethink both deckbuilding and sideboarding.So the big question is:Is Fantasticar simply powerful... or already too powerful?In this episode we discuss:What Fantasticar actually doesWhy it has become one of the most played cards in LegacyWhich archetypes use it bestDoomsday and FantasticarBlue-Black Fantasticar shellsTES and other Storm strategiesWhich decks are the biggest losersHow to beat FantasticarStifle, Sphere of Resistance and other answersIs Legacy becoming too fast again?Should Wizards consider action?Early Hobbit spoilers, including Bilbo and other cards that could impact LegacyOne of the biggest discussions in Legacy today isn't about a single deck.It's about a single card that suddenly appears across the entire format.Is this healthy diversity—or the beginning of another format-defining engine?Let us know what you think in the comments.🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all major podcast platforms.👍 If you enjoy Legacy strategy, metagame analysis, tournament preparation and competitive Magic, subscribe for new episodes every week.