In the Legacy format, we can distinguish countless decks. To understand the place of the Nic Fit deck in Legacy, I will try to explain the following with pictures and then a detailed description:
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what archetypes are there in Legacy;
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how are the "Bigmana" decks divided in Legacy;
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what is the Nic Fit deck, where does its name come from and what is the skeleton of the deck made of;
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what versions of the Nic Fit deck we distinguish and what subarchetypes it consists of (fair/combo);
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what other decks in Legacy format share characteristics with Nic Fit deck and are sometimes combined with this deck (hybrids);
More information on the above topics can be found in the appropriately titled articles, in the tabs fair/combo cause and other.
Aggro
Delver
Maverick
Goblins
Ninja
D&T
Shadow
Legacy
Prison
Mono R Prison
Painter
Landstill
Tezzerator
Combo
Storm
Depths
S&T
Reanimator
Painter
Doomsday
Bigmana
Cloudpost
Nic Fit
Titanic Dryad
Control
Grixis Control
Pox
4c Control
Lands
UWx Control
I am aware that classifying Legacy format decks into the appropriate category can be a much more difficult task. However, in the attached image, the point is for the reader to understand the division into archetypes of the format and, consequently, the consequences of these divisions. It is known that each "bag" with decks is divided into smaller ones.
You can find more details about the Legacy format itself here.
Bigmana
Cloudpost
Nic Fit
Titanic Dryad
We will stop for a moment at the decks commonly known as "Bigmana". This term, which literally means a lot of mana, describes precisely what it means to play with the decks contained in the above circle. All of these decks are designed to accelerate in a variety of ways and then play out-of-hand threats that you wouldn't normally be able to afford. They are usually expensive and at the same time powerful creatures, the play of which has a huge impact on the ongoing gameplay.
In Cloudpost, it can be, for example, Primeval Titan, whose entry into the game increases our resource of lands that give more mana (cloudposts) and as a result it is possible to play even greater threats - ultimately it can be Emrakul hardcast.
In the unpopular Titanic Dryad deck, the ramp can serve the purpose of killing an enemy with the Valakut triggers or creating an army of zombies with the Field of the Dead land.
In Nic Fit, the ramp from the minion is used, which is the iconic card playing in this deck - Veteran Explorer. When killed, each player can search up to two basic lands from their deck.
So we move on to the next topic and almost half of this page - a brief introduction to the Nic Fit deck. For a more detailed description of the deck, see the blog article titled ->Legacy Nic Fit Primer.
Generally Nic Fit is a midrange deck with controls or combo pieces. The deck consists of playing Veteran Explorer and Cabal Therapy, the combination of which is sometimes referred to as a Nice Fit. Much of the world believes that this is where the deck was named. The truth is quite different.
In the vast depths of the Internet, I found a mention of the origin of the deck, that its creator, when creating the first list, listened to the following song. The chorus of the song caught his ear so much that the name of the deck was borrowed from him.
Nic Fit
fair
Punishing Fit
Junk Fit
Yorion Fit
Bug Fit
BG Fit
Applejack
Combo
Rector Fit
Scapish
Smog Fit
Sneak Fit
Pod Fit
Squirrel Fit
Hybrids
Titanic Fit
Aluren
CloudFit
Reani Fit
Saying we're just playing Nic Fit is as simple as it is ridiculous. Most people have no idea and don't think too much about the correct name of a given deck variation. That's what you can find out here in Nice Feat.
The entire Nic Fit archetype can be divided into 2 types of decks:
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Fair. The fair variants tend to be those decks whose strategy for defeating an opponent is summoning minions or planeswalkers from hand. Playing with this type of deck often ends up in Nic Fit's favor in the late game, because that's when these decks usually reach their full potential.
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Combo. Combo versions usually include those decks that, in addition to the usual traditional game plan, have a second - a combination of cards of different types, aimed at ending the game in one moment. These include Scapewish, Smog Fit and Rector Fit.
Hybrids
Titanic Fit
Aluren
Cloud Fit
Reani Fit
There are a couple of decks that share features with Nic Fit and some that were created by combining Nic Fit with another deck. These include the ones listed above.
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Cloud Fit is nothing more than a hybrid of Cloudpost and Nic Fit;
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Titanic Fit is a combination of Titanic Dryad and Nic Fit decks;
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Reani Fit is a hybrid of Reanimator and Nic Fit;
Hybrids also include the Aluren deck, which sometimes plays cards identical to Nic Fit - Veteran Explorer and Cabal Therapy.