In this first episode of Eternal Horizons, Francis and Jasper kick things off by talking about how they got into Magic before discussing their experiences at Eternal Weekend EU in Lucca.

They reflect on their early days in Magic, discovering a shared fondness for casting Cruel Ultimatum, before discussing Legacy’s history in the time that they’ve been playing it, including Miracles, Painter, and a few major bannings. 

The second half of the episode focuses on Eternal Weekend as your hosts muse on the beautiful city of Lucca and give a breakdown of their team trios performance, plus an account of Francis’ top 32 run with Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage. Jasper talks about the two different builds of Painter he played: blue-green Echo Painter and red-white Strawberry Shortcake, while Francis goes through his choices for Cephalid Breakfast and his Premodern Life Combo deck. 

After a brief digression into options for unpowered Vintage lists, they wrap up with a look ahead to an upcoming local tournament, with an innovative new build of Painter hoving into view.

Decklists and other links:

Alex’s Trios Pauper Elves

Francis’ Vintage Gifts Breach

Jasper’s Trios Legacy Echo Painter

Painting By Numbers: Complete History of Painter

Jasper’s Legacy Strawberry Shortcake

Jasper’s round 2 feature match

Francis’ Legacy Cephalid Breakfast

Francis’ Premodern Life Combo

Intro & outro music: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - 'Inner Cell' & 'Horology'

Chapters:

00:00 Intro - Welcome to Eternal Horizons

01:10 Francis’ Magic origins + early Legacy experiences

04:19 Jasper’s path into Legacy + discovering Painter

06:01 Early Legacy decks, budgets, and learning the format

09:06 Miracles, Sensei’s Divining Top, and a defining era

12:28 Post-WAR Legacy and how the format changed

16:26 Why record a Legacy podcast?

18:17 Eternal Weekend Lucca

20:56 Team Trio event

29:24 Choosing a Legacy deck for the main event

31:08 Playing Jeskai Gifts Breach in Vintage

39:15 Powered vs unpowered Vintage

48:16 Building Painter in Legacy (new tech + experiments)

51:00 Legacy main event - Strawberry Shortcake Painter

53:23 What is a Clam Session?

56:48  Legacy main event - Cephalid Breakfast

01:01:39  Premodern - GW Life Combo

01:10:23 Looking ahead - future episodes + LLM