Eternal Durdles

What if Magic felt like 1999 again?In this episode, we dive into a fully old-border Premodern Cube built for nostalgia and a weekend with the homies.https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/ac499a4f-4922-41f0-8749-0183e9bcaef4https://moxfield.com/decks/7Jq0coVJS0K5Kv2hW7Ev3A We chat:• The philosophy behind building a Premodern cube• Supported archetypes (Goblins, Zombies, Elves, Merfolk, etc)• Why this cube leans aggressive• How gold cards and creature types overlap• Mana fixing• Why the draft is more fun than the gamesWe also:• Pack 1 Pick 1 scenarios• Unintended archetypes• Derail into nonsense

What if Magic felt like 1999 again?In this episode, we dive into a fully old-border Premodern Cube built for nostalgia and a weekend with the homies.https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/ac499a4f-4922-41f0-8749-0183e9bcaef4https://moxfield.com/decks/7Jq0coVJS0K5Kv2hW7Ev3A We chat:• The philosophy behind building a Premodern cube• Supported archetypes (Goblins, Zombies, Elves, Merfolk, etc)• Why this cube leans aggressive• How gold cards and creature types overlap• Mana fixing• Why the draft is more fun than the gamesWe also:• Pack 1 Pick 1 scenarios• Unintended archetypes• Derail into nonsense

What if Magic felt like 1999 again?In this episode, we dive into a fully old-border Premodern Cube built for nostalgia and a weekend with the homies.
We chat:
• The philosophy behind building a Premodern cube
• Supported archetypes (Goblins, Zombies, Elves, Merfolk, etc)
• Why this cube leans aggressive
• How gold cards and creature types overlap
• Mana fixing
• Why the draft is more fun than the games
We also:
• Pack 1 Pick 1 scenarios
• Unintended archetypes
• Derail into nonsense

“Pre-Modern Horizons”…
It sounds like a joke—but it reveals a deeper misunderstanding about what Pre-Modern actually is.
In this episode, we break down:
• Why adding new cards to Pre-Modern fundamentally doesn’t work
• How the format survives because it’s closed
• Why Wizards of the Coast has zero incentive to support it the “right” way
• The real (and dangerous) ways WotC could try to monetize Pre-Modern
• Why proxies, community formats, and grassroots growth are the REAL future
We also get into:
• The proxy debate (and why it matters more than ever)
• Whether “Pre-Modern Masters” could actually happen
• The booming growth of the format (30+ player locals 👀)
• LobsterCon prep, deck choices, and what we’d bring
Pre-Modern isn’t broken.
It’s one of the only formats that works.
And that’s exactly why this conversation matters.

“Pre-Modern Horizons”… It sounds like a joke—but it reveals a deeper misunderstanding about what PreModern actually is.
In this episode, we break down:
• Why adding new cards to PreModern fundamentally doesn’t work
• How the format survives because it’s closed
• Why Wizards of the Coast has zero incentive to support it the “right” way
• The real (and dangerous) ways WotC could try to monetize PreModern
• Why proxies, community formats, and grassroots growth are the REAL future
We also get into:
• The proxy debate (and why it matters more than ever)
• Whether “PreModern Masters” could actually happen
• The booming growth of the format (30+ player locals 👀)
• LobsterCon prep, deck choices, and what we’d bring
PreModern isn’t broken. It’s one of the only formats that works.