Episodes
Tom Metelsky's 2024 Tier List
April 08, 2024 17:00 - 2 hours - 83.7 MBIt's that time of year again, premodcast's annual meta- analysis. With the rising popularity of the format we changed things up a bit, instead of crunching the numbers on TC Decks the boys are joined by Premodern All-Star Tom Metelsky who provided his personal tier list. And yes a brief discussion on "the state of premodern" enjoy!
3 Decks and Destiny
March 11, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBThe boys are back to discuss the rise of RG Terraponza, UW Flippi, and a fun twist on FEB. It's also time for another top 5...although mistakes were made and it should have been Urza's Legacy we plow ahead into Urza's Destiny.
4 Players, 3 Tournaments, 1 Day
January 22, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 92.5 MBHello 2024! The gang kicks off the year by bringing back guest Michael James Heup, as he along with all 3 members of the cast attended an in-person Premodern tournament on January 13th. And one of the 4 took their tournament down! Who could it be? Listen and find out!
Pride of Tournaments Lions Ascendant
December 15, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAnd we're back! The gang talks about the 5 major tournaments that went on in the last month, and the resulting exciting rise of White Weenie. Happy Holidays all and we look forward to 2024!
Tournament Talk Big and Small
October 27, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThe guys are back to talk about the recent changes made to the Online Webcam Monthly tournaments. As well as go over the two major European tournaments that took place in the last month. Euro Champs in Germany and Spanish Nationals, congrats to the winners and all participants!
Mike's Sacred Torch Saga
September 22, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBFresh of his big win at the Sacred Torch Showdown in NYC, Mike takes the guys through his day. Big thanks to Phil Nguyen, Jeff Farris, Jordan Navarette, and Lanny Huang for putting on an incredibly fun and successful in person tournament in the heart of Manhattan at Bifrost Games. Then a set too big for top 5, the guys do their top 8 Urza's Saga cards.
Banned List chat with Mike Arnold
August 21, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBWith the Land Tax ban settling in we decided to take a look at the rest of the banned list. And who better to consult than the host of the Banned Series Mike Arnold. In his second appearance Mike braves the hurricane hitting SoCal to share his expertise on this particular topic. Buckle up it's a good one!
Banned Tax!
July 17, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBEmergency episode! Tune in for the Premodcast crew's takes on the big shake-up.
The Hermit FEB episode with Robin Lundh
July 11, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBFresh off his top 8 at the Midwest Premodern Championship Robin Lundh stops by to make a 3-peat appearance on the Premodcast, and give Mike the chance to discuss Hermit FEB on his own podcast! Bear with us as we attempt to explain this confusing monster of a deck. Congrats to all the winners and attendees of the Midwest Championship and thanks to Brian Kowal and Mike Heup for putting it on.
Premodern Summer Exodus
June 30, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBWith the changing season lots of awesome premodern events coming up. The boys talk a little more Lobstercon and give their Exodus top 5. Good luck to all those attending the upcoming events!
Brian Selden wins Lobstercon 2023!
June 08, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBLobstercon 2023 was a resounding success! And here to discuss it we have the winner himself, Brian Selden. A mere 25 years after being the Magic World Champion with Rec Sur, gifting our community a plethora of discount gold-bordered staples, he received another copy of Survival of the Fittest. This time stamped with North American Premodern Champion. Big thank you to everyone who had a hand, no matter how small, in making Lobstercon great. And a huge thank you to Jared and Dave for pulling i...
Preppin for Lobster with Tom Metelsky
May 16, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBAs June is upon us the preparations are in high gear for Lobstercon. The crew talk to Premodern master, mainstay, and all-around good guy Tom Metelsky about what to expect and what to be surprised by. And for those who can't make it to LC there is abundant meta discussion you won't want to miss.
Patrick Burt Weathering the Cataclysm
April 27, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAnd we are back with an interview episode of Premodern staple Patrick Burt! If you played or played against a green-white land-based value deck you probably have Patrick to thank (or curse). He goes over the ins and outs and all the what have yous, enjoy!
23 Meta-Skidoo
March 27, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBJust in time for the Spring Fling we go over the 2022 meta analysis provided by Fede Rico (thank you!). As well as the freshly crunched numbers (thank you Jared) on the 2023 meta so far. Also below is the link for Tom Metelsky's daughter's go fund me, please check it out! https://www.gofundme.com/f/x93j8-milas-spinal-surgery? 2023 meta spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GLzmtUQWYzYNKYnokm6oq8ki24iqg7LbN3p15QDZ5nA/edit?usp=sharing
New Approaches to Old Strongholds
February 28, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWith the genius altering of the Rock by Lanny Huang the gents analyze it and other classic archetypes that can and have been re-vamped. A bottomless pit of possibilities and a topic that will likely be revisted. Then with the 25th anniversary of Stronghold a top 5 is in order.
William Hirst Comes in First!
February 02, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 83.9 MBThe premodcast is back with a guest episode. We interviewed Will Hirst after his incredible run of multiple first place and top finishes in the past 4 months.
2022 Year-end Review
January 09, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBWelcome to 2023! The gang goes over the meta from 2022 highlighting the top 4 in each monthly. Pop the champagne and enjoy!
Mono Blue Shrimp
November 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBAnd we are back to go over the latest in Premodern. Lots of major tournaments over the past month both IRL and online. As well as a return of the deck tech segment: Counters, Burns, and Broken Things. Mike gushes about the Mono Blue Dreadnought deck that has been taking the community and top 8s by storm.
The Tempest is A-brewing
November 07, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBHowdy all! We are back with a catch up on a number of events and happenings in the premodern world. Jared's journey to LA for the West Coast Premodern Championship. Then onto a top 5 of one of the best sets in Premodern....Tempest.
Episode 9 - HotD
October 19, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThe Council of the Greens and the Crowning of Aegon II
Euro-Champs and Tell with Aaron Dicks
October 12, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThe boys welcome Aaron Dicks back to the states fresh off his almost top 8 at Euro-Champs. If you didn't know the largest in-person Premodern tournament (so far) recently occurred you're in luck! You get an in person retelling of the weekend by Aaron, the sole American to attend. You can find the full stream on www.twitch.tv/wakwakmtg . Congrats to Marc Eric Vogt for his win! We also talk about the big news of the day. . . Show and Tell is officially unbanned in Premodern!! Lastly, one of ou...
Episode 7 - HotD
October 05, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBFunerals, dragon-taming, fights and eyes!
Episode 5 & 6 - HotD
September 29, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBSorry for the delay! But we are back and raring to go with a massive content-filled episode for the new era the show has brought us to!
PSS4 decklist analysis
September 21, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBIn b4 Thursday! The gang analyzes the 24 decklists submitted by the 8 players in this spikiest of Premodern Showdown Series.
Episode 3 - HotD
September 06, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBHunts, hangovers, and suicide missions!
PSS4 is coming!
September 02, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBAnd we are back after an August hiatus. Bringing more of that Premodern audio content you crave! This time the gang talks about the players recently announced in the upcoming PSS4. No decklists yet to pore over but such big names we had plenty to go on, episode on the decklists to follow!
Episode 2 - HotD
August 31, 2022 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBJared and Mike return to discuss the 2nd episode of House of the Dragon. Dragons, marriages, politics, and crabs!
Episode 1 - Hot-D-Cast!
August 29, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBHello everyone! And welcome to the first episode of Jared and Mike's spinoff Game of Thrones podcast focusing on the new show House of the Dragon. For Premodcast listeners, sorry but there is no Magic content, but for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire there is tremendous content. Enjoy!
Mini-meta Analysis & Ken Meyer Jr Interview
July 30, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 93.7 MBWe coming in hot with a fresh Premodcast drop! In between vacations we did an hour record to talk about how the meta is looking these days as well as a...let's say a look at the wild June monthly finals won by Rich Shay over Jens Jaeger on Turtle Splash. Then Mike and Andrew talk with Ken Meyer Jr. Apologies again for timeliness on this one, we recorded it back in early May but had some technical difficulties and couldn't get it out before Lobstercon. Still a great interview with a classic M...
Weatherlight and Early Summer Catch-up
July 12, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBGuess who's back! After a bit of hiatus premodcast is right back at ya with more premodern content. We catch up a bit on the last few months since lobstercon and then do a Weatherlight top 5. Turns out it's a weird but weirdly good set!
Lobstercon 2022 Recap
May 19, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWelcome back to all those who made it out to Lobstercon! Jared and DFB put on a fantastic weekend and now for your listening pleasure Jared and Andrew go over all the ins and outs and glorious details of Lobstercon 2022. Sidenote: Andrew's mic got damaged during the stream at lobstercon and doesn't sound great.
Mano Potpourri
April 29, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBToday we are joined by Bryan Manolakos host of the immensely popular All Tings Considered podcast. An old school fixture but he also does episodes on Premodern if you haven't checked it out definitely do! We discuss the upcoming Lobstercon and to round out the Old School premodern crossovers, a top 5 on Old School cards we think could fit in Premodern.
Misty Mountain Tournament Wrap
April 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWe have another great guest episode! Brian Kowal and Michael James Heup join us to talk about the 47 person Premodern Open they ran in Madison at Brian's store Misty Mountain Games.
Jeff Laubenstein Interview and Mulligan Talk
March 16, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBWe have a get, Jeff Laubenstein famed Premodern era Magic artist joined Andrew and Mike to talk about his experiences making magic art, and to plug the upcoming Lobstercon where he'll be in attendance. The guys discuss the history of mulligans as well, and our takes on the different rules. (P.S. I later realized it was PeeWee Herman not Alan Cumming don't come after me!)
Visions of the Past
February 08, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 82.7 MBPremodcast is back after a long January for a brand new episode. Fair chunk of general premodern talk plenty of events upcoming and ongoing. Then a top 5 of Mirage block's middle child....Visions.
Gabe Farkas's Black Removal Analysis
January 10, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 84.7 MBHappy New Year everyone! We welcome Gabe Farkas to the pod after his second place finish in the November monthly to talk about, among other things, the many different quality black removal spells. Many of you know Gabe in the Premodern community for his encyclopedic knowledge of cards you've never heard of from the format, as well as his suite of brews some of which have become format staples. Between those factors as well as his background in data analysis we hope to crack the nut that is "...
Meddling with Therapy
December 06, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 83.1 MBThe boys go over a few listener requests this week. Chiefly what the heck you're supposed to name with Cabal Therapy and Meddling Mage! But also some chat about how we store our cards and the usual fluff.
Turtleman Potpurri
November 16, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBPremodcast welcomes Gerard Siatkowski to the pod for a diverse conversation covering many topics, in particular his fondness for Korean and other foreign premodern cards, hate for foils, and some of the off-the-wall decks he likes to sleeve up (with foreign cards of course). Somehow we didn't talk about turtles, hopefully you all come for the magic conversation instead.
Just a Little Mirage
October 18, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 93.8 MBWe welcome back premodern great Flint Espil to the pod to chat about PSS3 which he hosts with Mike Heup. Also some talk about the upcoming Premodern gauntlet which Mike will be a part of, and a top 5 of Flint's favorite set...Mirage!
Lobstercon Three-port
September 27, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBAnd we're back! All three premodcast hosts got to meet up for the first time together at Lobstercon, they chat all about it with a particular focus on Jared's premodern FNM which he won! As well as the premodern cube that was a joy through and through along with the rest of the weekend.
Premodern for beginners
August 27, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBWelcome listeners new and old! Thanks to the Professor at Tolarian Community College we've seen some growth in the community so we decided to give a bit of a welcoming episode. We also have an exciting pack opening!
My Ban(ne)d List
July 30, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBThis episode is all about the banned list, no "counters, burns, and broken things", no judge's corner, no guest, no top 5. Just the guys chatting all about the cards on the banned list. Spoiler alert this isn't a discussion about what should change, instead an analysis of what's on it, why, and how the format remains healthy because of it.
Only the Strong Survive
July 02, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBHappy hot days of summer, the boys talk all about one of the best cards in Premodern...Survival of the Fittest. Having discussed Survival-Elves, and Full English Breakfast we decided to go over the many other Survival based strategies. And we round it out with a double judge's corner. Enjoy with a cold beverage!
Apocalyptic Black Metal
June 18, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours - 96.1 MBWe've got a great one here for fans of Skull Magic. Jared and Mike breakdown the Suicide Black decks they played in the most recent Monthly with all the choices involved in constructing this surprisingly varied deck. As well as an Apocalypse top 5 to commemorate the 20th anniversary.
Alliances of Premodern Monthlies
June 01, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 88.7 MBAnd we're back! For this episode the guys talk about the growing pains due to the continued success and rise of the Premodern Webcam Monthly tournaments. We discuss ways to streamline things moving forward as the numbers burgeon. Then it's on to the 25th anniversary top 5 of Alliances the second set in the Ice Age block.
Dos Meta Analysis
May 11, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBIt's that time again (well maybe two months late but who's counting?) for the Premodcast Meta Analysis! After many tangents and a brief Ugnought deck tech the boys go over the Premodern meta according to TCdecks starting around the hour mark. Get your accountant visors, a paper calculator, and prepare to crunch some numbers.
Burn Mother (Hee Haw!) Burn
April 27, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBWe welcome current reigning Premodern champ Aaron Dicks fresh off back to back first places finishes in the Easter Championship and PSS2, as well as current top of the pack in the Spring Fling. Plenty to talk about with Aaron, so get your baubles and brews ready!