Eternal Durdles

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnLegacy players used to scan every spoiler hoping for the next card that would shake up the format. Now? We’re mostly hoping new sets don’t do anything at all. In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac and Phil talk about how that shift happened—and why “low-impact” Magic sets mig...

With Parallax Tide gone, Premodern is entering a new era — and two lands are poised to define it. In this episode, Zac and Phil break down why Gaea’s Cradle and Serra’s Sanctum are the real power outliers in post-Tide Premodern, and why their impact may be underestimated right now. Rather than focusing on obvious culprits like Survival of the Fittest or Replenish, the discussion zooms in on mana e...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnWith Parallax Tide gone, Premodern is entering a new era — and two lands are poised to define it. In this episode, Zac and Phil break down why Gaea’s Cradle and Serra’s Sanctum are the real power outliers in post-Tide Premodern, and why their impact may be underestimated right...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnIs anyone actually playing Legacy at Wizards anymore? In this episode, Zac and Phil take a hard look at the current state of Legacy and ask why the format feels increasingly stale, hostile, and disengaged — despite being one of Magic’s most iconic formats. Rather than calling f...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnWith recent changes to the Premodern ban list, Zac and Phil take a full-format look at every banned card and ask a simple question:Does this still belong here? This episode isn’t about hot takes or knee-jerk unbans. It’s about format identity, historical context, and whether an...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnLegacy is in a quiet moment — and that makes it the perfect time to ask an uncomfortable question:What if some cards came off the Legacy ban list? With the February B&R announcement approaching, Zac and Phil go card-by-card through Legacy’s banned list to separate relics of...

Lorwyn Eclipsed is finally a real Magic set again — and that matters more than you think. In this episode of the Eternal Durdles Cast , Phil and Zac break down Lorwyn Eclipsed through a Legacy lens , card by card, while also tackling the bigger question: 👉 Can Magic still be Magic in a world dominated by Modern Horizons design and Universes Beyond? We cover: Why Lorwyn Eclipsed feels like “actual...

There are powerful cards in Legacy. There are cards that define decks. And then there are cards that shape the entire format . In this episode of Eternal Durdles , we break down Orcish Bowmasters — not as just another strong card, but as a format-defining force that dictates how Legacy decks are built, sequenced, and played. Bowmasters doesn’t counter spells. It doesn’t tax mana. Instead, it punis...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnParallax Tide is banned — and Premodern will never look the same. In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac Clark and Phil (ForceofPhil) react to the Parallax Tide ban, unpacking why it happened, what it says about Premodern as a format, and what comes next. This isn’t just about...

We finally have real Premodern data — and it’s shaping what LobsterCon is going to look like. In this episode of Eternal Durdles , Zac Clark and Phil (ForceofPhil) break down Cyrus Bales’ Premodern metagame data , compiled from Magic Online Challenges and other events. Using Top 8 appearances, win rates, and overperformance metrics , we analyze which decks are actually converting — and which ones...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAn“Deck loyalty is dead.”In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac Clark and Phil (ForceofPhil) take on one of the most sacred cows in Legacy: the idea that you should pick one deck, master it forever, and ride it through every metagame. That advice used to work. It doesn’t anymore...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnWhat if the way you play Magic is really a philosophy? In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac Clark and Phil (ForceofPhil) step away from metagame charts and decklists to explore something deeper: how Magic playstyles map onto superhero archetypes and philosophical worldviews....

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnIn this Eternal Durdles episode, we take a deep dive into the current Legacy MTG metagame by asking a simple but powerful question:What are the actual threats in Legacy right now? Using data from recent tournament results, we break down the most played threats in the format and...

Pre-Modern is exploding in popularity — but not everyone wants to sleeve up Tide, Stiflenought, or Devourer combo . In this episode of Eternal Durdles , Phil and Zach dig into underplayed and underrepresented Pre-Modern combo decks that still have real game — or at least real nostalgia. We break down how these decks work, why they fell out of favor, and whether any of them still have the legs to c...

It’s that time of year again: predictions season . Phil and Zach kick off the new year by planting flags for Legacy and Pre-Modern Magic — calling their shots on what decks will rise, what cards are on borrowed time, and how the Eternal formats are going to evolve over the next year. We dig into: Legacy ban predictions (Bowmasters, Tamiyo, Beanstalk, and more) Whether Ancient Tomb and Urza’s Saga...

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It’s the annual Christmas episode , and that means one thing: MTGRemy is back . Zac and Remy sit down for their yearly catch-up to talk about everything from Magic travel slowing down, why MagicCons stopped making sense, and discovering new games like Sorcery: Contested Realm , to childhood Christmas memories, toy commercials, stop-motion specials, sitcom nostalgia, and the weird cultural moments...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnAll three Eternal Weekends are in the books — and with Entomb and Nadu gone, Legacy has officially entered a new phase. In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac and Phil break down what the Legacy metagame actually looks like right now:• Why Aggro exploded overnight• How Delver,...

In this episode, Zac interviews European Vintage Champion Franco Chicchini , fresh off his win at the largest Vintage event ever held in Europe! We dive deep into Franco’s run with Esper Lurrus , his experience at Eternal Weekend Italy, the state of the Vintage format, and the key decisions that led him to victory. Franco shares: How he got into Vintage Why he switched from Dimir to Esper Why Lavi...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnIn this episode, Zac is joined by Legacy legend and coverage icon Julian Knab to break down Eternal Weekend Europe — not from the player’s perspective, but from the streamers, commentators, and production team who made the event happen. Julian pulls back the curtain on how the...

Phil sits down with Tall Eric — Eternal Weekend North America Top 8 competitor and one of the most committed Doomsday pilots in the format — to break down post-Entomb-ban Doomsday heading into Luca / Eternal Weekend Europe. Eric explains how the deck has evolved now that hybrid Entomb/Doomsday shells are gone, what Turbo vs Tempo Doomsday actually looks like in today’s meta, and why some pivots ar...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAnInfect is BACK — and Sam “FenrusCloud” Dams joins Zac to explain exactly why the archetype is suddenly one of the scariest and most explosive choices for Eternal Weekend 2025.We break down the real reasons Infect is better positioned now than at any point in the last several ye...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAn🧠 Legacy Theory: Sideboard Packages, Power Outliers & How to Actually Build a 75Phil debuts a new framework he’s been developing for Legacy deckbuilding: Sideboard Packages — a way of organizing your 75 around axes of interaction rather than individual hate cards. If you’v...

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EternalDurdlesTCGPLAYER AFFILIATE LINK:https://partner.tcgplayer.com/OexAAn🥣 Cephalid Breakfast players — breathe. Your deck survived the bans. In this episode, Zac sits down with Johan Larsson (aka the Octofather) to unpack what Breakfast looks like in a post-Nadu Legacy. Where does the deck go now? Which shells are strongest? And is it still one of...