For aura farming.

For aura farming.

Day 45 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Greed Printing: Commander (2013) Artist: Izzy (instagram.com/theizzymedra...)

Day 44 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Goblin Bombardment Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Phil Foglio (instagram.com/thephilfoglio/)

You are vibe-tapping lands, synergy buffering. Flunkies hit the battlefield and suddenly you're tempo-mogged on main phase. Cortisol enters the red zone. Do you removal-maxx or bait the squad-attack and risk full formation-diff humiliation?

Day 43 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Gaea's Blessing Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Ryan Alexander Lee (www.instagram.com/ryan_alexand...)

Day 42 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Fling Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Jon Vermilyea (www.instagram.com/jonvermilyea...)

Day 41 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Llanowar Elves Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Kozyndan (www.instagram.com/kozyndan/)

Bought these to try in GW madness. Pitching a Rootwalla to bring back an STP would be nice.

Day 40 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Standstill Printing: Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal Artist: A friggin' screengrab

Banding 2.0

Day 39 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Shadowmage Infiltrator Printing: Modern Masters 2015 Artist: Tomasz Iedruszek (www.instagram.com/morano44/?hl...)

Happy Super Bowl Sunday youtu.be/ZfVkoCNqveQ?...

Day 38 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Winds of Change Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Kozyndan (instagram.com/kozyndan/)

Sideboard tech arrived.

Later this month I'm playing in my first real Magic the gathering tournament since 1997. It's Premodern and I'm playing White Weenie. What should I do to reduce my odds of coming in last place (other than not playing White Weenie)?

As a mostly pre-6th edition player, I always forget this.

Day 37 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Wheel and Deal Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Samy Halim (www.instagram.com/samyhalimart...)

Day 36 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool. Card: Blood Moon Printing: Double Masters Artist: Jim Pavelec (instagram.com/jim_pavelec/...)

I have no deck ideas for this one. I just love this Mirage art.

That other 2 mana Dis spell

Day 35 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Battle of Wits Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Anna Pavleeva (annapavleeva.artstation.com)

Day 34 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Natural Order Printing: Strixhaven Mystical Archive Artist: Anato Finnstark (www.instagram.com/anatofinnsta...)

Day 33 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Anger Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Desmuncubic (www.instagram.com/desmuncubic/...)

I buy a copy of the best Beta Forest every month until I don't. Beta Forest #21 was added to the collection in Jan 2026.

Time to sleeve up my Cradle proxies. If I'm only untapping 1 land, it better be a good one.

Episode 117 of The Old Mage MTG Podcast is up! Join us as we discuss some of the big moves happening in the Premodern MTG market. Video: youtu.be/FmLYY1K7Zgo

Day 32 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Coat of Arms Printing: Seventh Edition Artist: D. Alexander Gregory

Day 31 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Opt Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Blumoo (instagram.com/posters.blum...)

Day 30 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Krosan Beast Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Ivan Shavrin (www.instagram.com/ivan_shavrin...)

Day 29 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Muscle Sliver Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Richard Kane Ferguson

both the jhovall and the wumpus were introduced in mercadian masques, but while we haven't seen a single jhoval printed in the intervening decades, we have gotten two (2!) new wumpus cards. that's more than 10 times as many. without this natural predator the wumpus population is out of control.

Who needs to counter creatures, sorceries or instants anyway?

Remember when this dumb son of a bitch said this shit?

Day 28 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Karmic Guide Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Tsubonari (instagram.com/tsubonari_8/...)

I'm aiming high and trying to hit 10,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel by the end of the year. I'm on track for 6,500 by the end of January, which means I need roughly 300 subs a month to hit the target. If you like Legacy and Premodern, sub to Crucible Of Words plz!

Day 27 of showcasing the art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Goblin Matron Printing: Dominaria Remastered Artist: Jesper Ejsing

I'm typically #buyhighneversell, but I should probably put these on eBay right now hey.

Day 26 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Goblin Lackey Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Wizard of Barge

Beverages assembled. Ready to record episode 117 of The Old Mage MTG Podcast. The polar vortex can't stop us.

Day 24 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Daze Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Tyler Walpole

Top 8’d the first ever SCG Con Portland Premodern 1k with Moneyball Black. Shade was the MVP.

Day 23 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Mana Leak Printing: Double Masters 2022 Artist: Howard Lyon

More gold-bordered beauties.

I should be using this more. Get ready to join the Akron Blackblades for our second larger Mtg Premodern event at Fullgrip games in downtown Akron ohio. First 48 entrants will also receive a stamped stronghold mana leak.

Day 22 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Culling the Weak Printing: Secret Lair Drop Artist: Desmuncubic

Day 21 of showcasing the variety of art in the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Grim Lavamancer Printing: Dominaria Remastered Artist: Paolo Parente

Day 20 of highlighting the variety of MTG art from the Premodern-legal card pool Card: Compost Printing: World Championship Decks 2002 Artist: Marc Fishman

I'm calling it Lair Cake. It's nice as long as I don't need to interact with my opponent in any way...