It's over. After eight grueling rounds and a stacked Top 8 the Kansas City Legacy Open has wound to a close. Our Champion is Chris Osinski a Goblins player from Minnesota who audibled from the Draft Open to the Legacy Open at the last-minute running the tables after a Round 1 loss. It was a tribal battle with Corbin Hosler's undefeated Merfolk list falling prey to Goblin Piledriver in three games. The story of the day was that Legacy is healthy and even ripe for innovation. We saw plenty of interesting new takes on existing archetypes over the course of the day. Everyone should be even more excited for the San Jose Open Series next weekend—SCGLive will be there!
Loading Event Photos...
 Chris Osinski
 By Glenn JonesTop 16 Legacy Open DecklistsCheck out the decks that finished at the top in the Kansas City Legacy Open!  By Glenn JonesLegacy Open Top 8 ProfilesMeet the Top 8 competitors in the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Kansas City!  By Glenn JonesFinals: Chris Osinski vs. Corbin Hosler“I feel like the die roll is kind of important in this matchup” Corbin said and Chris agreed—he was probably pretty glad he rolled an eleven then. Chris hung onto his starting hand and played his thousandth turn one Goblin Lackey of the tournament.  By Glenn JonesSemifinals: Chris Osinski vs. Julian Booher“That's pretty high and that's pretty key in this matchup” Chris said after rolling double digits. Julian failed to match and he also failed to keep his starting seven cards.  By Glenn JonesQuarterfinals: AJ Sacher vs. Corbin HoslerAJ had languished in “fake” feature matches all day long and now it was time to give him a real one. With a Counterbalance list he described as possessing “perfect numbers” he'd been among the first competitors to lock up the Top 8.  By Glenn JonesRound 8: Julian Booher vs. Ben WienburgJulian Booher and Ben Wienburg faced off in a common matchup on the weekend—Goblins vs. Counterbalance. The winner of this matchup would likely be playing in the Top 8 and the tension was high. By Glenn JonesRound 7: Matt Reitz vs. Chris OsinskiAt 6-1 with two rounds to go Chris Osinski and Matt Reitz squared off.  By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Jacob Baugh's Spring TideAt 5-0 Jacob Baugh's only a win or two away from locking up his Top 8 berth. The weapon of choice? Time Spiral and High Tide.  By Glenn JonesQuick Question: Is Time Spiral Going to Change Legacy?What will the unbanning of Time Spiral mean for the Legacy format? By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Green and Taxes with Lewis Laskin“This is the best audible I've ever made” Lewis decided. “It's so sick against the expected metagame.” Lewis had come to this tournament planning to play the Painter's Servant build that he worked on with Nick Spagnolo and Caleb Durward but he found himself falling in love at first sight with this G/W build. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: How Will Legacy Change with Survival Gone?We asked some players how they thought Legacy would change with the banning of Survival of the Fittest. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Gerry Thompson's ReanimatorSurvival's gone and now Gerry needed to craft a new weapon. Naturally he turned to an old favorite—Reanimator. By Glenn JonesRound 1: Michael Jacob vs. Ben Stepka“This is gonna be embarrassing” Mike said. “I haven't played a game of Legacy since Columbus . . . got turn 2'd three times in that tournament.”
 Pat McGregor
By Event StaffTop 16 Standard Open DecklistsCheck out the decks that finished at the top in the Kansas City Standard Open! By Glenn JonesFinals: Conley Woods vs. Pat McGregorEven as he fought in his own match Conley had been rooting for Orrin Beasley to take down the other semifinal—U/B control was one of his better pairings while Boros was the worst. By Glenn JonesSemifinals: Conley Woods vs. Landon DotyLandon had big plans for the Kansas City Chiefs playoff game after the Top 4 while Conley had big plans for Legacy. By Glenn JonesStandard Open Top 8 ProfilesMeet the Top 8 competitors in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open: Kansas City! By Glenn JonesQuarterfinals: Christian Valenti vs. Orrin BeasleyChristian Valenti has yet to lose a match in this tournament—in fact he's barely even lost a game just steamrolling every opponent and entering the Top 8 with one of the highest tiebreaker 2s I've seen at the end of the Swiss. By Glenn JonesRound 10: Chris McCord vs. Michael PozsgayRichmond Legacy Open champ Chris McCord had a fiery start this morning but the wheels had fallen off as he found himself fighting for a Top 16 finish to pad his healthy 21 Open points. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What's the Best Underplayed Card in Extended?Find out what the pros think are some of the best unsung heroes to watch for this PTQ season! By Glenn JonesRound 9: Gerry Thompson vs. Conley WoodsFriends columnists and professional mages Conley Woods and Gerry Thompson met in Round 9 for a clash of Magic titans. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: Phyrexian Crusader or Mirran Crusader Which Will See the Most Constructed Play?What do people think of these two Mirrodin Besieged previewed cards? By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Conley Woods' U/G Genesis WaveConley Woods just took his first loss falling to 7-1 with Top 8 looming. So what inspired Conley to pick up the Waves? By Glenn JonesQuick Question: How Should Players Look to Beat U/B Control?See how some of the big names on the Open Series circuit go after the format's best deck. By Glenn JonesRound 6: Jeremy Banks vs. Pat McGregorThe Boros vs. U/B matchup is a subject of some debate and we decided to let it play out in print this weekend. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Pyromancer AscensionIn the wake of the World Championships following the rise of U/B and the dominance of control in the Standard format three players decided it was time to break out the Ascensions once more. By Glenn JonesRound 1: Christian Calcano vs. Cody WeaverCalcano had been on the fence about Kansas City this week but eventually decided to go—hopping on a last-minute flight that would get him to the airport at 9:55 am. An early arrival combined with the player meeting gave him just enough time to get his decklist turned in. Draft Open #1
Draft Open #2
 Michael Donovan
 By Glenn JonesDraft Open #2 Champion Joseph PriceJoseph Price won our second Draft Open as the Legacy tournament wound to a close scooping a cool pot and the Open points that come with it. By Glenn JonesDraft Open #1 Champion Mike DonovanThe first Draft Open champion of 2011 is Mike Donovan! By Glenn JonesTop 16 Legacy Open DecklistsCheck out the decks that finished at the top in the Kansas City Legacy Open! By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Jacob Baugh's Spring TideAt 5-0 Jacob Baugh's only a win or two away from locking up his Top 8 berth. The weapon of choice? Time Spiral and High Tide. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Green and Taxes with Lewis Laskin“This is the best audible I've ever made” Lewis decided. “It's so sick against the expected metagame.” Lewis had come to this tournament planning to play the Painter's Servant build that he worked on with Nick Spagnolo and Caleb Durward but he found himself falling in love at first sight with this G/W build. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Gerry Thompson's ReanimatorSurvival's gone and now Gerry needed to craft a new weapon. Naturally he turned to an old favorite—Reanimator. By Event StaffTop 16 Standard Open DecklistsCheck out the decks that finished at the top in the Kansas City Standard Open! By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Conley Woods' U/G Genesis WaveConley Woods just took his first loss falling to 7-1 with Top 8 looming. So what inspired Conley to pick up the Waves? By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Pyromancer AscensionIn the wake of the World Championships following the rise of U/B and the dominance of control in the Standard format three players decided it was time to break out the Ascensions once more. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About StarCityGames.com Event Coverage
Follow all of the action from the StarCityGames.com Open Series!