The Classic Legacy Cards You NEED to Know

What cards do you actually need to know if you're getting into Classic? We're starting a new series looking at the cards that define Eternal Durdles' various Legacy-era formats, beginning with Classic . Zac and Phil go through a compiled list of commonly played and powerful cards in the format, looking at everything from planeswalkers and creatures to spells, artifacts, enchantments, and lands. The goal is simple: give you a radar for the cards you're going to see—and the cards you should keep an eye out for when you're buying collections or digging through bulk. Along the way, we talk about: Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Elspeth and Gideon Dark Confidant, Emrakul and Eternal Witness Tarmogoyf and Knight of the Reliquary Stoneforge Mystic and Sword of Fire and Ice Vendilion Clique Cabal Therapy, Duress and Hymn to Tourach Brainstorm, Force of Will, Daze and Lightning Bolt Wrath of God and Damnation Aether Vial, Chalice of the Void and Grindstone Counterbalance and Sylvan Library Academy Ruins, Ancient Tomb and Dark Depths Dual lands, fetches, Wasteland and Tabernacle And the absolutely gorgeous Bands-with-Other-Legends lands We also get into one of our favorite parts of playing older fo…