No. Julian Knab and Bob Huang decided to hype up a nonexistent deck with a catchy name to see what would happen. There were a few tweets about it, then someone on reddit posted several threads about losing to it/Rishadan Brigand spiking in price/the ethics behind sharing a semi-public list/etc using a bunch of alts, which helped whip everyone into a frenzy over it. You can read Bob Huang's article about it here if you want a little more info on it.
That said, there was a flurry of brewing around the idea trying to figure out the list and some of those lists have had some minor success (4-1 MTGO finish with a first draft). Most of that probably goes back to the stompy shell winning games on it's own, regardless of color or additional threats. Even then, there might be something passable for small events hiding in there.
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No. Julian Knab and Bob Huang decided to hype up a nonexistent deck with a catchy name to see what would happen. There were a few tweets about it, then someone on reddit posted several threads about losing to it/Rishadan Brigand spiking in price/the ethics behind sharing a semi-public list/etc using a bunch of alts, which helped whip everyone into a frenzy over it. You can read Bob Huang's article about it here if you want a little more info on it.
That said, there was a flurry of brewing around the idea trying to figure out the list and some of those lists have had some minor success (4-1 MTGO finish with a first draft). Most of that probably goes back to the stompy shell winning games on it's own, regardless of color or additional threats. Even then, there might be something passable for small events hiding in there.
Not to nit-pick (I think it makes the story funnier): from what I understand is that Bob and Julian never specified the deck that was 'tearing up MODO' but coincidentally, reddit (I think) came out with some pirate list, and the two ideas merged in to the mythical popeye deck.
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Modern: UWR Breach, UWB Esper control
Legacy: UW RiP/Helm, UR Sneak and Show
POPEYE STOMPY (at least my mana-screwed version) IS a thing that can win in Legacy.
Here's the proof on XMage, and the decklist.
Note that in the first game, opponent has NO board at all turn 5!
I also had very competitive loss to D&T, Manaless Dredge and Elves.
That said, there was a flurry of brewing around the idea trying to figure out the list and some of those lists have had some minor success (4-1 MTGO finish with a first draft). Most of that probably goes back to the stompy shell winning games on it's own, regardless of color or additional threats. Even then, there might be something passable for small events hiding in there.
Legacy: UW RiP/Helm, UR Sneak and Show
Why not add Rishadan Port to the mix..
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Cavern of Souls
2 City of Traitors
1 Flooded Strand
1 Island
4 Polluted Delta
4 Rishadan Port
1 Swamp
2 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland
2 Deadeye Quartermaster
2 Dreamcaller Siren
2 Hostage Taker
4 Kitesail Freebooter
2 Rishadan Airship
4 Rishadan Cutpurse
4 Rishadan Footpad
2 Siren's Ruse
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Chrome Mox
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Trinisphere
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Sideboard:
3 Engineered Explosives
2 Pithing Needle
4 Leyline of Sanctity
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Toxic Deluge
Here's the proof on XMage, and the decklist.
Note that in the first game, opponent has NO board at all turn 5!
I also had very competitive loss to D&T, Manaless Dredge and Elves.
Popeye Stompy