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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 24/07/2026

strangest deck photo yet… nyc’s largest premodern event ever is tomorrow!

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 20/07/2026

bought a $5 mystery pack at an lgs

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 16/07/2026

wotc has the opportunity to do the funniest thing

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 15/07/2026

mtg premodern boomers still buy packs every now and then… had a good time playing a coworker (I lost) and we’re gonna head to the lgs next week to find marvel jumpstart too

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 10/07/2026

mtg players seeing an in-universe set released

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big tiddy Rebell @rebell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The foiling on this Sue Storm is off the charts

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 29/06/2026

bad day to be an old frame magic card that untaps things and interacts with universes beyond cards

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 29/06/2026

everyone: what is gonna get banned or restricted today me: did you see that duel masters is printing emrakul the promised end collabs

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Jarvis Yu @jkyu06.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Tried Naya Terrageddon recently since it seemed like a strong deck given recent results! check it out here: cc @fireshoes.bsky.social @mtgbanding.com @lannynyny.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4cP...

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[Premodern] - Naya Terrageddon featuring Weathered Wayfarer and Nimble Mongoose

YouTube video by Jarvis Yu

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 26/06/2026

spells in magic: the gathering are more iconic than the characters... and I think that is neat. it places the focus on you (the player!) and how your actions affect the world serra angel, jace, and even joven are a part of my story — I'm not a fly on the wall of another story

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 25/06/2026

this is wonderful — a game where you guess which magic card's printing is more expensive: mtgpricequiz.netlify.app

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 24/06/2026

BUG Depths for Mid-2016 Legacy, quite possibly my favorite deck of all time

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 22/06/2026

regret to inform the haters that ub fans have acquired a potent new reply with the mister fantastic promo artwork

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Jarvis Yu @jkyu06.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Played a local premodern monthly with GroATog (GAT) and lost in top 4. I expected a lot of red and goblins but also shoutout to the calls of the herd I saw from joyfulwaffle. shoutout to @kmcsleevesusa.bsky.social and cc @fireshoes.bsky.social @mtgbanding.com @lannynyny.bsky.social

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/06/2026

also finished my set of aura fractures

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/06/2026

have always thought a format panel for legacy would be tricky but I may have to change my mind…

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/06/2026

organizing some cards today and discovered I apparently have a set of miscut/shifted swords to plowshares

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Sol @targetplayer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

does this combo work the way I think it does? #Premodern h/t @mtgbanding.com

Reflecting Pool. Many people tell me it's the tallest Magic card, by a lot!

Spreading Algae. Make America Green Again!

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 11/06/2026

1/ more thoughts since people have asked influencing is about taste and aspiration. it's hard to demonstrate taste in magic because there is one company that makes magic cards. imagine how difficult it would be for a fashion influencer if uniqlo was the only clothier out there

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 11/06/2026

hi taylor may I sit with you for game five

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 10/06/2026

I think it’s interesting that magic has very few influencers but many content creators. someone can be both but they are not the same.

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 10/06/2026

tokens and the original artwork have arrived

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 09/06/2026

pov: I am an underling that just unwittingly ruined dr doom’s plans

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 08/06/2026

I think it is very cool that both premodern and vintage had high prizing events over the weekend ($5k and power nine, respectively) and both had eight different decks in their top 8

Source: https://x.com/IamActuallyLvL1/status/2063985159100129377

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 05/06/2026

thinking about red-orange artwork on non-red cards

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Haldrik Gaming /// Andrew @haldrikgaming.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Today’s video marks 250 paper Premodern matches on the channel ❤️

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 28/05/2026

winner's plaque has arrived for nyc's big premodern event. also shown are the two previous champion decklist cards.

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 21/05/2026

what is this? a library for ants? how can we be expected to to teach our children to read if the books are the same size as a magic card?!

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 20/05/2026

excited to reveal this year's commemorative token for nyc's annual premodern event — every participant gets three of them. illustrated by animalmothership (on ig).

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 19/05/2026

spent 15 minutes to draw a temporary logo for a new premodern podcast so they wouldn’t have to resort to ai tools you can just draw things!

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 18/05/2026

I can think of one thing that wotc can do that would be even more popular

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 15/05/2026

mtg sales posts on fb be like "prefer to sell as a package" and it's 12 of the most unrelated cards you've ever seen

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 13/05/2026

aristocrat decks software engineers 🤝 burning through tokens

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 13/05/2026

rebecca guay is planning to auction her sketchbooks from when she first started illustrating for magic... here is a sample of what is included

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 13/05/2026

the other four landscapes we commissioned from donato giancola: > corona park in queens > midtown in manhattan > botanical garden in the bronx > pier 1 in brooklyn

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 08/05/2026

nyc's premodern crew commissioned donato giancola to paint five landscapes related to our city (special shout to andy). here is the first one:

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Jarvis Yu @jkyu06.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

going to try out some lobstercon t8 FEB with andrew shrout (survival combo) @ twitch.tv/jarvisyu cc @mtgbanding.com @lannynyny.bsky.social

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Premodern with Andrew Shrout aka the johnnyhotsauce !discord !vodreview

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ferret @friendlyferret.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Moneyball Black, the only deck I brought to #Lobstercon 2026 I went 4-5 in the main event, but had a very good run in the Enemy Fetchland side event, going 7-1-2. Finished in 5th place out of 71 players. Match-ups in the comments Thanks to Duress Crew for hosting another amazing Lobstercon 👏👏

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 02/05/2026

what actually happened with the one ring reprint was even more diabolical

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 02/05/2026

day two meta (6-3 or better) for premodern’s north american champs, courtesy of hodge. replenish in the lead but still under 10% of the meta!

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 02/05/2026

there was a battle of wits deck on stream … what a hero

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 01/05/2026

“I use five mana and 75 cents to cast…”

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 01/05/2026

the largest premodern event to date is now streaming: www.twitch.tv/duresscrew

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 01/05/2026

317 players at the north american premodern champs at lobstercon today — the largest premodern event to date! stream begins in about an hour on the @duresscrew.bsky.social's twitch

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 30/04/2026

Latest issue of BANDING, my newsletter covering Premodern, is out on the eve of Lobstercon / NA Premodern Champs! Over 150 people replied to my poll about which decks would make Top 8, find out the results here: mtgbanding.substack.com/p/what-will-...

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 29/04/2026

oh wow they’re getting rid of the reserved list. quick finance bros time to get rid of your stockpiles at bargain rates

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