Seb is out! Never to be seen or heard of again!? Thankfully we have Anton that can pick up the reins. He is joined by no other than Martin Berlin in this END OF THE YEAR REVIEW. And who will pick upp the mantle from Åland that we haven’t heard or seen since he started to venture deep into Finland on his journey to find the real Santa… well, THANK GOD we have Svante! So there it is:

First part is a bit about PM coming to MTGO (i.e. MODO).
Second part is about PM in general, the state of the format, upcoming bans!? Unbans!? Let us pry that Berlin brain right open and get to the jist of it all.
Third part is OS. We might seem unenthusiastic at this point but mainly we just run out of time and brush over it on some points. MORE TO COME SURELY 2026.

Seb have some help from Svante with the co-hosting this week. They have a chat with Frank about his run during UTC and they delve into Atog builds and its place in todays OS.

Seb and Anton have a chat with Brandon about his “Forbidden crypt” and his great run with it.

Brandon’s list

Seb and Anton have a chat with Fluffy about magic in general, being an organizer and the Swedish nationals in Premodern.

Seb and Anton have a chat with Frank about a new version of elves, his great run with it and their trip to Tampere for the Premodern European Championships this years.

We put together a short tribute episode in memory of The Ultimate Platypus, our dear friend Jens Jaeger. We wanted to honor his life, his kindness, and the unforgettable impact he had on all of us. Seb and Anton have a brief chat with Chris about the sad passing of our dear friend Jens.

Those who wanted to share a short message—whether it was a thank you, a memory, or just a few words—were warmly invited to record or write something and we included these messages in the episode as a way for everyone who loved Jens to express their appreciation and say goodbye.

Let’s remember the incredible person he was.


The foundation that Chris talks about in the episode is linked here:
https://platypus.asn.au/

*Episode Update* We regret to inform our listeners that we have removed this episode. It has come to our attention that Scott Nelson Foster has received a six-month ban from Premodern Monthly events due to rules infractions, including adding cards from outside the game to his hand, while playing this deck. To honor fair play and the integrity of the game, we have chosen to fully retract the episode. For more information, please see the official statement from the Premodern Online Play group on Facebook.

Seb and Anton have a chat with Martin Berlin, winner of EPIC and the founder of premodern. We go deep into the format and end with a brief discussion of the state of Premodern and try to pick his brain about what changes we could expect in the future.

Anton and Chris have a chat with Jens about his experience from Lobstercon 2025.

Seb and Anton have a chat with Chris Budesheim about his run at the premodern GP Frankfurt.