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Joe Dyer’s November 11 Legacy roundup records 56 Hogaak Tempo entries across seven events played November 3–8. That is 10.2% of the 549 entries, ahead of Izzet Tempo at 38 and Sneak and Show at 35. Hogaak recorded a 52.8% non-mirror win rate, compared with 47.7% for Izzet Tempo and 52.4% for Sneak and Show. Registration and match results both justify preparing for it, although the win rate is only modestly above even.
The finishes add useful context. Hogaak placed second and fourth in one 62-player tournament. It was also the most registered archetype in the 281-player Regional Championship Super Qualifier, but its best lists there finished tenth and eleventh. Mono-Black Reanimator won that event. The large field supports the adoption signal while providing a counterexample to any claim that Hogaak dominated the week’s highest-stakes bracket.
For players preparing for Legacy, the takeaway is to test graveyard interaction against Hogaak as well as Reanimator. Also test hands where the opponent can play a tempo game instead of relying solely on the graveyard. The field snapshot can inform testing priorities without dictating sideboard slots on its own. Dyer describes the archetype as rising over recent weeks; the figures here establish the size of this week’s field and its reported results. They count registrations rather than unique players, combine differently sized events and do not prove a durable matchup edge. Another comparable week would help show whether participation stays high and whether the finishes follow.
The finishes add useful context. Hogaak placed second and fourth in one 62-player tournament. It was also the most registered archetype in the 281-player Regional Championship Super Qualifier, but its best lists there finished tenth and eleventh. Mono-Black Reanimator won that event. The large field supports the adoption signal while providing a counterexample to any claim that Hogaak dominated the week’s highest-stakes bracket.
For players preparing for Legacy, the takeaway is to test graveyard interaction against Hogaak as well as Reanimator. Also test hands where the opponent can play a tempo game instead of relying solely on the graveyard. The field snapshot can inform testing priorities without dictating sideboard slots on its own. Dyer describes the archetype as rising over recent weeks; the figures here establish the size of this week’s field and its reported results. They count registrations rather than unique players, combine differently sized events and do not prove a durable matchup edge. Another comparable week would help show whether participation stays high and whether the finishes follow.
Original source: This Week in Legacy: Boldly Going to Space ↗MTGGoldfish