But are the "real" differences between them overblown in the minds of most players? Here is why I am asking.

Yesterday, I was playing at a Legacy event. I happened to get a bye in one round and another guy's opponent dropped. So we decided to sit down and play for fun against each other.

Well, I took out the wrong deck. I sometimes bring more than one deck with me. I shuffled up my cards, drew my 7, looked at my hand and realized I had pulled out my Standard Junk Reanimator deck.

I burst out laughing, telling my friend Matt that I pulled out my Standard deck by mistake. He offered to let me take out my Legacy deck but I said neh, let's play it. It was for fun anyway and I didn't really care. Besides, the deck's a hoot to play.

So anyway, I start out by dropping a shock land and he wastes it. LOL. I figure this is gonna be a laugh riot.

I'll cut to the chase.

He was playing RUG Delver. We went to a third game and I took it.

That's right. My Standard Junk Reanimator deck beat his Legacy RUG Delver deck.

Now if the disparity in power levels between the two formats was so ridiculously wide, there is no way in hell I should have even been in that match, let alone win it.

It really got me to thinking. Are we so programmed to believe that deck X from format A cannot possibly beat Deck Z from format B because format B is the more "powerful" format?

Obviously, I proved yesterday that this isn't the case. It IS possible for a Standard deck to beat a Legacy deck. Consistently? Probably not. But this does make me question just how great the power levels between formats are and if a lot of what we make of them is just in our own prejudices and preconceived notions.

In other words, is the "8" gap in power level between Standard and Legacy really more like a 5 or a 4?

I never in a million years expected to win that match. Hell, I never expected to even make it a contest.

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Originally posted by skizzikmonger:
I wonder how you would've done vs Thoughtseize, Hymn, Liliana, and Deathrite Shaman

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or Pernicious Deed...

Back in the days, I played against my friend's full powered Type 1 Hulk Smash deck with my standard legal urzatron.dec that runs Juggernaught, Bosh, Clockwork Dragon, O Stone, and Mindslaver. We played at least a dozen games, and I won 80% of the time. He simply just don't have enough answers for all the fatties other than fow, mana drain, and a few swords. A lot of time, he would have to mana drain a 7-8cc spell and mana burn for 5 or more because he just can't use them up.

Good times.

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Originally posted by Deathbydrawing:
Should have gone against ANT

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What about Belcher....

Your **** deck won 1 game vs. a deck that would beat it 99/100 times in the format it was made for.

Your logic is flawed.
You didn't "get lucky."
Your deck will lose 889/100 (just a random number) to to any deck made for the format it was supposed to play in.

*Hell I won 3rd in a tourney by MD 4 Lobotomy. I killed with Iridescent Angel. 4cc Control circa '2001(?)

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Originally posted by exbryan:
We went to a third game and I took it.

Obviously, I proved

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Your sample size proves nothing.

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Originally posted by Sovarius:
Your sample size proves nothing.

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Originally posted by Devonin:
I came in 2nd at FNM standard one week with a deck that only had 3 rares. Clearly the power level differences between commons and rares are just exaggerated.

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Originally posted by choco man:
Nah, don't sell yourself short. MTG is a game of skill and you just clearly have the skillz

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