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Twelve Thoughts on Premodern's Largest Event Yet
PLUS: The meta and win rates for every deck at Lobstercon and making tournament flyers in Google Docs
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Eight Decks You've Never Played Against
PLUS: Battle of Wits for charity, vote for my next brew to play, and Spike Colony is on a roll
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Preparing for Big Premodern Events in 2025
PLUS: Thoughts about almost every deck in Premodern, one card that is not playable in Premodern that is available in every other format, and Shrinking…
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Digging into Premodern with Raphaël "K-Run" Caron
PLUS: Return of NYC's Sacred Torch Showdown and Big Apple Highlander webcam league, EPIC is back with a special guest, and a new brewing challenge
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10+1 Very Nice Spice Decks
PLUS: I come in second at the NYC meetup with Junk Terrageddon, Duress Crew's Winter Regional, and deck photography optimization
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Banding with Andy
PLUS: What would pushing black in Premodern look like, Brewer’s Challenge with Gabe Farkas, and Premodern trophies deserve a trophy
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The Premodern Roundtable: 2025 Edition with Special Guest Martin Berlin
PLUS: Spice Paradise returns, a primer on RocSur, and musings about Lotus Petal
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