Dominaria's Judgment

I've been joking about scheduling a Premodern episode for a slow news week but right now there's one topic that's the talk of the town and... it's Premodern! As the format gains momentum online and offline, I wanted to give a quick runthrough of what to expect, what the format is about/for, and how it compares (for better and worse) to modern and Modern Magic.  Sam Black's Premodern summary Spike Colony Podcast

Joseph Puglisi made his mark on Modern very emphatically this RC season, developing the Jeskai list that took his Scrapheap teammate Vinnie Fino to the trophy in Houston (beating his brother John in the finals) and reviving the Izzet Opal/Cutter deck for his own finals appearance in Vegas - but he may not even be the best player in his own household! Before jetting off for an extended victory lap in Japan, he drops by to glaze his brother/team and discuss how he and they manage to ambush formats (and the English language...) so often.   Jenga vs Slop