Choosing to start with Infecf
Legacy forum
Posted on Sept. 1, 2014, 10:15 p.m. by TheGamer
After Tom Ross one the SCG invitational... Again. I have decided to start off with Infect in legacy. I currently own GU Infect in Modern, and am very skilled with the deck. Although, i have no duals and only one Force of Will .
Is this the right place to start in legacy? I know i'll have to but a couple more Force of Will and the duals, but other than that i have the deck and know how to play it. Thoughts?
I know the legacy meta very well tbh TurboFagoot. Ive watched countless legacy opens, but just have never actually picked up the cards legacy has to offer.
I may not know how to fight against the decks, but i certainly know what it is.
September 1, 2014 10:37 p.m.
EndStepTop says... #4
Proxy the deck and practice with friends and people. As I learnt buidling junkblade, actually playing matches teaches more then watching twitch/YT games.
September 1, 2014 11:25 p.m.
legacy infect is a different monster than modern. proxy the deck and play it a lot as you build towards it if thats your goal, but remember that tom the boss ross didnt go 8-0 in legacy, he just meta games the game as people come expecting the mid range/control he sneaks in and does tom ross things.
September 1, 2014 11:33 p.m.
julianjmoss says... #6
I'm a huge advocate of playing a deck that is very cruel to mistakes when entering legacy so I think infect is a fine choice. That being said, legacy infect is a entirely different beast than his modern self
September 2, 2014 12:11 a.m.
TurboFagoot says... #7
Watching games played is entirely different than playing them. The amount of decisions you have to make that go by seemingly unseen to an observe is huge.
September 2, 2014 12:23 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #8
I don't play a lot of Legacy, but I sort of know my way around the Legacy infect deck. Building the deck itself is incredibly difficult, evidenced by Tom Ross' deck with many one- and two-ofs. You have access to a lot of cards, so building a proper sideboard will be very difficult. There are also different paradigms that the format is governed by (and therefore your deck): basically, Delver is actually a good deck and you need to play well against tempo strategies in order to do well.
Play it a lot. It takes some getting used to.
September 2, 2014 9:53 a.m.
NotSoLuckyLydia says... #9
Read Tom Ross's articles. He's definitely the best (of the very few) legacy infect players. I'd recommend building it online if you can, and competing in 2-mans and daily events as much as you can. This deck punishes you for mistakes. As in, you cannot afford to make a single mistake. Whereas burn or stompy is easy to pilot at 85% efficiency, infect is all or nothing. Know how to sideboard, which pump to use first, and how to dodge counters, or you will lose very often.
September 2, 2014 7:30 p.m.
Its like playing delver in legacy, at least if your running det list Tom used at the invi.
For me, Id say build the deck and start playing. Spending loads of money on a "starter" deck is just silly. You should play a deck that has a style you like. I have found that you can play any type of deck with practice but you'll always do the best with an arctype you have a natural affinity for. For me that is aggro/tempo decks, and I play those decks in all formats whenever they are viable. Id rather lose while enjoying my deck then win and hateing it when learning the format.
TurboFagoot says... #2
It's a very, very difficult deck to play, and is not analogous to playing Infect in Modern.
You really have to know what to play against, how to asses your role and gameplan versus different decks. It requires a lot of meta knowledge.
As such, maybe not the best place to start playing. Try something a little easier until you're comfortable with the legacy meta.
September 1, 2014 10:30 p.m.