10 Weeks After the Ban… Did It Fix Premodern?

10 weeks after the Parallax Tide ban… what does the Premodern meta actually look like?We brought in Cyrus to break down real tournament data and answer the big question:👉 Is Premodern still healthy?In this episode, we cover:• The rise (and dominance) of StifleNought• Meta share vs Top 8 vs win rate (and why it matters)• Decks that are overperforming vs underperforming• Why some decks spike… then disappear• The “Goldilocks zone” of a healthy format• Whether action needs to be taken (and what that could be)The data paints a very clear picture… and it might not be what you expect.📊 Full dataset discussed in the episode:

10 weeks after the Parallax Tide ban… what does the Premodern meta actually look like?We brought in Cyrus to break down real tournament data and answer the big question:👉 Is Premodern still healthy?In this episode, we cover:• The rise (and dominance) of StifleNought• Meta share vs Top 8 vs win rate (and why it matters)• Decks that are overperforming vs underperforming• Why some decks spike… then disappear• The “Goldilocks zone” of a healthy format• Whether action needs to be taken (and what that could be)The data paints a very clear picture… and it might not be what you expect.📊 Full dataset discussed in the episode:

Join our Email List: https://eternaldurdles.kit.com/b3d4a4dc9bChannel Art Assets by: https://www.instagram.com/jonthetallone/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnThe March 23, 2026, Banned & Restricted announcement had three paragraphs for Legacy that didn’t really tell us anything meaningful.In this episode, we break down exactly why that lack of clarity and transparency is a problem, including• Why not addressing something can lead to presuming it’s an intentional omission.• Why undefined language (e.g., “fair,” “healthy”) is insufficient from a governing body.• The disconnect between player experience and WotC messaging.• How and why better communication could fix this.Banned and Restricted announcements aren’t solely about bans, but also about communicating intent for Legacy and respecting players by demonstrating an understanding of the current play experience.📖 Read Phil’s full article here:JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hrC7PxQZTEProudly supported by Three For One Trading: shop.threeforonetrading.comRiverside Partner Link: https://riverside.sjv.io/KB0E07MOXFIELDEternal Durdles Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/EternalDurdleshttps://www.moxfield.com/users/Durdlemagushttps://www.moxfield.com/users/ForceofPhil

Join our Email List: https://eternaldurdles.kit.com/b3d4a4dc9bChannel Art Assets by: https://www.instagram.com/jonthetallone/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnThe March 23, 2026, Banned & Restricted announcement had three paragraphs for Legacy that didn’t really tell us anything meaningful.In this episode, we break down exactly why that lack of clarity and transparency is a problem, including• Why not addressing something can lead to presuming it’s an intentional omission.• Why undefined language (e.g., “fair,” “healthy”) is insufficient from a governing body.• The disconnect between player experience and WotC messaging.• How and why better communication could fix this.Banned and Restricted announcements aren’t solely about bans, but also about communicating intent for Legacy and respecting players by demonstrating an understanding of the current play experience.📖 Read Phil’s full article here:JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hrC7PxQZTEProudly supported by Three For One Trading: shop.threeforonetrading.comRiverside Partner Link: https://riverside.sjv.io/KB0E07MOXFIELDEternal Durdles Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/EternalDurdleshttps://www.moxfield.com/users/Durdlemagushttps://www.moxfield.com/users/ForceofPhil

AI is everywhere and we’ve been accused of using it. In this episode, we talk through why we don’t use AI for creative content and explain our views on when AI as a tool is valuable.We also chat channel updates, including content schedule, personal health goals, and the new artists creating our assets. 

AI is everywhere and we’ve been accused of using it. In this episode, we talk through why we don’t use AI for creative content and explain our views on when AI as a tool is valuable.We also chat channel updates, including content schedule, personal health goals, and the new artists creating our assets. 

We built a metric to measure the threat diversity of a format called  Threat Level. When applied to Legacy and Premodern, the results were informative. In this episode, we talk through what “Threat Level” means, the most played threats in Premodern and how those numbers compare to Legacy, and what we consider healthy levels. Threat level helps us understand why Legacy feels intense yet Premodern feels balanced.

We built a metric to measure the threat diversity of a format called  Threat Level. When applied to Legacy and Premodern, the results were informative. In this episode, we talk through what “Threat Level” means, the most played threats in Premodern and how those numbers compare to Legacy, and what we consider healthy levels. Threat level helps us understand why Legacy feels intense yet Premodern feels balanced.

Join our Email List: https://eternaldurdles.kit.com/b3d4a4dc9bSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnIn this episode, we break down Premodern threat level data and compare it directly to Legacy to answer one big question:👉 Is anything actually broken in Premodern?We cover:• What “threat level” means and how we calculate it• The most played threats in Premodern (Mogg Fanatic, Dreadnought, etc.)• Why answers like Swords to Plowshares and Counterspell dominate• The HUGE difference between Premodern and Legacy metagames• What Parallax Tide taught us about bans• When a card vs a deck becomes a problemIf you’ve ever wondered why Premodern feels so much better than other formats… this episode explains it.JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hrC7PxQZTEProudly supported by Three For One Trading: shop.threeforonetrading.comRiverside Partner Link: https://riverside.sjv.io/KB0E07MOXFIELDEternal Durdles Moxfield: https://www.moxfield.com/users/EternalDurdleshttps://www.moxfield.com/users/Durdlemagushttps://www.moxfield.com/users/ForceofPhil

Premodern threat level data breakdown compared to Legacy. Is anything broken?We talk about Dreadnought though its threat level is lower than Mogg Fanatic. Swords to Plowshares and Counterspell dominate in threat level but does that count?Premodern feels better than other format and threat level is a way to articulate why this episode explains it.